Anonymous ID: a96db8 Dec. 27, 2025, 6:38 a.m. No.24035129   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

House Democrat accused of stealing $5 million from FEMA posts edited photo without expensive ring

 

Cherfilus-McCormick's official House portrait shows the congresswoman wearing a flashy yellow diamond ring, but the photo that was posted on Christmas does not feature the jewelry. A Community Notes on the post flags the missing ring.

 

Florida Democratic U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who was indicted by a grand jury last month for allegedly stealing money from FEMA, published Thursday what appears to be an edited version of her House portrait minus a fancy ring.

 

The indictment alleges Cherfilus-McCormick, her brother Edwin Cherfilus and several co-defendants stole $5 million from FEMA, laundered the proceeds, and used them to fund her 2021 congressional campaign.

 

Court documents allege that part of the stolen funds were used to purchase the missing yellow diamond ring, after the indictment claimed she cashed a cashierโ€™s check worth approximately $109,000 to buy a ring on or about Sept. 1, 2021.

 

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