JOHNSON, Judge:
The Commonwealth appeals from the order dismissing the criminal complaint against appellee Emma Morris for lack of jurisdiction on the ground that a state prosecution under state theft statutes is preempted by a penalty provision of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 408. We reverse.
On August 18, 1987 Emma Morris was charged in the Municipal Court of Philadelphia with violating 18 Pa.C.S. § 3922, theft by deception, and 18 Pa.C...
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