[saso]

My question involves criminal law for the state of: nj

Since March 2007 my son and I was on medicaid and I was separated so they give my son( a citizen 2 years old) food stamp and cash assistance( I'm not sure if it is the same as child support) $300/month, and I was living with my friend and his wife .On Jan 2008 my husband came and stayed with us 25 days and we were OK and filled taxes together, then he fight again and we separated again.

I knew in March that I was pregnant . i finished school on MAY 2008 and worked form JUN 9th to Sept 29th then had my baby in OCT 2008. My husband got a place for me and we lived together from NOV 2008. my husband's income $300 weekly but he takes cash.

When I tried to add my new child to the medicaid plan, they asked me to apply for unemployment first ,and I was approved for $506 a week before tax. Now my case worker give me hard time and threaten me that she will send me to jail. I was afraid and didn't go to today's appointment. She said she will make me repay everything I got because I worked and didn't report that( I did reported when I was filling the paper work for my job, they asked if I'm receiving welfare and i reported every penny, but they didn't stop the benefits so I thought I still deserve it as I was pregnant and my son has a chronic heart disease.) The case worker will close my case today, but I don't know what she can do. How much do you think they will ask me to repay? the two full years 2007 and 2008 because me and my husband filled tax together, or only the period from Jun to Sept that I was working within ?
thanks in advance

[jk]

did you tell the welfare office when your living arrangements changed, especially when your husband moved in?

So, very probably you would owe for anytime you did not provide correct information regarding your living arrangements and anytime you earned income and failed to report it.