US EditionEthics panel directs Ocasio-Cortez to make more payments for Met Gala ‘Tax the Rich’ outfit
NEW YORK CITY, JUL 25 – The House Ethics Committee found Ocasio-Cortez accepted over $3,700 in gifts and a $35,000 ticket without paying full market value but imposed no sanctions beyond repayments.
- The House Ethics Committee closed its investigation into Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, finding she had "impermissibly accepted gifts" related to the 2021 Met Gala.
- Ocasio-Cortez is required to pay nearly $3,000 from her own funds to resolve the matter, according to the ethics report.
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The House Ethics Committee accused socialist representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) of violating the House’s ethical standards by accepting more than $3,700 in gifts and rented garments for her famous appearance at the 2021 Met Gala, but paying less than $1,000 for everything. Extreme left politics would have improperly accepted not only an entry for her boyfriend at the time, Riley Roberts, but also the famous one dressed in the phrase “…
GOP-Led House Ethics Panel Orders AOC to Pay Nearly $3K Over ‘Tax the Rich’ Dress
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has been ordered by the House Ethics Committee to pay nearly $3,000 after it ruled she received an improper gift when she attended the 2021 Met Gala wearing a “Tax the Rich” dress. The Republican-led panel concluded that AOC underpaid for her outfit and accessories by thousands of dollars. While she previously paid just under $1,000 to cover the cost of the rental, the committee said the real fair market va…
House Ethics Committee nails Ocasio-Cortez over Met Gala controversy
Democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York will have to pay up to settle an ethics complaint after she accepted free tickets and other gifts to attend the Met Gala.Ocasio-Cortez was ridiculed by many for famously wearing a dress with the message "Tax the Rich" to the famous gala held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in 2021. She later was hit with an ethics complaint when it was discovered that she had run a…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Ordered to Pay $2,983.28 After Breaking House Rules
The House Ethics Committee has ordered Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York to pay $2,983.28 after breaking some rules during her attendance at the 2021 Met Gala. The House […] The post Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Ordered to Pay $2,983.28 After Breaking House Rules appeared first on The Western Journal.
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