Disgraced Dem cut off from doing business with government after alleged ‘outright fraud’ uncovered
After resigning in the face of a House ethics probe, disgraced former Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has been cut off from doing business with the federal government or receiving federal grants,...
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After resigning in the face of a House ethics probe, disgraced former Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has been cut off from doing business with the federal government or receiving federal grants, aid or contracts. This comes as Cherfilus-McCormick, a Florida Democrat , is charged with stealing $5 million in COVID-19 FEMA funds and making illegal campaign contributions. Cherfilus-McCormick resigned from Congress in late April after Republicans vowed to force a vote to expel her from the chamber. Though she resigned, Cherfilus-McCormick has denied any wrongdoing and is still running to regain her congressional seat this November. Now, the Department of Homeland Security , which oversees FEMA, announced that Cherfilus-McCormick has been suspended, a federal designation that temporarily bars her from receiving contracts, grants or other federal funds. Her brother, Edwin Cherfilus, along with other associates and affiliated entities named in the federal indictment, has also been suspended by DHS. "Former Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick abused Americans’ trust in the most egregious way possible," DHS General Counsel James Percival said in a statement. "She manipulated the COVID-19 crisis to funnel over $5 million of FEMA relief funds to her and her family members." DEM CONGRESSWOMAN INDICTED FOR 'PARTICULARLY SELFISH' ALLEGED THEFT OF FEMA RELIEF FUNDS FOR CAMPAIGN USE "This is outright fraud," Percival added, continuing, "That’s exactly what a federal grand jury and the U.S. House of Representatives found." Percival said he is "proud that my office is taking the first step to ensure she is held accountable and American taxpayers’ money is protected from further misuse." Cherfilus-McCormick was indicted by a Miami grand jury in November 2025 for allegedly stealing $5 million from FEMA. The decision to resign from office came just before the House Ethics Committee was scheduled to recommend she be punished for misusing disaster relief funding that she al…