House Ethics panel probing Florida Democrat over campaign finances
NY Post
The House Ethics Committee announced Wednesday that it was launching an investigation into Florida Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick for alleged federal campaign finance violations.
The House panel unanimously approved the establishment of an investigative subcommittee led by Reps. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) and noted in a statement that the Office of Congressional Ethics had initially brought the matter forward.
The investigation will explore whether Cherfilus-McCormick, 44, violated campaign finance laws in either her 2022 special election or regular election campaigns, missed filing deadlines or “accepted voluntary services for official work from an individual not employed in her congressional office.”
The probe comes less than a month after lying Rep. George Santos (R-NY) was expelled for an array of alleged campaign finance violations, including falsifying loans to his own campaign and defrauding donors.
“No other public comment will be made on this matter except in accordance with Committee rules,” the Ethics panel said in a statement.
The Brooklyn-born Cherfilus-McCormick, a former health care executive, won the special election in January 2022 to replace the late Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings, who had served in Florida’s 20th Congressional District since 1993.
