Judge sets $60K bond for Florida congresswoman accused of stealing $5M in COVID-19 funds

By FREIDA FRISARO and KATE PAYNE
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Miami set a $60,000 bond Tuesday for U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who made her first appearance in court on charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal disaster funds meant to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.
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