Attorneys involved in the case against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) requested that the trial be delayed until February 2027.
Cherfilus-McCormick, who faces over 15 charges of fraud after a House Ethics Committee hearing last month, was scheduled to stand trial in less than a week. The Florida representative allegedly stole over $15 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds, rerouting the money to her campaign fund.
The letter requesting the delay said the volume of material in the case was delaying the defense counsel. The defense attorneys “thus require additional time to review the materials in full with their clients,” the letter reads.
The case contains over 1 million records going back years, including “written reports, bank and other financial documents, and recordings and communications.”
The filing was submitted by Edwin Cherfilus, Cherfilus-McCormick’s brother, who also faces federal charges for theft.
Cherfilus-McCormick allegedly failed to return FEMA funds after a Florida state
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