Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick announced her resignation from Congress just before an ethics panel was scheduled to vote on whether to recommend her expulsion from the chamber.
The Florida Democrat faces accusations of misappropriating $5 million in federal funds. Her sudden exit came as the ethics committee prepared to act on the case against her.
Cherfilus-McCormick's departure means the expulsion vote will not proceed. By resigning, she avoids the formal disciplinary process that would have unfolded on the House floor.
Author Sarah Mitchell: "Her last-minute resignation spares her the public humiliation of an expulsion vote, but it hardly erases the cloud hanging over her seat."
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