The indictment of Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) was met with condemnation from her Republican colleagues in the House and silence from her Democratic allies.
The Justice Department announced on Wednesday that Cherfilus-McCormick had been charged in a federal indictment over allegations that she stole $5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds, laundered it, and used the proceeds for her 2021 congressional campaign.
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