Indicted by federal grand jury on charges of stealing $5 million in FEMA COVID-19 funds, money laundering, and straw-donor campaign contributions
The U.S. Department of Justice announced a federal indictment charging Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick with conspiring with her brother through their family health-care company to steal a $5 million overpayment on a FEMA-funded COVID-19 vaccination staffing contract, laundering the proceeds through multiple accounts, and funneling money to straw donors who contributed to her campaign. The indictment also charges tax fraud for falsely claiming political spending and personal expenses as business deductions. She faces up to 53 years in prison if convicted. She has pleaded not guilty and remains in office. An indictment is an allegation, not a finding of guilt — these deductions are provisional and will be restored on acquittal or dismissal.
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