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State court of last resort · ST-VA-SC
Jefferson v. Commonwealth
No. 181114Supreme Court of Virginia
181114 Jefferson v. Commonwealth 10/24/2019 In a prosecution for welfare fraud, Code § 63.2-522 provides that anyone who obtains, or attempts to obtain public assistance or benefits to which he or she is not e…
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181114 Jefferson v. Commonwealth 10/24/2019 In a prosecution for welfare fraud, Code § 63.2-522 provides that anyone who obtains,…
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181114 Jefferson v. Commonwealth 10/24/2019 In a prosecution for welfare fraud, Code § 63.2-522 provides that anyone who obtains, or attempts to obtain public assistance or benefits to which he or she is not entitled by means of a willful false statement or representation is guilty of larceny. Because that statute does not state whether a violation is grand or petit larceny, it must be read in connection with Code §§ 18.2-95 and 18.2-96, which define petit and grand larceny based on the value of the stolen property. At the time of these offenses, the felony threshold was $200, and the proper valuation method is the difference between the amount the defendant received and the amount of publi…
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