"But the congresswoman is not expected to be in court for her scheduled arraignment Tuesday afternoon in Miami. Her new attorney, William Barzee of Barzee Flores of Miami, notified the court in a filing posted late Monday that she would waive her appearance at an arraignment before a federal magistrate. The congresswoman and Barzee co-signed a request for the waiver on Sunday, court files show. Barzee did not respond to a voicemail seeking comment."
"Last Tuesday, the congresswoman appeared with U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, a fellow Democrat, at a rally of unionized workers at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to help advocate for the preservation of protections for Haitian immigrants in South Florida and elsewhere around the nation. Last Thursday, an investigative subcommittee of the House Ethics Committee announced it had found "substantial evidence" she had committed ethics violations and criminal misconduct, allegations she denied."
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick plans to enter a not guilty plea to federal charges accusing her of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal relief funds and steering some of the money to her congressional campaign. She will waive her appearance at a scheduled Miami arraignment, a waiver co-signed by her new attorney William Barzee. She is out on bond and has denied the charges. She has been advocating for preservation of Temporary Protected Status for roughly 350,000 Haitian immigrants, filed amendments to the DHS FY2026 funding bill to protect immigrant communities and workforce capacity, and appeared at a rally with Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz. An investigative House Ethics subcommittee reported finding substantial evidence of ethics violations and criminal misconduct, which she denied.
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