WASHINGTON – According to a statement issued recently concerning U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, a U.S. House of Representatives panel has opened up an investigation on her.
Cherfilus-McCormick, who represents parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties, is being investigate to determine whether she “violated the Code of Official Conduct or any law, rule, regulation, or other applicable standard of conduct in the performance of her duties or the discharge of her responsibilities.”
The inquiry involves “allegations that she may have violated campaign finance laws and regulations in connection with her 2022 special election and/or 2022 re-election campaigns; failed to properly disclose required information on statements required to be filed with the House; and/or accepted voluntary services for official work from an individual not employed in her congressional office,” according to the panel’s news release.
In a statement from Cherfilus-McCormick’s office read: “As the Ethics Committee said in its statement, the mere fact of establishing an investigative subcommittee does not itself indicate that any violation occurred,” a spokesperson said. “Regardless, the Congresswoman takes these matters seriously and is working to resolve them.”
The account doesn’t give details as to the body of the accusations.
Cherfilus-McCormick started representing Florida’s 20th congressional district in January 2022 successively winning a special election to succeed longtime fellow Democrat, U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, to whom she had ran against before but lost.