Another hearing delay for a Florida congresswoman accused of stealing COVID-19 funds

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MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge in Miami yet again rescheduled a hearing on Tuesday so that a Florida congresswoman charged with conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds could finalize her legal team. Judge Enjoliqué A. Lett granted U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s request for two more weeks, moving the arraignment to Feb. 3. Prosecutors didn’t object. Defense attorney David Oscar Markus told the judge that Cherfilus-McCormick’s finances were complicated, but that he

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