§ 158.25 Welfare fraud in the first degree.\n A person is guilty of welfare fraud in the first 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 one million dollars.\n Welfare fraud in the first degree is a class B felony.\n
Welfare fraud in the first degree
N.Y. Penal Law § 158.25, under Welfare Fraud.
N.Y. Penal Law § 158.25