Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has reiterated her innocence outside a Miami federal courthouse, where she faces charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds. Cherfilus-McCormick was scheduled to be arraigned on Monday, but her attorney requested the proceeding be rescheduled to Jan. 20 so that she could finalize her legal team.

The Democratic congresswoman's federal indictment for campaign fraud could lead to 53 years in prison. It is rooted in her successful campaign to win a 2021 special election for the seat of longtime incumbent Alcee Hastings - after losing in two previous primaries against him. The difference for Cherfilus-McCormick in 2021: Money. Lots of money.

A federal judge in Miami has set a $60,000 bond for U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick. She's facing charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal disaster funds meant to combat COVID-19 in 2021.

Embattled South Florida Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who was indicted Thursday in Miami federal court for stealing $5 million in federal funds and campaign fraud, called the investigation a “sham,” “unjust” and “baseless.”

A Miami federal grand jury returned an indictment against South Florida Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and several co-defendants, alleging that she and the others stole federal disaster funds, laundered the proceeds, and used the cash to support her 2021 congressional election campaign, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

Even before the federal government shut down Wednesday, Democratic and Republican lawmakers in South Florida were engaging in partisan finger pointing on who's to blame for the legislative standoff.

The eight Democrats said Thursday they introduced the “No Cages in the Everglades Act." The bill faces long odds of passage in the House, where Republicans hold a 220-212 majority.

Many South Florida immigrants fear President Donald Trump’s deportation policy. One reason: the facilities where they will likely be detained have been buffeted by decades of documented violence, sexual abuse and human rights violations.

In a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the lawmakers say gangs, including the Viv Ansanm coalition, control over 85% of the capital city of Port-au-Prince “and are rapidly expanding into previously stable areas.”

The Florida Division of Emergency Management says Trinity Healthcare Services overcharged the state by nearly $5.8 million for work done during the pandemic and won't give the money back.

South Florida Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick feels intervention — "but not occupation" — can wrest Haiti back from its violent gang crisis.

Florida’s newest congresswoman, Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, officially took the oath of office Tuesday evening to represent the state’s most Democratic-leaning district.