Embattled Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), who was indicted by a federal grand jury this week for stealing $5 million in FEMA funds, told reporters on Thursday that her indictment was a “scare tactic,” rooted in racism and a cover-up of the Epstein files. The indictment alleges that “Cherfilus-McCormick, 46, and her brother Edwin Cherfilus, 51, both of Miramar, worked through their family health-care company on a FEMA-funded COVID-19 vaccination staffing contract in 2021,” according to a Justice Department press release.