How many year's can the state go back when prosecuting for welfare fraud?

With fraud and gov I don't think there is a statute of limitation. I could be wrong. How many years? Most statutes are 7 to 10

There is no statute of limitations for crime.

The IRS will also likely get involved as well.

Hello b:

If it's felony fraud, probably 3 years.. If it's a misdemeanor, probably a year.

excon

It depends!
This spells it out pretty well but if you want to tell us the situation, use Answer below.
Article 158 - Penal Law - Welfare Fraud

The issue, is that welfare fraud, can involved not only the money but laying on documents, income tax fraud, and other issues. Also some can involve Federal programs, making it a federal crime also