Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could face some ethics trouble for the high fashion “Tax the Rich” frock that she wore to the 2021 Met Gala.
Ocasio-Cortez did not fork over the $990 for the dress rental until March 2022, well after the congressional probe started, the watchdog office found.
In addition to the gown, Ocasio-Cortez also received a handbag, shoes, jewelry, makeup and transportation to the gala estimated to be worth more than $8,000, the report said. Her partner, Riley Roberts, who accompanied her to the ball, borrowed a bow tie and shoes from the Vellies for the event.“It appears that Rep. Ocasio-Cortez may not have paid for several thousands of dollars’ worth of goods and services provided to her,” investigators reported.
The report charged that the Met Gala goodies may have gone unpaid without the intervention of the congressional ethics office. “The Board finds that there is substantial reason to believe that Rep. Ocasio-Cortez accepted impermissible gifts associated with her attendance at the Met Gala,” investigators concluded.
In a response to the report, a lawyer for Ocasio-Cortez, David Mitrani, said the lawmaker “finds these delays unacceptable” and has moved to “ensure nothing of this nature will ever happen again.”that the delay in payment did not break House rules of federal law because Ocasio-Cortez “always understood that she had to pay for these expenses personally.”“We are confident the Committee on Ethics will dismiss this matter,” Mitrani wrote.
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