Ethics Panel Finds Florida Democrat Misused Disaster Funds, Expulsion Talk Grows

A bipartisan House Ethics Committee subcommittee has concluded that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick improperly diverted more than $5 million in federal disaster relief funds for personal use, including financing her political campaign, according to findings released early Friday. The eight-member panel found Cherfilus-McCormick guilty on 25 of 27 counts tied to the misuse of funds from