House Ethics panel finds Cherfilus-McCormick committed wrongdoing after rare public hearing

Published March 27, 2026 10:10am ET



A House Ethics subcommittee found that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) committed wrongdoing on most of the 27 counts leveled against her in a monthslong investigation centered on allegations of financial misconduct.

Cherfilus-McCormick is accused of stealing $5 million in funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and funneling a portion of them to her campaign account. The subcommittee, which was carrying out the investigation on behalf of the full ethics panel, said it deliberated “well past midnight” after a rare public hearing for Cherfilus-McCormick began Thursday afternoon.

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