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Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida resigned from Congress on Tuesday ahead of a House Ethics Committee hearing to decide how to sanction her for more than two dozen campaign finance-related violations. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more.
Democratic Florida Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned from Congress on Tuesday, shortly before the start of a House Ethics Committee hearing to consider recommended punishment over allegations of campaign finance fraud. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick stands accused of stealing $5 million in federal funds. She said she would step down minutes before an ethics panel was to vote on whether to recommend expelling her.
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick stands accused of stealing $5 million in federal funds. She announced she would step down minutes before the House Ethics Committee was to vote on a recommendation to expel her.
Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida resigned from Congress Tuesday moments before a House Ethics Committee meeting to determine whether any punishment was warranted for her alleged misconduct. She has been charged with stealing nearly $5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds for her campaign and pleaded not guilty.
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., resigned moments before the House Ethics Committee was set to consider recommending she be expelled from Congress.
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick said she will resign from Congress after facing an expulsion threat tied to more than two dozen alleged ethics violations.
