Rep. Cory Mills faces active DOJ criminal investigation
Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) is under active criminal investigation by the Department of Justice, according to a source familiar with the matter, concurrent with a House Ethics Committee probe into sexual misconduct and dating violence allegations. Mills has denied wrongdoing and has not been charged.
Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) is under active criminal investigation by the Department of Justice, according to a source familiar with the matter, Fox News reports. The specific conduct or charges the DOJ is investigating remain undisclosed, and the DOJ itself has not publicly confirmed the investigation.
The criminal inquiry runs parallel to a House Ethics Committee investigation into Mills that began in November 2025. That ethics probe covers allegations of sexual misconduct and dating violence, according to a committee statement from April. The panel has not specified a timeline for completing its work.
Mills serves on the House Armed Services and Intelligence committees. He was first elected in 2022, re-elected in 2024, and is seeking a third term in November 2026.
According to Fox News, the alleged conduct under ethics investigation includes a domestic abuse incident in February 2025 and a separate July 2025 case in which Mills allegedly threatened to release explicit images of a romantic partner, described as blackmail. The ethics probe also encompasses allegations of campaign finance violations and misrepresentation of military service.
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) filed a motion to expel Mills in April, citing misconduct, sexual misconduct allegations, campaign finance violations, and illicit involvement in federal contracts, among other charges. That resolution's procedural status is unconfirmed.
Mills has denied any wrongdoing and has not been charged with any crimes. The source of the DOJ investigation claim is anonymous; The Hill and other outlets have not independently verified the allegation through DOJ statements or officials on the record.
An anonymous source tells Fox News that Mills faces a DOJ criminal investigation; the scope and nature of that investigation remain undisclosed, and the DOJ has not confirmed it.
Mills faces dual federal and House scrutiny with potentially severe political consequences, yet key details remain opaque: what the DOJ is investigating, when that investigation began, and whether Mace's expulsion motion has advanced. The gap between the ethics committee's ongoing work and the criminal inquiry's scope and timeline will shape Mills's political viability heading toward November 2026.
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