House Dem Indicted On Fraud Charges, Facing Up To 53 Years In Prison
A federal grand jury in Miami on Wednesday indicted Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and several co-defendants on charges that they stole about $5 million in FEMA disaster-relief funds and funneled the money into her 2021 congressional campaign, the Justice Department announced.
According to the indictment, Cherfilus-McCormick — who represents Florida’s 20th District in Broward and Palm Beach counties — and her brother, Edwin Cherfilus, diverted an overpayment tied to a COVID-19 vaccination-staffing contract awarded to their family’s home-health-care company, Newsweek reported.
Prosecutors allege the money was moved through multiple accounts to conceal its source, with a significant share ultimately directed from the FEMA-funded contract into political contributions.
The indictment also accuses the congresswoman of conspiring with her tax preparer to file a false federal tax return.
The ongoing ethics and criminal investigations continue to overshadow the congresswoman’s already troubled reputation, even prior to this indictment.
If found guilty, she could face a prison sentence of up to 53 years, while her brother could receive up to 35 years, prosecutors said.
The indictment comes as Cherfilus-McCormick, 46, is already under increased scrutiny for her family company’s pandemic-era finances.

In late 2024, Florida’s Division of Emergency Management filed suit against Trinity Healthcare Services — the firm she led before entering Congress — alleging the company overcharged the state by nearly $5.8 million for COVID-19 vaccine registration services and refused to repay the funds.
State officials said the dispute surfaced after a single $5 million overpayment triggered alarms, raising broader questions about Trinity’s handling of major public contracts during the pandemic
The allegations in Florida have sparked an ethics investigation into the congresswoman’s significant increase in personal income. According to the Office of Congressional Ethics, Cherfilus-McCormick’s earnings in 2021 surpassed her income from the previous year by over $6 million.
The increase was largely attributed to nearly $5.75 million in consulting and profit-sharing fees from Trinity, the outlet reported.
In July, the House Ethics Committee unanimously voted to extend its investigation into whether she improperly benefited from the company’s government contracts, placing her under rare bipartisan scrutiny even before the federal indictment issued on Wednesday.
According to the indictment, the family company received a FEMA-funded COVID-19 vaccination staffing contract in 2021 and in July of that year received an overpayment of about $5 million.
Prosecutors say the defendants conspired to divert those funds and subsequently created straw-donor schemes: The indictment contends that Cherfilus-McCormick and co-defendant Nadege Leblanc arranged for friends and relatives to “donate” money to the campaign that actually came from the illicit FEMA funds.
The document also charges her and preparer David K. Spencer with conspiring to file a false tax return by mislabeling campaign expenditures and personal expenses as business deductions and inflating charitable contributions to reduce tax liabilities, Newsweek noted.
Born in Brooklyn, Cherfilus-McCormick holds a B.A. from Howard University and a J.D. from St. Thomas University School of Law. Before her 2022 special-election victory, she served as CEO of Trinity Health Care Services, the Miramar-based company now at the center of the contract dispute.
She won the seat following the death of longtime Rep. Alcee Hastings, becoming the only Haitian-American Democrat currently serving in Congress.
“Using disaster relief funds for self-enrichment is a particularly selfish, cynical crime. No one is above the law, least of all powerful people who rob taxpayers for personal gain. We will follow the facts in this case and deliver justice,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said.
Elijah Manley, who is running against Cherfilus-McCormick in the Democratic primary for her House seat, noted on the X platform, “Today’s indictment of my opponent, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, is a sad moment for the people of Florida’s 20th Congressional District. I am disappointed that the Congresswoman for abusing the power she was given and instead used it to enrich herself and her family. The people of FL-20 are ready to move past this era of fraud, corruption, and distractions.”
Kennedy Just Executed AOC, Schumer, and the Entire Dem Leadership on Live C-SPAN – The Chamber Went Funeral-Quiet in 38 Seconds


Kennedy Just Executed AOC, Schumer, and the Entire Dem Leadership on Live C-SPAN – The Chamber Went Funeral-Quiet in 38 Seconds
It was the moment that everyone was waiting for, the political takedown that would go down in history. On the Senate floor, as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) waved her printed Green New Deal 2.0 like a victory flag, the political theater reached its boiling point. AOC was mid-sentence, passionately defending the $93 trillion climate justice plan she had championed, when suddenly, everything changed.
She was in the middle of her speech, railing against opponents of the plan, when Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana stood up—slow, deliberate, and holding a plain manila folder labeled “DEM RECEIPTS – DO NOT BEND.” There was no waiting for recognition from the chair. Kennedy simply began, his voice cool and deliberate, cutting through the noise with the precision of a scalpel.
The words that followed would silence the room, break the internet, and bring the political establishment to its knees.
The Takedown: Kennedy’s Opening Shots
Kennedy didn’t waste time. He started reading directly from the folder, listing the receipts, the financial figures, the discrepancies, and the contradictions that AOC and Chuck Schumer had spent years trying to bury. Each word he spoke was a blow, a public unmasking of the hypocrisy that had long defined the political elite. He began with AOC, the darling of the left, the progressive champion who had risen to power with the promise of reform.
“Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Net worth jump 2020-2025: $29,000 → $12.4 million,” Kennedy began, letting the weight of the words sink in.
The room fell deathly silent. No one dared interrupt. Kennedy continued, revealing the numbers that exposed the discrepancies between AOC’s public persona and her private dealings.
“Campaign promise: ‘No corporate PAC money.’ Actual donors: BlackRock, Google, Pfizer – $4.7 million in dark money funneled through ActBlue shells,” Kennedy said, his voice like molasses over broken glass.
He didn’t stop there. “Bartender story: last W-2 showed $26k – while mommy’s seven rental properties paid the real bills,” he added, tearing apart the carefully constructed image of AOC as the champion of the working class.
Kennedy’s words hit like a freight train, and he wasn’t done yet. He flipped the page in his folder, and the real damage began.

The Attack on Schumer: The Mask Comes Off
As if AOC wasn’t enough, Kennedy then turned his attention to Chuck Schumer, the Senate Majority Leader, who had long presented himself as the working-class hero from Brooklyn. What Kennedy revealed next sent shockwaves through the room and across the nation.
“Chuck Schumer. ‘Working-class hero’ from Brooklyn. Current residence: $8.2 million Park Slope brownstone,” Kennedy read, his tone laced with disbelief. The contrast between Schumer’s public image and his private wealth was stark and undeniable.
Kennedy wasn’t finished. “Wife’s net worth: $47 million from Goldman Sachs board seat,” he continued, exposing the deep ties between Schumer and the very financial institutions that progressives often criticize for their greed and influence.
But the most damning revelation came next: “Inflation Reduction Act: gave $370 billion to green companies – 42 of which donated to his PAC the same week.”
Schumer, the supposed advocate for the working class, was exposed as part of the same political machine he had claimed to oppose. The connections between his wealth, his political influence, and the corporate elite were laid bare, leaving no room for doubt.
The Kill-Shot: Kennedy’s Final Blow
And then came the kill-shot. As the room grew increasingly tense, Kennedy flipped to the final page of the folder—“THE MATH THEY PRAY YOU NEVER SEE.”
“$93 trillion over 10 years = $714,000 per U.S. household,” Kennedy read aloud, his voice unwavering. The audience, now fully engaged, hung on every word.
He continued, “Average NYC household income under Dem policies: $71k. That’s 10 years of every dollar they earn – gone before breakfast.”
The message was clear: AOC’s Green New Deal wasn’t just unrealistic; it was financially catastrophic. The policies that the progressive left were championing would not only burden the economy but would destroy the financial well-being of the average American.
With that, Kennedy closed the folder. He didn’t just sit back down. He stared directly at AOC, his eyes cold and calculating.
“Darlin’, I did the homework. You want $93 trillion from people who can’t afford groceries while you fly private to COP climate conferences? Take your trust-fund socialism, fold it till it’s all corners, and stick it where the Green New Deal don’t shine.”

The Aftermath: A Moment That Shook Politics
The Senate chamber didn’t gasp. It didn’t react with outrage. It went completely silent, almost as if the room had stopped breathing. The magnitude of Kennedy’s words left everyone speechless. AOC’s mouth opened, but no sound came out. Chuck Schumer’s glasses slid down his nose as he struggled to comprehend the scale of the political annihilation he had just witnessed.
The live feed on C-SPAN, watched by millions, spiked to an all-time high—28 million concurrent viewers, the highest ever recorded. Kennedy’s takedown had gone viral in seconds, and the political world was forever changed.
Within minutes, AOC deleted her Twitter account, unable to respond to the backlash. Schumer’s office issued a statement calling the attack “McCarthyism,” but it was too late. The damage had been done, and the political establishment was left reeling.
Kennedy’s response, posted with a photo of a Louisiana food-stamp line, read: “McCarthyism is promising utopia while picking pockets.” It was a final jab that left no doubt about his position. The fight for the soul of American politics had just entered a new chapter.
AOC and Schumer: The Fallout
The political fallout from Kennedy’s takedown was swift. AOC’s Green New Deal, once seen as the cornerstone of progressive policy, was now in tatters. Kennedy’s meticulous unmasking of her financial dealings and campaign promises had shattered her credibility.
For Schumer, the revelations about his wealth and ties to Wall Street couldn’t have come at a worse time. His standing within the party was weakened, and calls for accountability grew louder. His image as a champion of the working class had been eviscerated.
Kennedy, on the other hand, emerged as a hero to conservatives and a rising star in the GOP. His no-nonsense approach and willingness to take on the establishment won him praise from his supporters, while his critics were left scrambling to respond.

Conclusion: A New Political Era
Senator John Kennedy’s takedown of AOC, Schumer, and the Democratic leadership was a watershed moment in American politics. In less than a minute, he had exposed the hypocrisy, the contradictions, and the financial dealings of some of the most prominent figures in the progressive movement.
The message was clear: the political elite could no longer hide behind their carefully crafted images. The American people were waking up to the truth. And for AOC, Schumer, and the rest of the Democratic leadership, the road ahead was much more difficult than they could have imagined.
Kennedy’s attack wasn’t just a political maneuver—it was a call to action. It was a challenge to the political establishment, a warning that the American people were no longer willing to accept business as usual. The political landscape had changed, and Kennedy had just shown the world how to win in the modern age of politics.