Florida Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has been indicted on charges of stealing $5M in federal disaster funds and allegedly funneling it to her campaign. Rachel Scott reports. | Good Morning America

Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is accused of taking $5 million in FEMA funds to use for her political campaign. A federal grand jury indicted the Florida congresswoman and several co-defendants on Wednesday. Prosecutors allege a health care company Cherfilus-McCormick ran with her brother was overpaid the money for a vaccination staffing contract. In a statement, the congresswoman said she was innocent. | CBS Mornings

Democrat Congresswoman just got federally indicted for allegedly stealing 5 million dollars in FEMA COVID relief funds. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida faces 53 years in prison after prosecutors say she funneled pandemic money meant for Americans into her own campaign using her family healthcare business. The scheme involved taking a FEMA overpayment laundering it through shell accounts then using straw donors to hide where the money really came from. Her brother her tax guy and another as