Who is Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, the congresswoman charged with stealing FEMA funds? 

Published April 21, 2026 12:37pm ET | Updated April 21, 2026 1:29pm ET



Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s (D-FL) political future is on the line, after a House Ethics subcommittee found her guilty of violating 25 rules of congressional standards.

The committee’s findings in late March during a rare public ethics hearing came after Cherfilus-McCormick was accused of carrying out a multimillion-dollar laundering scheme involving Federal Emergency Management Agency funds.

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