{"id":48661,"date":"2026-04-22T00:04:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=48661"},"modified":"2026-04-22T00:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:04:27","slug":"democrat-accused-of-corruption-resigns-from-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=48661","title":{"rendered":"Democrat accused of corruption resigns from House"},"content":{"rendered":"
Democratic US Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned on Tuesday, minutes before a congressional committee was set to hold a hearing on her punishment for ethics violations.<\/p>\n

Her departure immediately expands Republicans’ narrow majority to 217-213 with an independent who caucuses with Republicans and four vacancies.<\/p>\n

In a social media post announcing her resignation, Cherfilus-McCormick slammed the chamber’s ethics review as a “witch hunt,” calling it an unfair process that gave her insufficient time to defend herself.<\/p>\n

“I simply cannot stand by and allow my due process rights to be trampled on, and my good name to be tarnished,” Cherfilus-McCormick said. “Rather than play these political games, I choose to step away so that I can devote my time to fighting for my neighbors in Florida’s 20th district.”<\/p>\n

In her resignation letter, Cherfilus-McCormick said it was in the best interest of her and her constituents to step down but that she remained committed to a smooth transition to ensure continuity of service for those in her district.<\/p>\n

The Ethics Committee was poised to take up sanctions against Cherfilus-McCormick, who was charged by the Department of Justice with allegedly stealing federal disaster funds. Cherfilus-McCormick has denied wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

The hearing lasted less than five minutes.<\/p>\n

Two seats for Cherfilus-McCormick and her attorney remained empty as Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Guest, a Mississippi Republican, announced the panel no longer had jurisdiction over the case given Cherfilus-McCormick’s resignation. But he defended the committee’s work, saying the panel investigated “extremely serious” and “complicated” allegations without a rush to judgment.<\/p>\n

A congressional subcommittee found “clear and convincing evidence” that Cherfilus-McCormick was guilty of 25 violations related to campaign finance laws and regulations, ethics laws and regulations and House of Representatives rules.<\/p>\n

The Department of Justice indicted Cherfilus-McCormick in November, charging her with stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds and using the money to support her congressional campaign.<\/p>\n

The DOJ said Cherfilus-McCormick’s family healthcare company was overpaid $5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds in July 2021. Prosecutors alleged Cherfilus-McCormick and others funneled the money through multiple accounts and used them as campaign contributions for her congressional run.<\/p>\n

Cherfilus-McCormick, whose federal trial is set to begin in February, faces up to 53 years in prison, if convicted.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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