Allies of disgraced ex-House Dem poised for criminal charges for refusing Congress' probe

Allies of a former House Democrat under federal indictment are now facing potential criminal charges themselves. The House of Representatives unanimously agreed to hold two people in contempt of Congress on Tuesday — North Miami Beach, Florida, Mayor Michael Joseph and Hector Roos, a former aide to ex-Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla. — for failing to work with the House Ethics Committee's investigation into the disgraced Sunshine State Democrat. It's now up to the Department of Justice (D