BECKER, Judge.
This appeal concerns a restitution order in a case of welfare fraud. We reverse for lack of a causal connection between the crime of conviction—second degree theft—and the damages awarded.
Welfare fraud is a form of theft, the degree of which depends on the monetary amount involved. Welfare fraud in the first degree is theft of a sum greater than $1,500.
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