Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) was hit with a federal indictment Wednesday, accusing her of stealing $5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds to support her 2021 congressional campaign.

Cherfilus-McCormick, who has been under investigation by the House Ethics Committee since December 2023, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Miami and faces up to 53 years in prison if convicted.

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is accused of stealing $5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds to support her 2021 congressional campaign. TNS

“Using disaster relief funds for self-enrichment is a particularly selfish, cynical crime,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement . “No one is above the law, least of all powerful people who rob taxpa

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