Section 158.20. Welfare fraud in the second degree  


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  • A  person  is  guilty of welfare fraud in the second degree when he or
      she commits a fraudulent welfare act and thereby takes or obtains public
      assistance benefits,  and  when  the  value  of  the  public  assistance
      benefits exceeds fifty thousand dollars.
        Welfare fraud in the second degree is a class C felony.