By The Related Press
MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida has been indicted on fees accusing her of stealing $5 million in federal catastrophe funds and utilizing among the cash to assist her 2021 marketing campaign, the Justice Division mentioned Nov. 19.
The Democrat is accused of stealing Federal Emergency Administration Company overpayments that her household well being care firm had acquired via a federally funded COVID-19 vaccination staffing contract, federal prosecutors mentioned. A portion of the cash was then funneled to assist her marketing campaign via candidate contributions, prosecutors allege.
“Utilizing catastrophe aid funds for self-enrichment is a very egocentric, cynical crime,” Lawyer Basic Pam Bondi mentioned in a press release. “Nobody is above the regulation, least of all highly effective individuals who rob taxpayers for private acquire. We’ll observe the details on this case and ship justice.”
A telephone message left at Cherfilus-McCormick’s Washington workplace was not instantly returned.
