State v. Riva

The defendant appeals his conviction for welfare fraud in violation of 83 V.S.A. § 2581 (a). We affirm.

The facts of this case are as follows. In May of 1980, Chris Barrows, an income maintenance specialist with the Depart ment of Social Welfare, visited the home of Lori Kip. Kip had been receiving welfare benefits through the. Aid to Needy Families with Children (ANFC) program because she had a child, and the child’s father, the defendant, was not living in the home. During Barrows’ visit she was informed that the defendant was going to marry Kip and was in the process of moving into the…