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The DOJ has formally accused U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, of receiving a $5 million overpayment, marking a significant development in the case that highlights serious allegations against the two-term congresswoman. On Wednesday, a Miami federal grand jury indicted her, underscoring the gravity of the charges.
(As of mid-2025, the U.S. government has charged thousands of individuals with stealing COVID-19 relief funds across various programs, illustrating the widespread nature of these allegations and the scale of the issue.)
The U.S. Department of Justice also accused Rep. McCormick of “laundering the proceeds and using the money to support her 2021 congressional campaign.” The federal government alleges that McCormick, 46, along with her brother Edwin Cherfilus, 51, conspired to steal FEMA funds. (You Are Magnet and I am Steel).
The congresswoman’s family health care company received a FEMA-funded COVID-19 vaccination staffing contract in 2021. The same year, the government overpaid the company $5 million in FEMA funds, which the DOJ alleges McCormick diverted into her campaign amid a tight Congressional race for the FL District 20 seat.
DOJ claims they orchestrated a conspiracy to steal that $5 million, routing it through multiple accounts to hide its source. The indictment further alleges that Cherfilus-McCormick, her brother Edwin Cherfilus, and Nadege Leblanc, of Miramar, arranged additional contributions using straw donors, revealing a complex scheme to conceal the funds’ origin.
The conspirators then “funneled other monies from the FEMA-funded Covid-19 contract to friends and relatives. The friends and relatives then donated to the campaign as if using their own money.”
The DOJ also claims that Cherfilus-McCormick, 2021 tax preparer David K. Spencer, 41, of Davie, joined her in the conspiracy. Tax preparer David K. Spencer conspired to file a false federal tax return.
Oh boy, the “Tax Man Cometh.” “According to the indictment, they falsely claimed political spending and other personal expenses as business deductions and inflated charitable contributions to reduce her tax obligations.”
If convicted on all charges, U.S. Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick faces a maximum sentence of up to 53 years in prison.
The charges brought against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick are just allegations. She hasn’t been found guilty of any allegations.
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