{"id":13661,"date":"2026-02-03T19:24:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T00:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlantikas.com\/palm-beach-costa-del-tesoro\/?p=13661"},"modified":"2026-02-03T19:24:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T00:24:57","slug":"congresista-de-florida-se-declara-no-culpable-en-caso-por-millonario-fraude-con-fondos-del-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlantikas.com\/palm-beach-costa-del-tesoro\/congresista-de-florida-se-declara-no-culpable-en-caso-por-millonario-fraude-con-fondos-del-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Congresista de Florida se declara no culpable en caso por millonario fraude con fondos del COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mdp-speaker-wrapper\">\n            \n            \n            \n            \n            <div class=\"mdp-speaker-box mdp-speaker-box before-content speaker-wavesurfer\">\n                <div class=\"mdp-speaker-player\"  data-title=\"Congresista de Florida se declara no culpable en caso por millonario fraude con fondos del COVID-19\" data-author=\"4\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/atlantikas.com\/palm-beach-costa-del-tesoro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/C001127.jpg\" data-type=\"speaker-wavesurfer\" data-id=\"13661\" data-src=\"https:\/\/atlantikas.com\/palm-beach-costa-del-tesoro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/speaker\/post-13661.mp3?cb=1770164702.mp3\" data-download=\"1\" data-speeds=\"0.5,0.75,1,1.25,1.5\" data-share=\"\" >\n                    <div class=\"mdp-speaker-wavesurfer-player mdp-speaker-wavesurfer-placeholder\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            \n            \n            \n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"929abb20-6a2a-4071-aebe-82831df8de72\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"dcba0252-2651-408d-821f-6b72330e4247\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"641\"><strong data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"341\">MIAMI \u2014<\/strong> La congresista federal de Florida Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick se declar\u00f3 formalmente <strong data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"441\">no culpable<\/strong> este martes de los cargos que la acusan de conspirar para robar aproximadamente <strong data-start=\"522\" data-end=\"592\">5 millones de d\u00f3lares en fondos federales de ayuda por el COVID-19<\/strong>, casi tres meses despu\u00e9s de haber sido imputada.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"643\" data-end=\"1097\">Cherfilus-McCormick, quien representa distritos de los condados Palm Beach y Broward, <strong data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"751\">no estuvo presente<\/strong> en la audiencia de lectura de cargos celebrada en una corte federal de Miami. En su lugar, su abogado, <strong data-start=\"855\" data-end=\"873\">William Barzee<\/strong>, present\u00f3 la declaraci\u00f3n en su nombre, explicando que la legisladora se encontraba en <strong data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"980\">Washington, D.C.<\/strong>, participando en debates del Congreso relacionados con la financiaci\u00f3n del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1099\" data-end=\"1313\">\u201cElla est\u00e1 ansiosa por volver plenamente a su trabajo\u201d, afirm\u00f3 Barzee tras la audiencia. \u201cAhora mismo est\u00e1 en Washington luchando por sus electores, y su principal enfoque es representar a la gente de su distrito\u201d.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1315\" data-end=\"1644\">Barzee asumi\u00f3 la defensa de la congresista <strong data-start=\"1358\" data-end=\"1379\">esta misma semana<\/strong>, luego de que su anterior abogado, <strong data-start=\"1415\" data-end=\"1437\">David Oscar Markus<\/strong>, solicitara en varias ocasiones el aplazamiento de la audiencia mientras Cherfilus-McCormick resolv\u00eda asuntos financieros personales. Finalmente, Markus se retir\u00f3 del caso alegando <strong data-start=\"1619\" data-end=\"1643\">conflictos de agenda<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1646\" data-end=\"2036\">Seg\u00fan la acusaci\u00f3n federal, Cherfilus-McCormick enfrenta <strong data-start=\"1703\" data-end=\"1716\">15 cargos<\/strong> relacionados con la apropiaci\u00f3n indebida de fondos que habr\u00edan sido <strong data-start=\"1785\" data-end=\"1806\">pagados en exceso<\/strong> a la empresa de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica de su familia, <strong data-start=\"1854\" data-end=\"1885\">Trinity Healthcare Services<\/strong>, en 2021, antes de que fuera elegida al Congreso. La compa\u00f1\u00eda ten\u00eda un contrato para registrar personas en programas de vacunaci\u00f3n contra el COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2038\" data-end=\"2203\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">El caso a\u00f1ade presi\u00f3n pol\u00edtica y legal sobre la congresista dem\u00f3crata, mientras el proceso judicial contin\u00faa su curso en los tribunales federales del sur de Florida.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIAMI \u2014 La congresista federal de Florida Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick se declar\u00f3 formalmente no culpable este martes de los cargos que la acusan de conspirar para robar aproximadamente 5 millones de d\u00f3lares en fondos federales de ayuda por el COVID-19, casi tres meses despu\u00e9s de haber sido imputada. 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