Karma. Sweet, sweet Karma!

[634-5789]

[Atticus]

1. That's some justice right there! nt

[badhair77]

2. Gosh, that's a shame (she says sarcastically).

Wonder if she’ll meet any interesting characters in prison?

[SergeStorms]

18. Are you kidding?

She's a white republican, and if she has no prior run-ins with the law she'll never see a day behind bars.

[SergeStorms]

20. My mistake.

Reading further it says she's been sentenced to 10 mos. In federal prison. Must be she did have some prior brushes with the law. She'll be out in 6 mos. though, and free to ply her racist trade as before.

[Brother Mythos]

3. I'm sure she'll be very popular in the big house.

I'm also sure she'll make many friends, and influence many people during her stay.

[TheRealNorth]

4. This news brightens my day

I am sure that quote will make her popular in prison.

[niyad]

5. Any details?

[csziggy]

10. Woman who called Michelle Obama an 'ape' sentenced to jail for defrauding FEMA of $18K

June 2, 2019, 3:08 PM EDT
By Janelle Griffith

A West Virginia woman who was fired from her job in 2016 after writing a demeaning Facebook post about Michelle Obama was sentenced to prison on Thursday for embezzling more than $18,000 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster benefits.

Pamela Taylor, 57, who served as director of the Clay County Development Corporation, was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison and two months of home confinement, the U.S. attorney's office said. She was also fined $10,000.

“Defrauding federal programs is always an egregious act," said Mark Tasky, special agent in charge, U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General, in a statement. "Disaster relief fraud is even more serious because of the limited nature of the funds intended to assist Americans in their time of greatest need."

Taylor pleaded guilty in February to falsely registering for more than $18,000 in FEMA disaster benefits after flooding in Clay County, West Virginia, in June 2016. The floods killed 23 people.

More: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woman-who-called-michelle-obama-ape-sentenced-jail-defrauding-fema-n1012936

[Grins]

12. So the original post is false.

Not 30 years, 10-months.
And this happened almost two years ago.
So why is this coming around again, as if it is news?

[csziggy]

14. The article I cited was almost two years old

For all I know there could be additional charges which could lead to longer sentences. Let me do some more research on this person. BRB.

ETA - She could have gotten up to 30 years, but being a white woman only got 10 months + 2 months home arrest. The article I cited is pretty much the best I can find on it, so the meme in the OP was very old prior to sentencing.

[3Hotdogs]

28. Hey, she lost her job, got 10k fine, 6 months in slammer.

That's good enuf for me.

This is not a criticism of any of your posts.

[Maraya1969]

26. I think I know. Trump. The last 5 years has been filled to the brim with Trump

and Trump shit and Trump idiocy. So now we can catch up on what was going on in the world while Trump had our TV's tuned in to his circus show for so long.

[catbyte]

6. 😂 Once again...

[calimary]

25. Oooooh, I like this one!

[DoubleDeuce]

7. Grinning ear to ear

It couldn't have happened to a more deserving person, although I suspect she's out of prison by now. She's probably working on tRump's 2024 campaign staff. She was sentenced back in 2019..... I'm sure she's totally changed her ways, probably a good Christian.

[DemUnleashed]

8. Love it!

I absolutely LOVE stories like this!!!

[GReedDiamond]

9. She ended up getting only 10 months...

...in prison, 2 months of home confinement, and a $10,000 fine.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdwv/pr/clay-county-woman-sentenced-fema-fraud

[bluestarone]

13. Yep and we all know why!

[cstanleytech]

29. Because she is white and a Republican would be my guess.

[Jay25]

15. Of course, that's about right.

[FakeNoose]

11. If she stole from FEMA, she probably stole from her own non-profit organization too

I hope Clay County Development Corp. audits their books soon. She was overseeing programs for senior citizens and low-income folks in Clay County, WV. It's obvious to me that this woman has no scruples.

[MyOwnPeace]

16. If she 'stole' $18,000...........

why is her 'fine' only $10,000?
Or did I miss the 'restitution' part?

[lpbk2713]

19. That would still put her $8K ahead of the game.

Who says crime doesn't pay?

[ShazzieB]

17. Actually she called Michelle "a" ape in heels.

Because she is stupid and semi-literate, on top of being a hateful racist scumbag.

[Disaffected]

21. Oink, oink

says the bigot.

[Thunderbeast]

22. A black friend was just released from prison

His sentence vacated for proscectional misconduct and incompetent defense attorney.

He did NOT do the crime.

His charge: Robbing a man of $102 with a gun.

Robber took the money, but left wallet, phone, with victim who was never touched.

The sentence given an innocent black teenager:

SIXTY YEARS HARD LABOR!...a virtual life sentence for $102 robbery.

After nearly eight years served, he was released and conviction vacated.

So...this white lady steals $18 grand and MAY face ten months in prison?

WOW!

[secondwind]

27. Can he get compensation for this? The whole story is a crime in itself!

[Thunderbeast]

30. Probably not eligible due to prior drug charge.

More details will be in the major press soon. I do not wish to step on the story of the investigative reporter.

[druidity33]

45. Well....

She didn't steal the 18 grand with a gun. While i understand that your friend didn't do the crime, there are all sorts of other charges that could apply if you use a firearm to steal. 60 years is absurd... but i can see why stealing $102 with a gun might mean a longer sentence than $18,000 on paper. My boss from 10 years ago embezzled money from our company (around $23,000)... he served 2+ years and had to give back every dime. He is a black man. He would have gotten a longer sentence had he walked into the store and pointed a gun at the cashier.

[calimary]

23. Lock her up!!!

And drop the key in the ocean over the Marianas Trench.

[lindysalsagal]

24. 2 year old story: Here it is NBC news: 10 stint in Club Fed

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woman-who-called-michelle-obama-ape-sentenced-jail-defrauding-fema-n1012936

Woman who called Michelle Obama an 'ape' sentenced to jail for defrauding FEMA of $18K
Pamela Taylor, the ex-West Virginia official who was fired for her remarks about the former first lady, was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison.

June 2, 2019, 3:08 PM EDT By Janelle Griffith

A West Virginia woman who was fired from her job in 2016 after writing a demeaning Facebook post about Michelle Obama was sentenced to prison on Thursday for embezzling more than $18,000 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster benefits.

Pamela Taylor, 57, who served as director of the Clay County Development Corporation, was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison and two months of home confinement, the U.S. attorney's office said. She was also fined $10,000.

“Defrauding federal programs is always an egregious act," said Mark Tasky, special agent in charge, U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General, in a statement. "Disaster relief fraud is even more serious because of the limited nature of the funds intended to assist Americans in their time of greatest need."

Taylor pleaded guilty in February to falsely registering for more than $18,000 in FEMA disaster benefits after flooding in Clay County, West Virginia, in June 2016. The floods killed 23 people.

[intheflow]

39. Yeah, but the news cycle in those two years!

Easy to miss something like this. Should've been presented as such, but still... a delicious dessert for an atrocious asshole.

[littlemissmartypants]

32. A meme without a reference is totally worthless. nt

[Hassler]

33. So much winning and I'm not tired yet!

[Mr. Evil]

35. Lying, cheating, disgusting people like her

probably think out loud, "What about Hillary? Why isn't she going to prison?"

Fuck her. I hope she rots!

[malaise]

36. Grifters, racists and thieves

Fuck them all! Lock her up!

[malaise]

37. Grifters, racists and thieves

Fuck them all! Lock her up!

[msfiddlestix]

38. I was so jazzed to come across this post, but only to be disappointed with what actually happened.

[NJCher]

40. well, if this helps any

she'd now be in her late fifties/early sixties and she's a felon. The kind of work she's done in the past is not going to be possible for her as a felon.

She has chopped a good five years of earnings off her work record and that will count against her when it comes to calculating Social Security benefits.

As far as the $8000 goes, an attorney for a crime like this will run around $8-10g a month, so she probably spent her "profit" on the attorney, not to mention any life savings or home equity she may have had.

[msfiddlestix]

41. this does make it somewhat better..

I wonder if she has people to bail her out of poverty level existence.

[YoshidaYui]

42. ITs a start....

let's see some more REPUBLICANS go to Prison. Trump next, please. If he is serving time in Prison, he can't be running for President.

[BumRushDaShow]

43. There were a pile of OPs on DU when this happened in 2019

I.e., when she was fired - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141649659

And rehired - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10028359434

Plead guilty & convicted - https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211833239 & https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212095742

Sentenced - https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212148609 & https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142323136

Karma'd - https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212153861

[Fullduplexxx]

44. Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia Incumbent Assum

Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia Incumbent Assum
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Incumbent

Assumed office
November 9, 2009
Appointed by
Barack Obama


Education
West Virginia University (B.A., J.D.)

[Upthevibe]

46. Kick....n/t

[BobTheSubgenius]

47. I wonder if Clay County will give her a leave of absence to serve her pitiful jail sentence.