Ethics Committee Alleges House Democrat Solicited Illegal Campaign Contributions

The House Ethics Committee published a report on Jan. 29 alleging that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) solicited illegal campaign donations, lied on financial disclosure records, and engaged in other criminal conduct. The report, which charges her with 27 violations of House rules, followed a November indictment charging Cherfilus-McCormick with using COVID-19 relief funds to support her congressional campaign. House investigators said their own inquiry found “substantial evidence of conduct consistent with the allegations in the indictment, as well as more extensive misconduct.” Cherfilus-McCormick’s office did not respond to The Epoch Times’ request for comment by publication time. In a Jan. 20 response to the committee’s investigation, her attorney sought to dismiss the charges. He also demanded that the ethics investigation be stayed until the conclusion of her criminal proceeding....