§ 158.05 Welfare fraud in the fifth degree.\n A person is guilty of welfare fraud in the fifth degree when he or she\ncommits a fraudulent welfare act and thereby takes or obtains public\nassistance benefits.\n Welfare fraud in the fifth degree is a class A misdemeanor.\n
Welfare fraud in the fifth degree
N.Y. Penal Law § 158.05, under Welfare Fraud.
N.Y. Penal Law § 158.05