House Democrat Indicted in Massive FEMA Fraud Case

The lawsuit began with a single $5 million overpayment, but it quickly triggered deeper questions about Trinity’s management of significant public contracts during a national crisis.

The House Ethics Committee had already extended its investigation into Cherfilus-McCormick’s dramatic increase in personal income, noting a surge of over $6 million in 2021—far surpassing her earnings from the previous year. Most of that increase was linked to consulting and profit-sharing fees from Trinity, raising further questions about potential conflicts of interest and self-enrichment.

According to the indictment, the FEMA-funded contract in 2021 resulted in an overpayment of roughly $5 million. Prosecutors allege that Cherfilus-McCormick and co-defendant Nadege Leblanc then organized straw-donor schemes, channeling the funds into political donations through friends and relatives, creating the illusion of legitimate contributions.

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