US EditionHouse Ethics Subcommittee Finds Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick Guilty of 25 Violations
The subcommittee found clear evidence of 25 violations including campaign finance misuse and false disclosures amid a $5 million COVID-19 relief funds scandal.
- On Friday, an eight-member House Ethics adjudicatory subcommittee found Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of 25 ethics counts by summary judgment following a rare, hours-long public hearing on Capitol Hill.
- The investigation centers on allegations that the congresswoman funneled approximately $5 million in disaster relief funds from Trinity Health Care Services to finance her 2022 congressional campaign.
- During Thursday's hearing, attorney William Barzee argued she was entitled to the funds through a "handshake agreement," a defense Ethics Committee Chair Michael Guest rejected as "frankly offensive."
- The full Ethics Committee will convene after the spring recess to recommend sanctions, potentially including expulsion, as Republican Rep. Greg Steube vowed to force a vote on her removal.
- Cherfilus-McCormick faces a separate federal criminal trial in the coming months regarding misappropriation of the same disaster relief funds, where conviction carries a potential sentence of up to 53 years in prison.
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House Ethics Subcommittee Finds Rep. Sheila Cherfilus‑McCormick Guilty of 25 Ethics Violations
by Elena Vance - House Ethics Subcommittee Finds Rep. Sheila Cherfilus‑McCormick Guilty of 25 Ethics ViolationsWASHINGTON — A bipartisan adjudicatory subcommittee of the House Committee on Ethics found Rep. Sheila Cherfilus‑McCormick (D‑Fla.) committed 25 ethics violations, determining ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Democrat, committed numerous violations of House rules and ethical standards, the House Ethics Committee determined Friday in a resolution that…
Ethics Panel Finds Florida Rep Violated House Rules
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan House Ethics Committee found that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) committed multiple violations of House rules, potentially intensifying calls for her expulsion from Congress. Following a lengthy hearing, the panel concluded that Cherfilus-McCormick violated ethics standards 25 times, with a recommendation for disciplinary action expected in the coming weeks. The findings center on allegations that she im…
Cherfilus-McCormick committed 25 violations, House ethics panel finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida committed numerous violations of House rules and ethics standards, the House Ethics Committee found Friday in a ruling that could add weight to Republicans’ push to expel her from Congress. After meeting into early Friday morning following a seven-hour hearing, the ethics panel of four Democrats and four Republicans found that Cherfilus-McCormick had committed 25 ethics viol…
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