From the Washington Examiner: Federally indicted Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), who is accused of spending stolen disaster relief funds on a $109,000 diamond ring, has edited out what appears to be the jewelry in question from her congressional headshot.
Cherfilus-McCormick posted a photoshopped picture of herself on Christmas Day. Noticeably missing from the photo, an un-doctored version of which serves as Cherfilus-McCormick’s House portrait, is a yellow diamond ring with an accompanying band previously seen on her left hand.
In November, Cherfilus-McCormick was charged with stealing $5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds, laundering the proceeds, and then making illegal campaign contributions to herself with those gains.
Cherfilus-McCormick’s family-run healthcare company allegedly received an accidental $5 million overpayment from FEMA during the pandemic and proceeded to reroute the money through multiple accounts to disguise its source before funneling “a substantial portion” of the misappropriated funds to her 2021 congressional campaign.
“From my family to yours, wishing you a Merry Christmas and a joyful, safe holiday season. 🎄,” Cherfilus-McCormick wrote.
Her post got hit with a Community Notes disclaimer which reads, “This portrait of Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick has been altered to remove a ring off of her left hand that she bought using $109K of stolen FEMA funds.”
From my family to yours, wishing you a Merry Christmas and a joyful, safe holiday season. 🎄#SCM #FL20 pic.twitter.com/rO7VVjCggA
— Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (@CongresswomanSC) December 25, 2025
As a reminder, multiple X users have posted the original photo.
Whoops! pic.twitter.com/DwcIY3sSbr
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) December 26, 2025
LMAO
She magic erased the ring she spent $109k in stolen FEMA funds on. https://t.co/YqQ7pytZLP pic.twitter.com/als1whOipe
— Matt Sharpsteen (@mattasharpsteen) December 25, 2025
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