Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick leaves the US Capitol on March 27. ( Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc./Getty Images/File AP —

Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has been indicted on charges accusing her of stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds and using some of the money to aid her 2021 campaign, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.

The Florida Democrat is accused of stealing Federal Emergency Management Agency overpayments that her family health care company had received through a federally funded Covid-19 vaccination staffing contract, federal prosecutors said. A portion of the money was then funneled to support her campaign through candidate contributions, prosecutors allege.

“Using disaster relief funds for self-enrichment is a particularly selfish, c

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