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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Any person who by means of a willfully false statement or representation, or by impersonation or other fraudulent devices, obtains or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets any person to obtain:
1. Assistance not entitled. Aid to which he is not entitled;
2. Larger assistance. A larger amount of aid than that to which he is entitled; or
3. Forfeited assistance. Payment of any forfeited installment of aid; and any person who knowingly buys or aids or abets in buying or in any way disposing of property of a recipient in such a way as to constitute a fraud upon the department shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more than 11 months, or by both.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 22. Health and Welfare § 3182. Fraudulent representations; penalty - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-22-health-and-welfare/me-rev-st-tit-22-sect-3182/
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