The case against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick apparently started with a clerical error that caused an extra $5 million to land in a company bank account in 2021, according to a federal grand jury indictment available Thursday.

Democratic Florida Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick could be expelled from the House after being charged by federal prosecutors Wednesday night with

Dale Holness, who lost to Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick by five votes in 2021, is running for Congress again. Cherfilus-McCormick is under federal indictment.

Candidates for Florida's 20th Congressional District seat in 2026 react to the indictment of Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who faces allegations of misusing federal funds for her 2021 campaign.

A federal indictment alleges the South Florida congresswoman and her family’s company kept a $5 million FEMA overpayment tied to a COVID-19 staffing contract, accusations she dismisses as a “sham.”

The Justice Department on Wednesday accused Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of using a FEMA overpayment to support her 2021 campaign.