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Exclusive | DHS bars Dem ex-Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, her family and friends from federal funds over alleged $5M FEMA theft

New York Post·Josh Christenson·about 1 month ago
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WASHINGTON — 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 after she was indicted for allegedly stealing $5.7 million in taxpayer money . DHS general counsel James Percival told The Post in a statement that Cherfilus-McCormick “ abused Americans’ trust in the most egregious way ” by having “manipulated the COVID-19 crisis to funnel over $5 million dollars of FEMA relief funds to her and her family members.” 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. “This is outright fraud. That’s exactly what a federal grand jury and the US House of Representatives found,” Percival said.…

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