U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick appeared in a Miami federal court on Tuesday, where a judge set her bond at $60,000
U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick appeared in a Miami federal court on Tuesday, where a judge set her bond at $60,000 following charges that she conspired to steal $5 million in federal disaster relief funds meant for COVID-19 response efforts.
According to The Associated Press, the Florida Democrat faces 15 federal counts accusing her of misappropriating funds overpaid to her family’s health care company, Trinity Healthcare Services, which had a contract to register individuals for COVID-19 vaccinations.
Prosecutors claim the company received $5 million in error after requesting $50,000 and failed to return the excess.
Cherfilus-McCormick stood alongside her attorneys as Judge Enjoliqué Lett read all 15 charges.
