Posted on 04/21/2026 12:20:37 PM PDT by DFG
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) resigned from Congress on Tuesday, 30 minutes before she was scheduled to appear before an ethics panel over her alleged theft of $5 million in taxpayer money to fund her political ambitions.
A House Ethics investigative subcommittee found last month that she violated more than two dozen laws, rules or regulations governing lawmakers and was weighing whether to recommend a censure — or potential expulsion.
“After careful reflection and prayer, I have concluded that it is in the best interest of my constituents and the institution that I step aside at this time,” the Florida Democrat informed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).
“I remain committed to supporting a smooth transition and ensuring continuity of service for the district.”
With her departure, Republicans hold a narrow 217-213 majority over Democrats in the lower chamber. The letter was expected to be read on the House floor later Tuesday afternoon.
Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) resigned from the House last week amid ethics investigations into sexual misconduct involving members of their own staff.
Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) is also facing an ethics probe for sex misconduct and “dating violence,” meaning the GOP could move into a one-vote majority in the House before the November 2026 midterm elections.
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She did nothing wrong. She’ll pop up in another state and run for office. Easiest job on the planet.
If we were a serious country, $5M in theft of taxpayer money would be grounds for execution and she wouldn’t be allowed to simply resign and fade into the sunset.
They should lock all pensions and benefits until the matters are resolved.
It’s crap that we pay CRIMINALS with gold plated retirement benefits for committing crimes when they are in office representing US.
So... about that criminal referral part?
Can we pick this seat up? Or atbleast delay the special alap?
Well, she made her pile. Of course, not as much as her fellow Congress critters; that takes a little more time.
With lots of new media, on all sides, we are seeing the Government crooks all over the place.
Can you even imagine the outright THEFT over the years before the internet?
The Forever Congress Critters that miraculously kept getting re-elected?
Biden? Dingle? Conyers? Markey? Rangel? Schumer? Wyden? Hoyer? Pelosi?
Multi Millionaires all.
Gee, how did they, and their criminal families, all get rich on Public Servant wages?
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who is charged with stealing $5 million in Covid-19 relief funds, resigned from the House of Representatives effective immediately.
Seems Covid provided a nice little place to rip the public off from.
Safe democrap district.
Until the next election, though, DeSantis can appoint someone to that seat, or leave it empty.
“Can we pick this seat up?”
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No chance. She won in 2022 by 72-28. In 2024, she won without even appearing on the ballot. The general election was canceled (my guess is she was unopposed). Largely black district in SE Florida:
https://ballotpedia.org/Florida‘s_20th_Congressional_District_election,_2024
The Congressional Blaque Crooks Caucus .... these inept thieves get caught quite frequently.
Thieving immigrant offspring from the cursed Island of Haiti -—>>>
Cherfilus-McCormick was born in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City, to parents from Haiti and raised in the borough of Queens. She moved to Hollywood, Florida at 13 to attend high school.
Saving her pension and bennies
“You can’t fire me! I QUIT!!!”
No one is appointed to the House of Representatives.
Only winning the seat in an election gets the person
into the House of Representatives. But I think the seat
may be kept unfilled since there will be an election
this November.
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