US EditionKey House Panel Finds ‘Substantial’ Evidence in Fraud Investigation of Florida Democrat
The subcommittee's 59-page report details 27 counts including money laundering, misuse of COVID funds, and campaign finance violations by Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick.
- On Thursday, the House Ethics Committee released a 59-page report adopted Dec. 16, 2025 that details 27 counts against U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick.
- Trinity, the family-run company she led, administered COVID vaccine funds and investigators say more than half were funneled to Cherfilus-McCormick and relatives via consulting companies.
- The probe's paper trail shows the subcommittee made 30 requests, issued 59 subpoenas, reviewed over 33,000 documents, and found a June 23, 2021 $2,000,000.00 Trinity wire preceding a campaign transfer.
- She faces criminal proceedings and a scheduled arraignment later this month; a U.S. Justice Department indicted her in November on theft and laundering charges with up to 53 years possible, while the adjudicating subcommittee of the House Ethics Committee weighs formal sanctions.
- In a Jan. 20 filing her attorney D. Michael Stroud argued Cherfilus-McCormick disputes the findings and invoked her Fifth Amendment right, urging the committee to pause proceedings due to a pending criminal matter.
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Ethics Committee Alleges House Democrat Solicited Illegal Campaign Contributions
The House Ethics Committee published a report on Jan. 29 alleging that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) solicited illegal campaign donations, lied on financial disclosure records, and engaged in other criminal conduct. The report, which charges her with 27 violations of House rules, followed a November indictment charging Cherfilus-McCormick with using COVID-19 relief funds to support her congressional campaign. House investigators said …
House Ethics Committee finds substantial evidence against Florida Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick
The House Ethics Committee's investigative subcommittee has released a report indicating substantial evidence that Florida Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick broke the law, following her indictment for using FEMA funds for her campaign.
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House probe finds ‘substantial evidence’ of criminal misconduct, ethics violations by Cherfilus-McCormick
An investigative subcommittee that spent months examining U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has found “substantial evidence of conduct” described in a criminal indictment against her last year.
Key House panel finds ‘substantial’ evidence in fraud investigation of Florida Democrat
The House Ethics Committee found “substantial reason to believe” that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) violated several laws, regulations and standards of conduct as a member of Congress, according to a report the panel released Thursday. The report said that the House Ethics Committee’s investigative subcommittee is “bringing the charges” against Cherfilus-McCormick related to campaign finance laws and regulations,… The post Key House p…
House Panel Finds ‘Substantial Evidence’ to Support Fraud Charges Against Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Terry Renna/APA House Ethics subcommittee found “substantial evidence” to support the allegations made against Florida Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick in a federal fraud indictment filed last year, as well as a host of misconduct violations made by the congresswoman.The investigative subcommittee met a dozen times since forming in July, ultimately issuing 59 subpoenas, conducting 28 witness interviews and reviewing more than 33,000 documents, it…
Substantial evidence found that Florida congresswoman committed fraud: report
A House ethics panel Thursday reportedly found "substantial evidence" that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) has committed conduct that was identified in the indictment against her, according to reports. In a report, a panel of House lawmakers in the investigative subcommittee cited discovering...
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