House Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns amid ethics investigation

Florida US representative indicted in November for allegedly misusing more than $5m of federal disaster funds

Democratic US representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick said she is resigning effective immediately, after a House committee found she violated ethics rules. The panel was set to issue its recommended punishment for the Florida representative on Tuesday.

Cherfilus-McCormick was indicted by a federal grand jury in November for allegedly funneling more than $5m worth of federal disaster funds from her company into her 2021 congressional campaign.