Mark Halpern
speaker
240 appearances
3 recordings
1 series
first heard Oct 2025
last heard 21 Nov
Mark Halpern’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Hey, good morning, everybody.
It's Mark Halpern, host of NextUp, filling in today for the great Megyn Kelly.
It's Friday, November 21st, 2025, and this is your AM Update.
A Democratic Florida congresswoman indicted for allegedly stealing $5 million in FEMA money and redirecting it to her campaign.
And what some are calling a bizarre moment of Trump derangement syndrome, as Democrats bite Trump over a hypothetical illegal order.
Vance weighing in on an array of topics from jobs to immigration and more.
And an ex-New Jersey Republican congressional staffer charged with, get this, faking a violent political attack.
All that and more coming up in just a moment here on your AM Update.
Congresswoman Sheila Surfilis McCormick, a Democrat from Florida and several co-defendants, indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury out of Miami.
the Fed's accusing the group of stealing FEMA disaster funds and laundering the money into her 2021 congressional campaign.
According to the indictment, the family health care company operated by Shafilis McCormick and her brother Edwin received a $5 million overpayment on a FEMA COVID vaccine staffing contract back in July of 2021.
Prosecutors allege the siblings conspired to steal the funds, diverting it through multiple accounts to hide the source.
Staffer Najaj LeBlanc also indicted in the alleged scheme.
Southern District of Florida prosecutors alleging the defendants funneled the extra money to friends and relatives who then donated it back to the campaign.
Tax preparer David Spencer charged with conspiring to file a false tax return
From the Justice Department press release, quote, they falsely claim political spending and other personal expenses as business deductions and inflated charitable contributions in order to reduce her tax obligations.
The congresswoman yesterday releasing a statement saying, quote, this is an unjust, baseless sham indictment and I am innocent.
The timing alone is curious and clearly meant to distract from far more pressing national issues.
Also yesterday, the congresswoman relinquishing her leadership position on a foreign affairs subcommittee as Democratic caucus rules require any indicted representatives to step down from leadership positions.
The state of Florida suing Trinity Health Services, of which the congresswoman was the CEO in December 2024 for refusing to turn over $5 million in overcharges.
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