Nkechi Diallo, formerly known as Rachel Dolezal, was charged with welfare fraud this week over payments totaling about $9,000, received between 2015 and 2017. As Dolezal, she served as the Spokane Chapter NAACP President, but became infamous after it was found that her biological parents were white.
According to court documents, Diallo illegally received $8,747 in food assistance, and illegally received $100 in childcare assistance. Total restitution, according to the documents, is $8,847, allegedly stolen from August 2015 through November 2017.
The tl;dr: she kept signing on after getting a book deal and other income that put her beyond the threshold for assistance.
Previously: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Rachel Dolezal, Isaac Hayes, and Al Jolson