South Florida Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is facing federal charges for allegedly stealing federal disaster funds, laundering the proceeds and then using the money for her 2021 congressional campaign, prosecutors announced Wednesday.

Cherfilus-McCormick and her brother Edwin Cherfilus are accused of working through their family's health care company on a FEMA-funded COVID-19 vaccination staffing contract, and in July 2021, the company received an overpayment of $5 million in FEMA funds, according to the U.S. District Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida.

The indictment alleged that those funds were routed through multiple accounts to disguise their source, and that a "substantial portion" was used as candidate contributions to Cherfilus-McCormick's 2021 congressio

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