Revision History

A bipartisan House Ethics subcommittee found Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) guilty of 25 violations after a rare seven-hour public trial, concluding a three-year investigation into allegations she diverted $5 million in FEMA funds to her congressional campaign. The committee will recommend sanctions—possibly including expulsion—after the House returns from spring recess in mid-April, while Cherfilus-McCormick simultaneously faces a federal criminal trial carrying a potential 53-year prison sentence.