US EditionFlorida congresswoman accused of stealing COVID funds maintains innocence
Cherfilus-McCormick faces 15 federal counts including theft and money laundering related to $5 million COVID-19 funds overpaid to her family’s health care company, prosecutors said.
- U.S. Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is accused of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds.
- Cherfilus-McCormick stated, "I just want to make it very clear that I am innocent" after leaving court.
- Cherfilus-McCormick pleaded not guilty and was arrested in November, then released on a $60,000 bond.
- According to her chief of staff, Cherfilus-McCormick does not plan to resign from office.
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Judge sets late January trial date for Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick, co-defendants
A Miami federal judge has set a late January trial date for U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and three co-defendants accused of stealing $5 million in government relief funds. In an order filed Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles set a date in his downtown Miami courtroom for the two-week period starting Jan. 26, 2026. He also set a calendar call for Jan. 21. It was not immediately clear, however, that the defense will be ready to go…
Florida Congresswoman Accused of Stealing $5 Million in COVID Funds Maintains Innocence
A South Florida congresswoman accused of conspiring to steal $5 million in COVID-19 disaster funds to pay for her campaign, maintained her innocence on Monday in a speech outside a Miami courthouse. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) and several co-defendants were charged in November with taking the money, laundering the proceeds, and using the funds to support her 2021 congressional campaign. “I just want to make it very clear that I am i…
Congresswoman accused of stealing $5 million in COVID funds maintains innocence
U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick reiterated her innocence Monday outside a Miami federal courthouse, where she faces charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds.
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Florida congresswoman accused of stealing COVID funds maintains innocence
U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has reiterated her innocence outside a Miami federal courthouse, where she faces charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds.
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