New York Penal Law Section 158.10 - Welfare fraud in the fourth degree.

158.10 Welfare fraud in the fourth degree.
A  person  is  guilty of welfare fraud in the fourth 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 one thousand dollars.
Welfare fraud in the fourth degree is a class E felony.

Last modified: February 3, 2019