A person who obtains, or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets any person to obtain, by means of a willfully false statement or representation, or by impersonation or any fraudulent device, assistance to which the recipient is not entitled, is personally liable for the amount of assistance thus obtained. The amount of the assistance may be recovered from the offender or the offender's estate in an action brought or by claim filed in the name of the state and the recovered funds shall be deposited in the family investment program account. The action or claim filed in the name of the state shall not be considered an election of remedies to the exclusion of other remedies.
[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 239.17]
84 Acts, ch 1276, § 10; 93 Acts, ch 97, §33
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