§ 158.15 Welfare fraud in the third degree.\n A person is guilty of welfare fraud in the third degree when he or she\ncommits a fraudulent welfare act and thereby takes or obtains public\nassistance benefits, and when the value of the public assistance\nbenefits exceeds three thousand dollars.\n Welfare fraud in the third degree is a class D felony.\n
Welfare fraud in the third degree
N.Y. Penal Law § 158.15, under Welfare Fraud.
N.Y. Penal Law § 158.15