Correction and disposition update — October 31, 2026: The original brief said Dolezal “illegally collected” assistance while describing pending allegations. That wording has been corrected to attribute the allegation. The headline now reflects the later dismissal; the original July 3, 2018 publication date is retained.
July 3, 2018 reporting, corrected: Spokane County, Washington — Rachel Dolezal, also known as Nkechi Diallo, was booked for fingerprinting and released while facing welfare-fraud and related charges. The original brief, citing Fox News, reported allegations that she received about $8,800 in food and child-care assistance between August 2015 and November 2017 while failing to report income. Those were allegations, not a trial finding.
Later outcome, verified from court records: Spokane County’s docket for case No. 18-1-02237-2 lists a diversion order on March 25, 2019. A June 6, 2019 pretrial-services report states that Diallo completed 120 hours of community service and paid $8,847 in restitution in full. The prosecutor then requested dismissal because she had completed the diversion requirements. The judge’s order, signed June 7 and filed June 10, 2019, dismissed both counts: first-degree theft–welfare fraud and making false verification. The case ended through diversion and dismissal, rather than a trial verdict.
References
State of Washington v. Nkechi A. Diallo, also known as Rachel A. Dolezal, No. 18-1-02237-2 (Spokane County Superior Court). Motion and order to dismiss information filed May 22, 2018 (signed June 7, 2019; filed June 10, 2019), pp. 1–2, with attached June 6, 2019 pretrial-services diversion report, p. 3.
Spokane County. (n.d.). Superior Court case information: No. 18-1-02237-2. Retrieved October 31, 2026. The viewer is an index; the scanned signed order is the basis for the disposition reported above.
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