Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Democrat accused of stealing FEMA funds, set to face rare ethics "trial"
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Washington — The House Ethics Committee on Thursday will hold a rare public "trial" for Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida, who is accused of stealing $5 million in federal pandemic funds and using some of the money to boost her congressional campaign.
Washington — The House Ethics Committee on Thursday will hold a rare public "trial" for Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida, who is accused of stealing $5 million in federal pandemic funds and using some of the money to boost her congressional campaign.
Republicans are already trying to expel Cherfilus-McCormick from Congress over the allegations. Based on the outcome of the hearing, the Ethics Committee could recommend expulsion, which could prompt Democrats to support removing her.
In January, the bipartisan committee released the findings of its lengthy investigation into the alleged campaign finance scheme. The report shed new light on the Florida Democrat's efforts to bolster her congressional campaign after two unsuccessful bids in 2018 and 2020.
Cherfilus-McCormick was elected to Congress in 2022 in a special election in South Florida's 20th Congressional District, replacing Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings, who died the previous year. She was indicted in November on federal charges and has pleaded not guilty.
Thursday's hearing, scheduled to begin at 2 p.m., will be conducted by an adjudicatory subcommittee, composed of four Republicans and four Democrats, who will determine whether the allegations "have been proved by clear and convincing evidence" and "make findings of fact." The members of the subcommittee were not part of the investigation into Cherfilus-McCormick.
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