US EditionFollowing Indictment, Florida Dem Escapes Expulsion Vote — at Least for a Time
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick is accused of diverting $5 million in FEMA COVID relief funds to her 2021 campaign; a resolution for her expulsion has been filed by a House Republican.
- On Thursday, Rep. Greg Steube filed a privileged resolution seeking Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick's expulsion after a federal grand jury indicted her this week.
- According to the indictment, Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and Edwin Cherfilus disguised a $5 million FEMA/COVID overpayment through multiple accounts before funding her 2021 congressional campaign.
- House investigators have already probed the lawmaker, with the House Ethics Committee issuing a May report and the Justice Department saying the case will appear in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
- Expulsion would require the two-thirds expulsion threshold, meaning at least 70 Democrats must vote to oust Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who faces up to 53 years in prison if convicted.
- Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced Thursday that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick would step down as ranking member, with potential successors including Bobby Powell, Edwin Ferguson, Melissa McKinley, and Keith James.
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U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s brother, two other defendants released on bond
The brother of U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and two other people were released on bond after appearing in Miami federal court on Friday, according to the brother’s attorney. Cherfilus-McCormick was indicted Wednesday on more than a dozen federal charges of stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds, laundering the proceeds and using the money to support her 2021 election campaign. Her brother, Edwin Cherfilus, her district office chie…
Defiant Florida Congresswoman Calls $5M Fraud Charges A "Sham," Refuses To Resign
U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick dug in her heels Thursday, declaring her innocence and refusing to resign following a federal indictment accusing her of pilfering $5 million in disaster relief funds. While the Florida Democrat plans to keep her seat representing the 20th District, she will surrender her leadership role in Washington. House Democratic leaders confirmed […] Defiant Florida Congresswoman Calls $5M Fraud Charges A “Sham,” Refus…
Democrat Leader Steps Up To Defend Democrat Congresswoman Caught Stealing $5 Million In FEMA Emergency Relief Funds - The American Tribune.com
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) took questions from members of the press where he defended fellow Florida Democrat Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and her brother Edwin Cherfilus against allegations that she stole close to $5 million in FEMA funds. A reporter asked Jeffries, “Mr. Leader, one of your members, last night, was indicted in Florida for supposedly, allegedly using COVID relief funds from FEMA to bolster her campaign. If t…
Jared Moskowitz STILL Hasn't Called on Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to Resign.
It’s been two days since Jared Moskowitz’s fellow Democrat, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, came under federal indictment for stealing $5 million in FEMA funding and funneling it to her own company and her campaign. And Jared Moskowitz, the former Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, has stayed radio silent. It’s high-time for Moskowitz to do the right […]
Democrat Congreswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Blames Epstein Distraction and RACISM for Indictment After Indictment for Allegedly Stealing $5 Million in FEMA Funds
Embattled Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), who was indicted by a federal grand jury this week for stealing $5 million in FEMA funds, told reporters on Thursday that her indictment was a “scare tactic,” rooted in racism and a cover-up of the Epstein files. The indictment alleges that “Cherfilus-McCormick, 46, and her brother Edwin Cherfilus, 51, both of Miramar, worked through their family health-care company on a FEMA-funded COV…
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