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   The House Ethics Committee is launching a bipartisan   
   investigation into Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.), the   
   panel announced Wednesday.   
      
   The committee did not disclose the nature of its investigation,   
   which was jointly launched by acting committee chairwoman Susan   
   Wild (D., Pa.) and acting ranking member Michael Guest (R.,   
   Miss.). But Ocasio-Cortez has faced numerous allegations of   
   ethical impropriety during her time in Congress, including the   
   possibility that she improperly accepted gifts ahead of the 2021   
   Met Gala.   
      
   A spokesperson for Ocasio-Cortez said she is confident the   
   matter will be dismissed. "The Congresswoman has always taken   
   ethics incredibly seriously, refusing any donations from   
   lobbyists, corporations, or other special interests," the   
   spokesperson told Forbes.   
      
   Watchdogs say the Democratic firebrand violated House ethics   
   rules when she "borrowed" jewelry and a glitzy custom-made "tax   
   the rich" gown for the 2021 Met Gala. Ocasio-Cortez also   
   impermissibly accepted free tickets to the event for her and her   
   then-boyfriend, Riley Roberts, the Foundation for Accountability   
   and Civic Trust and National Legal and Policy Center watchdog   
   groups alleged in their respective ethics complaints.   
      
   Ocasio-Cortez did not report receiving any gifts connected to   
   her attendance at the Met Gala in her 2021 financial disclosure.   
   She did, however, disclose receiving a $3,057.04 engagement ring   
   from Roberts.   
      
   Ocasio-Cortez wouldn’t be the first lawmaker to be investigated   
   over their attendance at the Met Gala. The Office of   
   Congressional Ethics reported in June that there is "substantial   
   reason to believe" outgoing Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D., N.Y.)   
   violated ethics rules for allegedly soliciting an invitation to   
   the event.   
      
   "If they're going after Representative Carolyn Maloney for her   
   soliciting a free ticket to the gala, worth $30,000, surely AOC   
   is a target for more scrutiny," National Legal and Policy Center   
   attorney Paul Kamenar told the Washington Free Beacon.   
      
   In August, Ocasio-Cortez openly admitted through her spokeswoman   
   that she was flouting financial disclosure rules by failing to   
   report her 2021 disclosure by the Aug. 13 deadline. She   
   ultimately filed the disclosure on Sept. 12, one day before she   
   would have been levied a fine.   
      
   In June, Ocasio-Cortez and her fellow "Squad" member Rep. Ilhan   
   Omar (D., Minn.) were arrested outside the Supreme Court as part   
   of a stunt coordinated with a dark money group funded by liberal   
   billionaire financier George Soros.   
      
   Her troubles with the law didn’t start there. Ocasio-Cortez   
   illegally parked her Tesla outside a Washington, D.C., Whole   
   Foods on multiple occasions in 2021, a Free Beacon exposé found.   
      
   The Ethics Committee said in a statement that disclosure of its   
   investigation is not proof Ocasio-Cortez violated House ethics   
   rules. The committee added that further details about the   
   investigation will be announced after the 118th Congress   
   convenes in January.   
      
   Published under: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Crime, Ethics, Met   
   Gala, The Squad   
      
      
      
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