© Aaron Robert Kathman / WikipediaRachel Dolezal speaking at a rally in Spokane.
Rachel Dolezal, the white activist, author and entrepreneur who famously 'self-identified' as black and eventually became the subject of a Netflix documentary, is now facing up to 15 years in prison for welfare fraud.
Dolezal is charged with:
theft by welfare fraud of $8,847 allegedly stolen between August 2015 through November 2017, perjury and making false claims to receive public assistance. Dolezal reportedly received $8,747 in food assistance and $100 in childcare benefits according
KHQ-TV, a local NBC affiliate, reported. She allegedly reported that her only income was from child support payments (she is a mother of three) which amounted to less than $500 per month, which was
contradicted by her bank records that were subpoenaed by state officials.
"The state of Washington seeks prosecution and restitution in this matter. In addition, the Department requests Nkechi Diallo (formerly Dolezal) be disqualified from receiving Food Assistance for at least a 12-month period for breaking a Food Assistance rule on purpose. This is known as an Intentional Program Violation," court documents read as cited by KHQ-TV.
An investigator at the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Fraud office heard that Diallo had recently published a book '
In Full Color,' in a deal reportedly worth between $10,000 to $20,000. She was also the subject of a Netflix documentary entitled, '
The Rachel Divide.'
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