A House Ethics subcommittee found “substantial evidence” to support the allegations made against Florida Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick in a federal fraud indictment filed last year, as well as a host of misconduct violations made by the congresswoman.
The investigative subcommittee met a dozen times since forming in July, ultimately issuing 59 subpoenas, conducting 28 witness interviews and reviewing more than 33,000 documents, it said in a press release Thursday.
Cherfilus-McCormick was the subject of a federal indictment in November that accused her of using a $5 million overpayment of federal emergency grant money to help fund her 2021 congressional campaign. She faces up to 53 years in prison.