The state alleges the company, led by Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick at the time, failed to return overpaid funds from a pandemic-related contract.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida state agency is suing a company owned by the family of U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, saying the company

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A Florida state agency is suing a company owned by the family of U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

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A healthcare company formerly led by Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) is being sued by the state of Florida after the government overpaid the company more than $5 million in loans during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, Florida’s Division of Emergency Management loaned money to South Florida’s Trinity Health Care Services to register people for COVID-19 vaccinations. According to the lawsuit, the state meant to pay the amount of $50,578.50.…

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The state of Florida accidentally overpaid a healthcare company to the tune of more than $5.2 million, and the CEO then loaned herself all of that and then some, according to a news report.
Tallahassee Democrat reports that the mistake was made after Florida's Division of Emergency Management made a deal with South Florida's Trinity Health Care Services to register people for COVID-19 vaccinations. FDEM was supposed to pay Trinity an invoice amo…

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida state agency is suing a company owned by the family of U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, saying the company overcharged the state by nearly $5.8 million for work done during the pandemic and won’t give the money back. The lawsuit comes at the same time that a congressional ethics investigation concluded the South Florida Democrat may have violated U.S. House rules and federal law with her campaign activitie…

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During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) signed an agreement with Trinity Health Care Services to register residents for COVID vaccines. The FDEM, according to USA Today, owed $50,578.50 on an invoice but accidentally paid $5 million more than it owed...

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A Florida state agency is suing a company owned by the family of U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick. The Florida Division of Emergency Management says Trinity Healthcare Services overcharged the state by nearly $5.8 million for work done during the pandemic and won’t give the money back. The lawsuit comes at the same time that a congressional ethics investigation has found that Cherfilus-McCormick, a South Florida Democrat, may have violated U…

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State agency sues company linked to South Florida Rep., alleging it won't give back $5.8M

(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) The state of Florida recently sued a healthcare services company after it overpaid the company $5 million due to a decimal error on the invoice. The company took the overpayment and the then CEO later loaned herself millions of dollars to successfully run for Congress. Inside Elections’s editor Jacob Rubashkin commented on the wild story this week and wrote, “Holy cow! Florida says it accidentally paid a healthcare c…

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