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| Democrat resigns from Congress after her own colleagues turn on her for allegedly stealing $5m taxpayer dollars |
| 2026-04-22 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A Florida Democrat has resigned from Congress after allegedly stealing millions in COVID relief funds, some of which she is accused of spending on a glitzy ring. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, 46, was awaiting punishment after being accused of using millions that her family's health care company received during the pandemic to fuel her political campaign. Last month, the bipartisan House Ethics Committee found that she had committed numerous violations of House rules and ethics standards, including the alleged theft of more than $5 million in taxpayer funds - part of which she is accused of spending on a flashy diamond ring. The committee investigated 27 counts of 'violations' connected to the millions she's accused of funneling into her campaign and found 'substantial evidence' to support 'extensive misconduct.' She was separately indicted by a federal grand jury in Miami in November and is awaiting trial. The ex-congresswoman denies the charges against her and pleaded not guilty. Cherfilus-McCormick's resignation came as her own colleagues were plotting to expel her from Congress over the messy fiscal affair - in an extremely rare move. The former congresswoman, along with a handful of co-conspirators, is accused of steering money that came into a family health-care company she ran with her brother, Edwin Cherfilus, into her campaign coffers through 'straw donations.' The November indictment in Cherfilus–McCormick's case accuses her of purchasing a 3.14–carat 'Fancy Vivid Yellow Diamond' ring from a New York jeweler for $109,000, per CBS12. Her official house portrait appears to show a similar piece of jewelry adorning her finger. Related: Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick 04/21/2026 Chad to send 1,500 troops to Haiti, 400 already deployed Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick 04/18/2026 DOJ Abruptly Removes Lead ‘Career' Miami Prosecutor Slow-Walking Charges Against John Brennan in Spygate Case Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick 04/15/2026 Speaker Johnson Backs Calls to Expel Democrat Fraudster Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick from Congress |
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