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MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida has been indicted on charges accusing her of stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds and using some of the money to aid her 2021 campaign, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

The Democrat is accused of stealing Federal Emergency Management Agency overpayments that her family health care company had received through a federally funded COVID-19 vaccination staffing contract, federal prosecutors said.

A portion of the money was then funneled to support her campaign through candidate contributions, prosecutors allege.

“Using disaster relief funds for self-enrichment is a particularly selfish, cynical crime,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement.

“No one is above the law, least of all powerful people who rob taxpayers for personal gain.

In July, the House Ethics Committee unanimously voted to reauthorize an investigative subcommittee to examine allegations involving Cherfilus-McCormick. »

Bush, Biden and former vice presidents honor Dick Cheney, while Trump, Vance snubbed for funeral invitation

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Neither President Donald Trump nor Vice President JD Vance attended the service, and they were not invited to the funeral, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Bush eulogized his former vice president as a consummate public servant who could be relied on, and who “lifted the standards” of those around him.

CNN has reached out to the White House for comment on Trump not being invited to the funeral, which Axios was first to report. »

Africa must create a bloc like the EU to have real global power

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Backing Botswana’s bid for De Beers would give it significant leverage in the global diamond trade.

Instead, agency will come from the ability of African states to negotiate terms that serve national interests while advancing regional integration.

If African states use the AfCFTA wisely, this century will see African agency dramatically rise in an evolving global order. »