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US congresswoman charged with stealing $5m in federal disaster funds

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20 Nov, 2025

A Florida congresswoman has been charged with stealing $5m (£3.8m) in federal disaster funds.

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is accused of laundering some of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) money into her 2021 election campaign.

The 46-year-old Democrat is under investigation by the House of Representatives Ethics Committee and could be expelled from the chamber. Attorney General Pam Bondi called it a "particularly selfish, cynical crime".

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