MS NOW – Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., was indicted Wednesday on federal charges, with the Department of Justice alleging she stole $5 million in federal disaster relief funds to finance her congressional campaign.
According to the DOJ, the Federal Emergency Management Agency in 2021 overpaid Cherfilus-McCormick’s family health care company by $5 million for a Covid-19 vaccination staffing contract.
Cherfilus-McCormick and her brother, Edwin Cherfilus, who is also named as a defendant in the indictment, “conspired to steal that $5 million and routed it through multiple accounts to disguise its source,” the Justice Department said.
A “substantial portion” of that money was funneled into Cherfilus-McCormick’s campaign for the House, the Justice Department alleges, or was used for “the personal benefit of the defendants.”
The department said the Florida Democrat would face up to 53 years in prison if convicted …
