Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a U.S. House member serving the 20th congressional district in South Florida, was indicted by a federal jury in Miami for stealing $5 million in disaster relief funds and illegal campaign contributions.
Cherfilus-McCormick, 46, elected in 2021, has been investigated by a Florida state agency and the Office of Congressional Ethics regarding the use of the funds.
The federal indictment, announced Wednesday by the Department of Justice, accuses her of "stealing federal disaster funds, laundering the proceeds and using the money to support her 2021 congressional campaign."
Cherfilus-McCormick faces up to 53 years in prison, prosecutors said. She is accused with her 2021 tax preparer David Spencer, 41, of conspiring to file a false federal tax return.
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