Democratic Florida lawmaker indicted for allegedly stealing $5m in Fema funds

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick accused of funneling money to family healthcare business for 2021 congressional campaign

Democratic representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly funneling more than $5m worth of federal disaster funds from her company into her 2021 congressional campaign.

The indictment states that Cherfilus-McCormick and her brother, Edwin Cherfilus, stole $5m in Fema overpayments that their family healthcare company received, moving the money through multiple accounts to hide its origins. The indictment alleges that the majority of the money was used for Cherfilus-McCormick's congressional campaign, as well as for the personal benefit of the defendants.