House Democrat Charged With Stealing Covid Funds And Routing Money Into Her 2021 Campaign, DOJ Says

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Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was charged with stealing $5 million in COVID-19 disaster funds and funneling part of it into her 2021 congressional campaign through a straw-donor scheme. Prosecutors say she and her brother laundered the FEMA overpayment tied to their family health-care company and later filed a false tax return to hide personal and political spending. She faces up to 53 years in prison if convicted.

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00:02Representative Shelia, hold on, three, two, one.

00:08Representative Shelia Sherphilis McCormick was charged with stealing $5 million in COVID-19

00:13disaster funds and routing part of the money into her 2021 congressional campaign, according to the

00:18DOJ. Prosecutors said the Democratic lawmaker from Florida and her brother laundered the

00:23overpayment from FEMA through multiple accounts and used a straw donor scheme to disguise campaign

00:28contributions. Siblings received the money after their family health care company was overpaid

00:33$5 million by FEMA for its COVID vaccination staffing contract. Congresswoman and her tax

00:38preparer are accused of conspiring to file a false return by claiming personnel and political

00:43costs as business deductibles and inflating charitable contributions. This is a maximum

00:48sentence of 53 years of convicted. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.

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