Posted on 04/05/2019 4:26:13 AM PDT by Kaslin
Former Spokane, Washington NAACP President Rachel Dolezal, who went by Nkechi Diallo, made national headlines when she was ousted as a white woman pretending to be black. She was forced to resign over the incident. It was also discovered that between August 1, 2015 and November 30, 2017 Dolezal received welfare benefits should didn't qualify for.
According to KREM-TV, records indicate Dolezal received $8,747 in food assistance and $100 in child care assistance illegally. She was abusing the system despite making more than $83,000 for her book, “In Full Color: Finding My Place in a Black and White World."
To avoid going to jail, Dolezal reached a diversion agreement, which includes paying almost $9,000 in restitution and complete 120 hours of community service, The Spokesman-Review reported. She also has to undergo various drug and alcohol tests. According to KHQ-TV, Dolezal also has to complete a theft awareness class, an anger management class, and/or alcohol and drug information school, and seek and keep stable housing. If she fails to complete any part of the program, she can still be charged.
“I think that this is a fair resolution of the case under circumstances,” Dolezal's attorney, Bevan Maxey, said Thursday. “I don’t think it was Ms. Diallo’s intent to defraud anyone. I think this will allow her to move forward in her life. She’s a very intelligent and creative woman and I hope that she can put this behind her.”
If Dolezal fails to complete the Felony Diversion Program then she could spend up to five years in jail and face a $10,000 fine.
What Talcum X i$ getting away with makes Dolezal look like a piker, a rube.
Her mistake was “identifying” as a black *woman* - she should have claimed to be a black man, and then she could have pulled the “transphobia” card on them when they called her on it. What are they going to say, ‘okay, you’re a man but you’re not black?’ Right.
Short answer:
She’s nuts.
If the book was her only income and she had a household of three, she is close to the Washington state income limit for food stamps, which is just shy of 40k/yr. And the book money was probably not a steady stream.
Both Left and Right despise this woman; even the Lefties running SNAP won’t cut her a break.
“She’s a very intelligent and creative woman”
Many top mafioso have been very intelligent and creative folks; it is not a statement about character.
Did she go black to commit welfare-fraud?
If so, that’s racist!
I never quite understood the outrage over her faking blackness. If boys can be girls now (and vice versa), I don’t see why she could not identify as African American.
Oh, she’s creative alright! So creative she made up a completely bogus alter personality, race, name, hair, skin and life, then went on to rip off taxpayers to the tune of almost ten grand! She’s just an amazing and lovely client that has her whole life ahead of her and will prolly become the next great rap star or college graduate, counselor! Yay!
I wonder if Rachel has roots in central Minnesota? There were people with the name Dolezal living here in the late 19th century and early 20th century. It is an unusual name.
yep
LOL
Just goes to show once you go Black you can still go back:-)
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