Judge Sets $60,000 Bond for Florida Congresswoman Accused of Stealing $5 Million in COVID-19 Funds

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Judge Sets $60,000 Bond for Florida Congresswoman Accused of Stealing $5 Million in COVID-19 Funds

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., condemns hate speech and misinformation about Haitian immigrants, at the Capitol in Washington, on Sept. 20, 2024. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—A federal judge in Miami set a $60,000 bond Tuesday for U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who made her first appearance in court on charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal disaster funds meant to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.

The Florida Democrat is facing 15 federal counts that accuse her of stealing funds that had been overpaid to her family’s health care company, Trinity Healthcare Services, prosecutors alleged. The company had a contract to register people for COVID-19 vaccinations.

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