Rep. Sherrill Faces More Scrutiny Over Navy Scandal

New Jersey Democrat gubernatorial nominee Rep. Mikie Sherrill, is facing renewed questions about her role in a 1990s U.S. Naval Academy cheating scandal, with former classmates disputing her shifting explanations, according to New York Post reporting.

Brent Sadler, a 1994 Naval Academy graduate and senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, told the Post he doubts Sherrill’s latest account. “I don’t buy it, and I’m kind of speaking on behalf of actually a lot of classmates that reached out to me,” Sadler said.

Last month, Sherrill acknowledged she didn’t walk at her class’ commencement, saying she was penalized for refusing to report peers involved in the scandal.

Read more at Newsmax© 2025 Newsmax. All rights reserved.