April 21 (UPI) -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick will face a public hearing before the House Ethics Committee Tuesday to decide what punishment she'll receive for 25 ethics violations.
The hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday.
Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., was found guilty by the ethics committee in late March of 25 of the original 27 charges relating to an alleged fraud charge. The Department of Justice indicted her for allegedly stealing $5 million in funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for use in her campaign.
She has pleaded not guilty to the 15 counts in the indictment and denies any wrongdoing. Her case has not yet gone to court. She has said of the criminal case, she looks "forward to proving my innocence."
Cherfilus-McCormick was indicted in November on federal charges with her brother, Edwin Cherfilus.
