"An investigative subcommittee of the Ethics panel released a 59-page report last week detailing a litany of allegations against Cherfilus-McCormick. Most notably, it said there is "substantial" evidence to back up criminal charges the Florida Democrat is facing that she laundered a $5 million government contract overpayment to her family business and funneled it into her congressional campaign. The report also alleged instances of misreporting campaign finances, accepting illegal donations, improper employment practices and steering federal funding towards allies and associates."
"In a press release accompanying the report, the panel said it took the unusual step of convening a separate "adjudicatory subcommittee" to "determine whether any counts in the [report] have been proved by clear and convincing evidence." That panel, made up of four Republicans and four Democrats who didn't serve on the investigative subcommittee, has scheduled a hearing of March 5, 2026, the press release said."
An investigative subcommittee produced a 59-page report detailing multiple allegations against Representative Cherfilus-McCormick. The report states there is "substantial" evidence that she laundered a $5 million government contract overpayment to her family business and funneled the money into her congressional campaign. The report also lists alleged misreporting of campaign finances, acceptance of illegal donations, improper employment practices, and steering of federal funds to associates. Cherfilus-McCormick has pleaded not guilty and says she lacked a fair opportunity to rebut the findings amid her criminal case. An adjudicatory subcommittee of eight members scheduled an open hearing for March 5, 2026.
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