News Woman who wrote racist ‘ape’ post about Michelle Obama defrauded FEMA $18K, report finds February 18, 2019 Ashley May, USA TODAY Comments Off on Woman who wrote racist ‘ape’ post about Michelle Obama defrauded FEMA $18K, report finds Pamela Taylor admitted to illegally taking FEMA benefits in 2016. The same year, a Pamela Taylor also made headlines for a racist Facebook post.