"Cherfilus-McCormick stated, 'The Ethics Committee refused my new attorney's reasonable request for time to prepare my defense, preventing me from defending myself.'"
"She described the ongoing process as a 'witch-hunt' and emphasized her decision to resign to focus on 'fighting for my neighbors in Florida's 20th district.'"
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has resigned immediately following findings of ethics violations by a House committee. The committee was set to recommend punishment for her actions. She faces a federal indictment for allegedly misappropriating over $5 million in federal disaster funds for her congressional campaign. Cherfilus-McCormick criticized the committee for not allowing her attorney adequate time to prepare her defense, claiming the process was a witch-hunt. She intends to focus on serving her constituents in Florida's 20th district instead of engaging in political disputes.
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