Whoever obtains or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets any person to obtain by means of a willfully false statement or representation, or by the intentional withholding or concealment of a material fact, or by impersonation, or other fraudulent device:
shall be considered to have violated section 256.98, and shall be subject to both the criminal and civil penalties provided under that section.
Minn. Stat. § 256L.18
1997 c 225 art 1 s 18