US EditionOcasio-Cortez Must Pay Additional $2,700 for Met Gala Dress - West Hawaii Today
- On Friday, July 25, 2025, the House Ethics Committee ordered Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to repay $2,983.28 for gifts and rented clothing, citing a violation of House ethics guidelines, report said.
- In September 2021, the American Accountability Foundation filed an ethics complaint over her Met Gala attire, prompting the inquiry into her expenses.
- The ethics report detailed she received a couture dress, handbag, shoes, jewelry and services, adding that her gown rental’s fair market value was roughly $3,724.04, while she paid $990.76, report said.
- The House Ethics Committee stipulated she must donate $250 to the Costume Institute and pay Brother Vellies an additional $2,733.28, after which the matter will close.
- The House Ethics Committee warned that if she doesn’t repay, they could recommend a reprimand, censure, or fines, and her office has not commented on payment plans.
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THE CENTER SQUARE—U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez broke House ethics’ rules by accepting free tickets to the glitzy 2021 Met Gala benefit in New York City, and a designer gown emblazoned with “Tax The Rich” in red letters, a panel said Friday. The House Ethics Committee released a report Friday saying an investigation determined that the New York Democrat and “Squad” members had flouted its rules by accepting the gratuities and ordered her t…
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House Ethics Committee: AOC broke House rules, must pay over $2,700 for ‘Tax The Rich’ dress worn at Met Gala
New York Democrat Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez violated House ethics guidelines by accepting over $3,700 in rented clothing and other gifts for her widely publicized appearance at the 2021 Met Gala, according to the House Ethics Committee.
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