US EditionHouse Ethics Subcommittee Finds Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick Guilty of 25 Violations
An eight-member House Ethics subcommittee found Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick responsible for 25 violations including misuse of $5 million in FEMA funds and inaccurate financial disclosures.
- On Friday, an eight-member House Ethics adjudicatory subcommittee found Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of 25 ethics counts by summary judgment following a rare, hours-long public hearing on Capitol Hill.
- The investigation centers on allegations that the congresswoman funneled approximately $5 million in disaster relief funds from Trinity Health Care Services to finance her 2022 congressional campaign.
- During Thursday's hearing, attorney William Barzee argued she was entitled to the funds through a "handshake agreement," a defense Ethics Committee Chair Michael Guest rejected as "frankly offensive."
- The full Ethics Committee will convene after the spring recess to recommend sanctions, potentially including expulsion, as Republican Rep. Greg Steube vowed to force a vote on her removal.
- Cherfilus-McCormick faces a separate federal criminal trial in the coming months regarding misappropriation of the same disaster relief funds, where conviction carries a potential sentence of up to 53 years in prison.
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Multiple House Democrats have called for the resignation or expulsion of Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) after the House Ethics Committee found her guilty of over 50 cases of wrongdoing. Cherfilus-McCormick has been accused of stealing $5 million in funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and using some of those funds for her campaign. After a rare public hearing on Thursday, the committee found that 25 of the 27 counts levied…
Democrat Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick found guilty of 25 ethics violations
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick appears for a hearing of the House Ethics Committee on Capitol Hill, on March 26, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A special panel of the bipartisan House Ethics Committee determined on Friday that Florida Democrat Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was guilty of 25 ethics violations, including commingling of campaign and personal funds. The determination came after the panel held…
The legislator is accused of appropriating about $5 million in FEMA emergency funds that would have been mistakenly transferred to the family company. According to the Attorney General’s Office, some of the money was laundered and used to illegally finance her campaign to Congress in 2021, in addition to covering luxury personal expenses.
House Ethics Subcommittee Finds Rep. Sheila Cherfilus‑McCormick Guilty of 25 Ethics Violations
by Elena Vance - House Ethics Subcommittee Finds Rep. Sheila Cherfilus‑McCormick Guilty of 25 Ethics ViolationsWASHINGTON — A bipartisan adjudicatory subcommittee of the House Committee on Ethics found Rep. Sheila Cherfilus‑McCormick (D‑Fla.) committed 25 ethics violations, determining ...
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