US EditionJudge Sets $60K Bond for Florida Congresswoman Accused of Stealing $5M in COVID-19 Funds
Funds from a $5 million clerical overpayment were allegedly laundered and used to finance Cherfilus-McCormick’s 2021 campaign, including expensive personal purchases, prosecutors say.
- On Monday, U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is scheduled to appear in Miami federal court around 1:30 p.m. after a Miami grand jury indicted her on charges alleging theft of $5 million.
- Records indicate the Florida Division of Emergency Management issued $5,057,850 to Trinity Health Care Services after a decimal error, following a $50,578.50 invoice, as court records show.
- Prosecutors allege the funds were moved via wire transfers and checks, including $2.4 million and $1.2 million, to accounts controlled by Cherfilus-McCormick and others, then routed to her campaign and a $109,000 ring purchase on September 1, 2021.
- A federal judge in Miami set a $60,000 bond Tuesday and imposed travel restrictions, while Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and her chief of staff said she will not resign and will fight the charges.
- Representing a safe Democratic district, Cherfilus-McCormick's seat is unlikely to flip as more than 69% backed Democrats, while expulsion requires a two-thirds majority, about 287 votes, in a House split 219 Republicans to 213 Democrats.
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Judge sets $60K bond for Florida congresswoman accused of stealing $5M in COVID-19 funds
A federal judge in Miami set a $60,000 bond Tuesday for U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who made her first appearance in court on charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal disaster funds meant to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.
Judge sets $60K bond for Florida congresswoman accused of stealing $5M in COVID-19 funds
By FREIDA FRISARO and KATE PAYNE FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Miami set a $60,000 bond Tuesday for U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who made her first appearance in court on charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal disaster funds meant to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. Related Articles FACT FOCUS: Trump gets it wrong claiming no murders in DC for the last six months …
Judge sets $60K bond for Florida congresswoman accused of stealing $5M in COVID-19 funds
By FREIDA FRISARO and KATE PAYNE FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Miami set a $60,000 bond Tuesday for U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who made her first appearance in court on charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal disaster funds meant to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. Related Articles FACT FOCUS: Trump gets it wrong claiming no murders in DC for the last six months …
Judge sets $60K bond for Florida congresswoman accused of stealing $5M in COVID-19 funds
By FREIDA FRISARO and KATE PAYNE FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Miami set a $60,000 bond Tuesday for U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who made her first appearance in court on charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal disaster funds meant to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. Related Articles Federal judge says immigration officers in Colorado can only arrest those at risk of fleeing …
Judge sets $60K bond for Florida congresswoman accused of stealing $5M in COVID-19 funds
By FREIDA FRISARO and KATE PAYNE FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Miami set a $60,000 bond Tuesday for U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who made her first appearance in court on charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal disaster funds meant to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. Related Articles Federal judge says immigration officers in Colorado can only arrest those at risk of fleeing …
Judge sets $60K bond for Florida congresswoman accused of stealing $5M in COVID-19 funds
By FREIDA FRISARO and KATE PAYNE FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Miami set a $60,000 bond Tuesday for U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who made her first appearance in court on charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal disaster funds meant to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. Related Articles Federal judge says immigration officers in Colorado can only arrest those at risk of fleeing …
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