A House Ethics subcommittee found that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) committed wrongdoing on most of the 27 counts leveled against her in a months-long investigation centered on allegations of financial misconduct.
Cherfilus-McCormick is accused of stealing $5 million in funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and funneling a portion of them to her campaign account. The subcommittee, which was carrying out the investigation on behalf of the full ethics panel, said it deliberated “well past midnight” after a rare public hearing for Cherfilus-McCormick began Thursday afternoon.
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The subcommittee said on Friday that 25 of the 27 counts “had been proven.”
“Shortly after the House returns from April recess, the full committee will hold a hearing to determine what, if any, sanction would be appropriate for the Committee to recommend,” the Ethics subcommittee wrote.
The verdict from the Ethics Committee could result in the Florida congresswoman’s expulsion from the House, which
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