It is a statute, 61 P.S. section 481 (a). You need a lawyer it is a criminal charge (even if privately filed). Call a lawyer or go to the Public Defender.
62 P.S. § 481
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes Currentness
Title 62 P.S. Poor Persons and Public Welfare (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. Public Welfare Code
Article IV. Public Assistance (Refs & Annos)
(i) Prohibition; Penalties
Current Section§ 481. False statements; investigations; penalty
(a) Any person who, either prior to, or at the time of, or subsequent to the application for assistance, by means of a wilfully false statement or misrepresentation, or by impersonation or by wilfully failing to disclose a material fact regarding eligibility or other fraudulent means, secures, or attempts to secure, or aids or abets or attempts to aid or abet any person in securing assistance, or Federal food stamps, commits a crime which shall be graded as provided in subsection (b).
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