A House Ethics subcommittee found “substantial evidence” to support the allegations made against Florida Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick in a federal fraud indictment filed last year, as well as a host of misconduct violations made by the congresswoman. The investigative subcommittee met a dozen times since forming in July , ultimately issuing 59 subpoenas, conducting 28 witness interviews and reviewing more than 33,000 documents, it said in a press release Thursday. In a response filing , Cherfilus-McCormick’s legal representative requested the committee pause its investigation while the criminal case plays out, a request commonly honored by the House Ethics Committee. “Representative Cherfilus-McCormick disputes and refutes the allegations and report of the Ethics Committee’s Investigative Subcommittee,” her attorney, Michael Stroud, wrote to the panel. The ethics committee is scheduled to host its first hearing in the investigation into Cherfilus-McCormick on March 5.