Welfare Fraud Defined and Defended.

Welfare fraud is the act of illegally using state welfare systems by knowingly withholding or giving information to obtain more funds than would otherwise be allocated fairly and equitably.    Interviews with welfare recipients where the interviewer has succeeded in gaining the trust of a defrauder have shown that many, if not most, fail to report incomes.

A survey of the general population has found that more than 80% are prepared to cheat on welfare if the risk of audit is only about 15%.  In the majority of cases, welfare fraud involves modest sums of money and is committed by people who struggle with poverty and who are acting out of desperation. 

Maybe it started on a very small scale, then it accelerated until the State of California arrested you or a loved one for welfare fraud.  If that is the case, immediately call on the vigorous defense of Criminal Defense attorney William Chestnut.  Bill will go to court in San Jose and the surrounding area to defend you against a charge of welfare fraud.  Just call (408) 298-6990.