N.Y. Penal Law Section 158.05
Welfare fraud in the fifth degree


A person is guilty of welfare fraud in the fifth degree when he or she commits a fraudulent welfare act and thereby takes or obtains public assistance benefits. Welfare fraud in the fifth degree is a class A misdemeanor.

Source: Section 158.05 — Welfare fraud in the fifth degree, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PEN/158.­05 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jun. 21, 2025).

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