Cherfilus-McCormick resigns from Congress before Ethics meeting on sanctions

Washington — Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida resigned from Congress connected Tuesday arsenic the House was poised to vote connected her expulsion successful the coming days. 

Cherfilus-McCormick stepped down soon earlier the House Ethics Committee was acceptable to conscionable to find whether immoderate punishment was warranted for her alleged misconduct. She has been charged with stealing astir $5 cardinal successful Federal Emergency Management Agency funds for her run and pleaded not guilty.

"This was not a just process," Cherfilus-McCormick said successful a statement. "Rather than play these governmental games, I take to measurement distant truthful that I tin give my clip to warring for my neighbors successful Florida's 20th district. I hereby resign from the 119th Congress, effectual immediately."

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