Whoever obtains, or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets any person in obtaining, by means of a willful false statement or representation, or by impersonation, or other fraudulent device, public assistance or benefits from other programs designated under regulations of the Board, State Board of Health or the Board of Medical Assistance Services to which he is not entitled or who fails to comply with the provisions of § 63.2-513 is guilty of larceny. It shall be the duty of the local director, the Commissioner of Health or the Director of the Department of Medical Assistance Services to investigate alleged violations and enforce the provisions of this section. A warrant or summons may be issued for each violation of which the local director, the Commissioner of Health or the Director of the Department of Medical Assistance Services has knowledge. The local director, the Commissioner or the Director shall ensure that the attorney for the Commonwealth is notified of any investigation or alleged violation under this section. Trial for violations of this section shall be in the county or city from whose local department assistance was sought or obtained.
In any prosecution under the provisions of this section, it shall be lawful and sufficient in the same indictment or accusation to charge and therein to proceed against the accused for any number of distinct acts of such false statements, representations, impersonations or fraudulent devices that may have been committed by him within six months from the first to the last of the acts charged in the indictment or accusation.
Code 1950, §§ 63-137, 63-140.14, 63-159, 63-201, 63-217; 1952, c. 533; 1962, c. 621; 1968, c. 578, § 63.1-124; 1972, c. 659; 1975, c. 207; 1978, cc. 535, 672; 1982, c. 282; 1984, c. 578; 1986, cc. 93, 551; 1995, c. 294; 2002, c. 747.
Notes of Decisions
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3 in the last 5 years), 2007–2022 · leading case:
Burrell v. Commonwealth, 646 S.E.2d 35 (Va. Ct. App. 2007).
Burrell v. Commonwealth, 646 S.E.2d 35 (Va. Ct. App. 2007).
· cites it 8× “2-502, and welfare fraud, in violation of Code § 63.2-522. On appeal, appellant challenges her convictions on the grounds that (1) the false statement was not material to appellant’s eligibility for welfare; (2) the evidence was insufficient to prove that the statement was…”
Brice v. Jenkins, 489 F. Supp. 2d 538 (E.D. Va. 2007).
· cites it 2× “See Va. Code Ann. § 63.2-522 . She has now filed suit against the investigators and prosecutors who brought her to justice, alleging selective prosecution, retaliation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and defamation.”
Latoya Denise Jefferson v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2018).
· cites it 17× “Latoya Denise Jefferson (“appellant”) was convicted of two counts of felony welfare fraud, in violation of Code § 63.2-522. On appeal, she argues the trial court erred by: (1) not permitting her to complete her cross-examination of a witness; (2) denying her motion to strike…”
Jefferson v. Commonwealth (Va. 2019).
· cites it 14× “MMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA In this appeal, we consider whether the Court of Appeals of Virginia (“Court of Appeals”) erred when it determined that the evidence presented at Latoya Denise Jefferson’s (“Jefferson”) trial in the Circuit Court of…”
The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado v. Alma VIDAURI, 486 P.3d 239 (Colo. 2021).
“1 (1) ( 2020 ) (theft is obtaining benefits "to which the person is not entitled or assistance greater than that to which the person is entitled ") ( emphasis added ) ; Va. Code Ann. § 63.2-522 ( 2020 ) ( a person commits larceny if he obtains benefits "to which he is not…”
Tiffany Rena Twyman v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2022).
· cites it 4× “It is clear that the trial court erred in ruling that it had the ability to enter a deferred disposition at the time it ruled on the issue, as it had already orally and in writing pronounced appellant guilty of violating Code § 63.2-522. Although the trial court erred in finding…”
Valerie Yvonne Lewis v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2014).
· cites it 5× “Valerie Yvonne Lewis (appellant) appeals her conviction of felony welfare fraud in violation of Code § 63.2-522. On appeal, appellant alleges that the trial court (i) “erred in finding that [appellant] had willfully and voluntarily breached her plea agreement, because the…”
Vashon Nicketta Canty v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2022).
· cites it 2× “2-502, and two counts of obtaining five hundred dollars or more of public assistance by means of false statement or false representation, in violation of Code § 63.2-522. Canty challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain her convictions.”
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