A federal grand jury indicted U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick on charges she stole $5 million in disaster relief funds to finance her 2021 congressional campaign .

The indictment alleges that Cherfilus-McCormick and her brother, Edwin Cherfilus, secured funding intended for a COVID-19 vaccine distribution program, but when overpayments were made, she routed the spending through several accounts that later donated the funds as campaign contributions.

“Using disaster relief funds for self-enrichment is a particularly selfish, cynical crime,” said Attorney General Pam Bondi . “No one is above the law, least of all powerful people who rob taxpayers for personal gain. We will follow the facts in this case and deliver justice.”

Should Cherfilus-McCormick be found guilty of all

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