Was Rep Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Working to Solve Any of the Many Problems Plaguing Black Communities or was She Stealing Fed Disaster Money? Congressional Committee Finds She was Stealing

The House Ethics Committee has determined Florida Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick violated House rules after examining accusations she funneled federal disaster relief funding into her congressional campaign, the panel’s chairman said Friday.

The decision, handed down in a press release from the bipartisan ethics committee, comes just hours after the panel convened an exceedingly rare public hearing to discuss the Florida Democrat’s conduct.

Little was divulged about how the ethics panel arrived at its conclusion. Committee chairman and Mississippi Representative Michael Guest said in a statement lawmakers deliberating on whether there was “clear and convincing evidence” to back up the fraud accusations against Cherfilus-McCormick determined that the counts had been “proven.” Discussion about the congresswoman’s conduct lasted “well past midnight,” Guest said.

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chairman added the panel will hold a hearing after the House returns from its April recess to discuss possible sanctions against the Florida Democrat. [MORE]