Pam Taylor, the woman who called Michelle Obama an ape, sentenced to 10 months for embezzlement

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Pam Taylor, the woman who called Michelle Obama an ape, was convicted on Thursday of embezzling flood recovery fundsand making multiple false statements to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Woman Who Called Michelle Obama An Ape Sentenced To Prison For Embezzling Funds
Pamela Taylor was sentenced to 10 months in prison for stealing flood recovery funds.

Taylor, who was working as director of the Clay County Development Corporation, signed up for FEMA funds, although her home was not affected by the flood. She told FEMA her house had been damaged and she was forced to live in a condo while it was being renovated. Both of those claims were not true. FEMA gave her $18,000.

“Defrauding federal programs is always an egregious act. 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,” said Special Agent in Charge Mark Tasky of DHS-OIG.

"DHS-OIG is pleased to...show the good people of West Virginia that justice has been served upon Taylor, who knowingly and willfully disregarded federal laws to personally enrich herself at a time when many people affected by this disaster were just trying to survive.”

Only a few months after falsely applying for the FEMA funds, Taylor wrote a post on Facebook where she made derogatory comments about Michelle Obama and was fired from her position. People were particularly livid because the Clay County Development Corporation, where she was in charge, received nearly $2 million in state and federal funding.

"It will be so refreshing to have a classy, beautiful, dignified First Lady back in the White House," she wrote at the time.

"I'm tired of seeing an ape in heels."

The controversy grew even more complicated when the mayor of Clay, Beverly Whaling, replied to Taylor's Facebook post with, “Just made my day Pam.” She later resigned after being criticized heavily.

[Aristus]

1. I know we're not supposed to fat-shame people, but what the hell was THAT woman

doing throwing shade on the impeccable, exquisite Michelle Obama?

[dalton99a]

2. Have fun in prison.

[trueblue2007]

14. THAT MONSTER SHOULD GO TO JAIL FOR 10 YEARS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[USALiberal]

18. Why? Nt

[trueblue2007]

19. why not.

[trueblue2007]

20. my opinion. if you don't like it, , .. ,, .. ,, .. ,, .. ,,

[spanone]

21. Embezzling flood recovery funds and making multiple false statements to the Federal Emergency Mgmt.

[Sogo]

3. I seem to recall

....that the occupant of the WH also got disaster funds to the tune of $17 million on a false insurance claim of damage to Mar a Lago.....

Hmmm....insurance fraud usually carries pretty serious consequences....

[rusty quoin]

4. Oh these people. They don't know what is real.

[gratuitous]

5. She stole money from disaster victims?

Okay, we have a new marker for lowest thing you can do. Only 10 months?

[ck4829]

25. +1. A very light punishment for what she did

[yonder]

6. What's wrong with this picture?

White woman gets 10 months for a federal embezzlement conviction, while a once young black man was recently released after serving 36 years of a life sentence for stealing 50 bucks from a bakery.

WTF?

Land of the free, home of the brave and equal justice for all.

[ck4829]

24. What's wrong indeed?

[BigmanPigman]

7. Karma baby!

[NBachers]

8. *Gloat*Gloat*Gloat*

[MagickMuffin]

9. Her punishment isn't near harsh enough

How about making her clean out ape cages, with the apes in them!!!

[ck4829]

23. Let's not traumatize the apes now

[3catwoman3]

10. "A classy, beautiful, dignified First Lady...

...back in the White House."

Well, not quite. Tawdry seems to cover it pretty well, though. Or, uncover it, as the case may be. Hussy, floozy, and harlot work, too.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/melania-trump-vs-michelle-obama/

[aeromanKC]

11. Can't help but think of those in the vid clip who can't stand government

desperately needing said government. (It's WV, you know they voted for Trump)

[edbermac]

12. I'm very sorry to hear about her situation.

[Judi Lynn]

13. Important correction, because I remember the exact words of the original,

The article posts this as the quote: "I'm tired of seeing an ape in heels."

Actually, when published originally, it actually said "I'm tired of seeing a ape in heels."

I remember snickering to myself, and thinking that was exactly what you'd expect from a dipstick like her.

Yes, of course, "A ape."

[Tarheel_Dem]

15. I hope they plan on keeping her in isolation during her stint in prison. She'll definitely be a....

target.

[malaise]

16. This

made my day

[raccoon]

17. Good. Nt

[ck4829]

22. K&R

[Laura PourMeADrink]

26. I love poetic justice !

[intheflow]

27. Classy is as classy does.

Same with unclassy people, which Pam here personifies.