State v. Jeske

The petitioner was charged with a viola-

tion of RCW 74.08.331, the information alleging that he had obtained money from the Department of Public Assistance by “knowingly, willfully and feloniously by means of a willfully false statement or representation or a willful failure to reveal any material fact, condition or circumstances affecting eligibility of [or] need for assistance.” The information did not include the words “as required by law” which, in the statute, follow the words “failure to reveal any material fact, condition or circumstance affecting eligibility of [or] need for…