People v. DeCasaus

The defendant, appellant herein, was charged with, tried for and convicted of the offense of grand theft, i.e., a violation of sections 484 and 487, subdivision 1 of the Penal Code, in that she obtained the sum of $1,454 from the county of Imperial by false representations. The charge involved a welfare fraud; was based on alleged false representations made by the defendant to representatives of the Imperial County Welfare Department in connection with her application under the act providing for aid to needy children (Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 1500-1580), as a result of which she received…