{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-158.25","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 158.25","heading":"Welfare fraud in the first degree","body":"§ 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.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title J. Offenses Involving Theft","Article 158. Welfare Fraud"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/158.25","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"ac0147c9d35404b27831824f91daf652a6756a637d86aecb46a6482c7b3ef2fa","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-158.20","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-158.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}