Seems pretty low to steal disaster relief funds.
🚨BREAKING: Democrat Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL) & several co-defendants were just indicted by a grand jury for allegedly stealing federal disaster funds, laundering the proceeds, & using the money to support her 2021 congressional campaign. She is facing up to… pic.twitter.com/89mAD4iql7
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BREAKING: Democrat Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL) & several co-defendants were just indicted by a grand jury for allegedly stealing federal disaster funds, laundering the proceeds, & using the money to support her 2021 congressional campaign. She is facing up to 53 years in prison if she is convicted.
According to the indictment, Cherfilus-McCormick, 46, & her brother Edwin Cherfilus, 51, both of Miramar, worked through their family health-care company on a FEMA-funded COVID-19 vaccination staffing contract in 2021. In July 2021, the company received an overpayment of $5 million in FEMA funds.
The indictment claims the defendants conspired to steal that $5 million & routed it through multiple accounts to disguise its source. Prosecutors allege that a substantial portion was used as candidate contributions to Cherfilus-McCormick's 2021 congressional campaign & for the personal benefit of the defendants.
The indictment further alleges that Cherfilus-McCormick & Nadege Leblanc, 46, of Miramar, arranged additional contributions using straw donors, funneling other monies from the FEMA-funded Covid-19 contract to friends & relatives who then donated to the campaign as if using their own money.
"Using disaster relief funds for self-enrichment is a particularly selfish, cynical crime," said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. "No one is above the law, least of all powerful people who rob taxpayers for personal gain. We will follow the facts in this case & deliver justice."
- Abraham Lincoln