{"id":7745,"date":"2026-05-01T16:09:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7745"},"modified":"2026-05-01T16:09:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:09:27","slug":"dhs-bars-dem-ex-rep-sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-her-family-and-friends-from-federal-funds-over-alleged-5m-fema-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7745","title":{"rendered":"DHS bars Dem ex-Rep. 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Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) as well as her family, associates and businesses from receiving future federal funds after she was indicted for allegedly stealing $5.7 million in taxpayer money.<\/p>\n<p>DHS general counsel James Percival told The Post in a statement that Cherfilus-McCormick \u201cabused Americans\u2019 trust in the most egregious way\u201d by having \u201cmanipulated the COVID-19 crisis to funnel over $5 million dollars of FEMA relief funds to her and her family members.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among those blacklisted from future monies are her brother, Edwin Cherfilus; her sister, Marjorie Cherfilus; her parents, Gabriel and Marie Smith; her former congressional chief of staff, Nadege Leblanc; and her tax preparer David Spencer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is outright fraud. That\u2019s exactly what a federal grand jury and the US House of Representatives found,\u201d Percival said. \u201cI am proud that my office is taking the first step to ensure she is held accountable and American taxpayers\u2019 money is protected from further misuse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Miami federal grand jury indicted the then-congresswoman this past November on charges of using most of the stolen money to fund her 2021 House campaign for Florida\u2019s 20th District.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Department of Homeland Security has suspended former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) as well as her family, associates and businesses from receiving future federal funds. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Prosecutors alleged that Cherfilus-McCormick and her co-defendant brother, Edwin, funneled the $5 million through multiple accounts to conceal its source.<\/p>\n<p>They also claimed that Leblanc assisted with the scheme via so-called \u201cstraw donor contributions\u201d made in the names of her friends and relatives.<\/p>\n<p>Spencer then allegedly filed a tax return for Cherfilus-McCormick falsely claiming political spending or personal expenses as business deductions and inflating purported charitable donations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Cherfilus-McCormick faces up to 53 years in prison if convicted. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cherfilus-McCormick faces up to 53 years in prison if convicted of all charges, while Edwin Cherfilus faces up to 35 years, Leblanc up to 10 years, and Spencer up to 33 years.<\/p>\n<p>The 47-year-old Democrat resigned from Congress April 21 \u2014 minutes before the House Ethics Committee was to hold a vote to censure or possibly expel her from office.<\/p>\n<p>An adjudicatory subcommittee of the panel voted to find her \u201cguilty\u201d of\u00a0at least 25 ethics violations\u00a0related to the stolen FEMA dollars on March 27 \u2014 after a rare public hearing on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>An adjudicatory subcommittee of the panel voted to find her \u201cguilty\u201d of\u00a0at least 25 ethics violations\u00a0related to the stolen FEMA dollars on March 27 \u2014 after a rare public hearing on Capitol Hill. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The FEMA disaster relief funding was made possible through Florida\u2019s Public Assistance program as part of a COVID vaccination effort that contracted with Cherfilus-McCormick\u2019s family firm, Trinity Healthcare Service.<\/p>\n<p>Florida\u2019s Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) later sued Trinity, alleging the firm overcharged the state by more than $5.7 million \u2014 and wasn\u2019t returning the funds.<\/p>\n<p>That sum flowed to a consulting firm that Cherfilus-McCormick \u201cwholly owned\u201d between March 2021 and October 2022, when it was voluntarily dissolved, a January House\u00a0ethics report\u00a0determined.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The FEMA disaster relief funding was made possible through Florida\u2019s Public Assistance program as part of a COVID vaccination registration effort that contracted Cherfilus-McCormick\u2019s family firm Trinity Healthcare Service. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Those funds were then distributed to Cherfilus-McCormick, her family members and associated LLCs, the ethics investigation found, with at least $3.6 million eventually making their way into her campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The LLCs that will also be debarred from federal funding include Marjorie Cherfilus\u2019 MC Nursing Journey Consulting Firm, LeBlanc\u2019s Finance &amp; Fitness Consulting, and Spencer\u2019s tax and consulting company.<\/p>\n<p>As part of a Dec. 30, 2024, settlement, Trinity agreed to repay more than $5.6 million to FDEM over the next 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>Cherfilus-McCormick is scheduled to stand trial in February 2027..<\/p>\n<p>A DHS rep indicated that the announcement of the funding suspension was consistent with actions already taken by the Trump administration\u2019s fraud task force, chaired by Vice President JD Vance.<\/p>\n<p>Cherfilus-McCormick\u2019s lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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