House Ethics Panel Convicts Cherfilus-McCormick on 25 Charges
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A special House Ethics subcommittee, after a nearly seven-hour televised hearing, found Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of 25 ethics charges linked to a three-year probe into alleged misuse of federal relief funds; she denies the allegations and faces possible sanctions including censure, removal from committees, or expulsion, with a full House vote to follow after the spring recess. Democrats have urged her resignation or expulsion, and a separate federal case against her continues.
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