Florida Democrat Resigns From Congress 20 Minutes Before Expulsion Vote
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Florida Democrat, had been charged with stealing $5 million in federal funds.
The House Ethics Committee was to take up her case Tuesday.
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns House seat instead of facing punishment from colleagues CBS News —
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick resigns ahead of ethics probe into use of campaign funds PBS —
- Significance of Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick's resignation from Congress CBS News —
- What led to Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick's resignation from Congress? CBS News —
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Florida Democrat, Resigns From Congress The New York Times —