West Virginia Code 7-14D-26 – Fraud; penalties; and repayment
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Any person who knowingly makes any false statement or who falsifies or permits to be falsified any record of the retirement system in any attempt to defraud that system is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000, by confinement in the county or regional jail not to exceed one year, or by both a fine and confinement. Any increased benefit received by any person as a result of the falsification or fraud shall be returned to the fund upon demand by the board.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 7-14D-26
- Board: means the Consolidated Public Retirement Board created pursuant to §. See West Virginia Code 7-14D-2
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Fund: means the West Virginia Deputy Sheriff Retirement Fund created pursuant to §. See West Virginia Code 7-14D-2
- retirement: means a member's withdrawal from the employ of a participating public employer and the commencement of an annuity by the plan. See West Virginia Code 7-14D-2