Commonwealth v. Mickere

Opinion by

Gunther, J.,

William Mickere, defendant in this appeal, was convicted on five separate charges of violating section 801 of the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Law, 43 PS §871, which reads as follows:

“Whoever makes a false statement or representation knowing it to be false, or knowingly fails to disclose a material fact to obtain or increase any compensation or other payment under this act . . . either for himself or for any other person, shall, upon conviction thereof in a summary proceeding, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than twenty nor more than fifty dollars, or *201sha…