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Mon Jun 3, 2019, 11:30 AM Jun 2019

Racist going to jail - WV official FEMA FRAUD

Republican Official Who Called Michelle Obama An ‘Ape In Heels,’ Sentenced To Prison For FEMA Fraud

A former West Virginia official who lost her job in 2016 after she referred to then-first lady Michelle Obama as an “ape in heels” has been sentenced to 10 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to embezzling $18,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), funds that were intended to help flood victims.

Taylor pleaded guilty in February to stealing more than $18,000 in relief benefits from the agency intended to help those whose homes were damaged by the 2016 floods that ravaged the state.

But investigators found that Taylor’s home was never damaged by the floods and that she was living in her home all along.

“There’s no such thing as a little bit of FEMA fraud. Taylor’s fraudulent scheme took FEMA dollars away from those who needed it the most,” U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart said in a statement, referring to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.


https://thegailygrind.com/2019/05/31/republican-official-who-called-michelle-obama-an-ape-in-heels-sentenced-to-prison-for-fema-fraud/

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