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After a seven-hour hearing, the House Ethics Committee found Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick committed 25 ethics violations related to the use of roughly $5 million in disaster-relief funds paid to her family’s health care business to help fund her 2022 campaign; the panel said it would recommend penalties in coming weeks as Cherfilus-McCormick denies wrongdoing and faces separate federal charges.
The House Ethics Committee found Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick committed 25 ethics and campaign-finance violations tied to using roughly $5 million in disaster-relief funds from her family’s healthcare business to fund her 2022 campaign; a punishment recommendation will follow after a lengthy hearing, with Republicans pushing to expel her and Democrats divided on the outcome. She also faces separate federal charges in the same case.
A growing number of House Democrats are calling on Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to resign or be expelled after the House Ethics Committee found 25 of 27 charges against her proven, including alleged misappropriation of disaster-relief funds. She is also under federal indictment. The Ethics Committee will vote on punitive action in mid-April, potentially including fines, censure, or expulsion, and several Democrats say they would support expulsion or resignation, signaling significant pressure on her remaining in Congress.
A U.S. House ethics panel says Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) committed 25 violations of House rules, prompting scrutiny and potential sanctions for the Florida Democrat.
A bipartisan House Ethics Committee found Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick guilty on 25 of 27 counts, including campaign finance violations, false disclosures, misusing official funds, and lack of candor, tied to a $5 million government overpayment to her family’s health care company that allegedly supported her 2022 campaign; the panel’s summary judgment paves the way for punitive action in mid-April, with expulsion a possibility, while Cherfilus-McCormick maintains innocence and faces a separate criminal trial.
A bipartisan House Ethics subcommittee found Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick guilty on most of 27 campaign-finance counts, including funneling millions to her campaign, setting the stage for a full House vote on expulsion as federal charges linger.
The House Ethics Committee held its first public hearing in 16 years into Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s alleged embezzlement of $5 million in FEMA disaster funds for her campaign, denying a delay until her criminal case is resolved.
The House Ethics Committee will hold a rare public adjudicatory hearing to determine whether Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick violated federal law and House rules in a scheme involving a $5 million FEMA overpayment and campaign-finance irregularities, with possible expulsion if findings are upheld. Cherfilus-McCormick has pleaded not guilty to 15 counts, and the outcome will depend on the subcommittee’s findings and the ongoing criminal case.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and some Democrats are at odds over how to handle Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick amid an Ethics Committee probe and a pending federal trial; some push for resignation or expulsion once the committee acts, while Jeffries and allies defend her until the DOJ case concludes, risking public friction in a narrowly divided House where party unity matters for key votes.
Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida’s CD-20 faces a crowded primary field as she fights a 15-count federal indictment and ethics scrutiny, with party donors cautious and several challengers—including Luther Campbell and Rudolph Moise—entering the race amid potential redistricting that could reshape the district.
The House Ethics Committee plans a rare, open adjudicatory hearing to decide whether there is clear and convincing evidence of charges against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, following a 59-page report alleging a $5 million government overpayment laundered to her family’s business and related campaign-finance irregularities. Cherfilus-McCormick has pleaded not guilty. An eight-member adjudicatory subcommittee will meet March 5, 2026; such open hearings are unusual for the panel, with last televised Ethics proceedings dating to 2012. Expulsion, if pursued, would require a two-thirds vote and may be kept in process until Ethics concludes its review.