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A South Florida Democrat congresswoman is the subject of an ethics investigation.
The House Ethics Committee on Wednesday opened an inquiry into U.S. Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who represents District 20, covering portions of Palm Beach and Broward counties.
The inquiry will focus on the lawmaker's January 2022 special election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Alcee Hastings and her reelection the following November to see whether she failed to disclose required information.
A subcommittee will also look into whether Cherfilus-McCormick accepted volunteer services for official work from a non-employee of her office.
The congresswoman's office has released the following statement:
"As the Ethics Committee said in its statement, the mere fact of establishing an investigative subcommittee does not itself indicate that any violation occurred. Regardless, the Congresswoman takes these matters seriously and is working to resolve them."