Embattled former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) resigned from office this week but is still registered to run for reelection, the news coming after she was accused of stealing $5 million in FEMA disaster relief funds.
The Democrat submitted a notice of her candidacy to the Florida Department of State on April 17 but resigned from office on April 21, Fox News reported Friday.
“The filing raises questions about whether Cherfilus-McCormick believes she can still pursue political office despite facing intense scrutiny at the moment,” the outlet said.
She resigned from Congress moments before the House Ethics Committee was going to consider sanctions regarding a federal criminal case and after several months of intense legal and ethics issues, Breitbart News reported Tuesday:
A federal grand jury in Miami indicted Cherfilus-McCormick in November 2025, alleging she and her brother, Edwin Cherfilus, diverted a $5 million FEMA overpayment tied to a 2021 COVID-19 vaccination
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