Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick charged with stealing $5 million in FEMA funds: Feds

A Miami federal grand jury indicted U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, along with several others, for "stealing federal disaster funds, laundering the proceeds, and using the money to support her 2021 congressional campaign," the U.S. Department of Justice announced in a news release on Wednesday.

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Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick charged with stealing $5 million in FEMA funds: Feds

This Week in South Florida: Daniella Levine Cava

Glenna Milberg, Reporter/"This Week in South Florida" Anchor

Published: April 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM

Tags: This Week in South Florida, Politics, Felicia Robinson, Fabian Basabe, Daniella Levine Cava, Howard Hepburn, Miami-Dade County, Florida, Broward County

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. — Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Glenna Milberg interviews Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.

Local 10 News Political and Special Projects Producer Meaghan O’Connor contributed to this TWISF episode.

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Glenna Milberg

Emmy award-winning journalist Glenna Milberg joined Local 10 News in September 1999. She hosts "This Week in South Florida", South Florida’s highest-rated, most-watched public affairs program, anchors Local 10 World News Weekends, and covers South Florida's top stories and big issues for Local 10 News.