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A Miami grand jury indicted Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., on charges of allegedly stealing millions of dollars in disaster relief funds to make illegal campaign contributions, the Department of Justice said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

According to the indictment, the Florida Democrat allegedly conspired to steal $5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds alongside her brother Edwin Cherfilus and numerous co-defendants.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors alleged that the defendants routed the funds through multiple accounts to disguise their source and that a significant portion of the misappropriated funds were used as candidate contributions<\/a> to Cherfilus-McCormick\u2019s 2021 congressional campaign or for their personal benefit.<\/p>\n

The Democrat could face up to 53 years in prison if convicted.<\/p>\n

UNEARTHED RECORDS TORPEDO CORI BUSH’S NEW CLAIM ABOUT ‘BILLIONS’ IN FUNDING SHE DELIVERED TO DISTRICT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“Using disaster relief funds for self-enrichment is a particularly selfish, cynical crime,” Attorney General Pam Bondi<\/a> said in a statement. “No one is above the law, least of all powerful people who rob taxpayers for personal gain. We will follow the facts in this case and deliver justice.”<\/p>\n

Both Cherfilus-McCormick and her brother worked through their family healthcare company on a FEMA-funded COVID-19 vaccination staffing contract<\/a> in 2021, according to the indictment. The company received an overpayment of $5 million in FEMA funds in July 2021, prosecutors alleged.<\/p>\n

FBI Director\u00a0Kash Patel<\/a> immediately posted on X that Cherfilus-McCormick and her family “allegedly stole money from FEMA and then laundered it through friends toward her own personal benefits \u2013 including her campaign accounts.”<\/p>\n

DHS JUGGLES \u2018MASS DEPORTATION\u2019 PUSH WITH HELENE RELIEF, ADDS $124M AFTER BIDEN BACKLASH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The indictment also states that Cherfilus-McCormick and Nadege Leblanc allegedly fixed contributions using straw donors and channeled funds from a FEMA-funded COVID-19 contract to their associates, who used it to make campaign donations.<\/p>\n

Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., shared on X that he will be filing a motion to censure Cherfilus-McCormick and remove her from all committees.<\/p>\n

“This is one of the most egregious abuses of public trust I have ever seen,” he asserted.<\/p>\n

The Republican Party of Florida in an X post immediately called on Cherfilus-McCormick to resign writing, “This is absolutely disgusting. She must step down NOW!”<\/p>\n

Cherfilus-McCormick\u2019s office did not immediately respond to Fox New News Digital\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n

The Howard University graduate was initially hit by a probe in 2023 by the House Ethics Committee, who investigated allegations of campaign finance violations tied to her 2022 elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cherfilus-McCormi was re-elected to a third term in Congress in 2024. She currently serves on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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