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Referral·Office of Congressional Ethicsreferral

OCE Referral Regarding Rep. Alex Mooney

Published May 12, 202254 pages
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Briefing

The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) reviewed allegations against Rep. Alex Mooney and found substantial reason to believe he accepted impermissible gifts (including a paid Aruba vacation and free use of a Capitol Hill house), used official staff and resources for personal errands and campaign work, authorized improper MRA expenditures, converted campaign funds to personal use, and withheld or altered information during an OCE investigation. The Board recommended the Committee on Ethics further review these matters and suggested issuing subpoenas to Rep. Mooney and HSP Direct, which declined to cooperate.

People Named

  • Alex X. Mooney — subject

Allegations

  • [high]Accepted a free or below-market-value trip to Aruba paid by HSP Direct and free lodging/event space at an HSP-associated Capitol Hill house.
  • [high]Used official resources and staff time for campaign work and personal errands (e.g., babysitting, driving, groceries, pet care, laundry, auto repairs).
  • [high]Authorized Members' Representational Allowance (MRA) expenditures that were not for permissible official expenses, including mixed-purpose travel.
  • [medium]Converted campaign funds to personal use, including grocery purchases and entertainment (e.g., theater tickets) and questionable gift-card expenditures.
  • [high]Withheld, concealed, or falsified information during the OCE investigation, including possible edits to calendar entries and disappearance of receipts.

Findings

  • [referred]There is substantial reason to believe Rep. Mooney accepted impermissible gifts (Aruba trip and free use of HSP-associated house).
  • [referred]There is substantial reason to believe Rep. Mooney used official resources for campaign work and personal errands.
  • [referred]There is substantial reason to believe Rep. Mooney authorized impermissible MRA expenditures.
  • [referred]There is substantial reason to believe Rep. Mooney converted campaign funds to personal use or made expenditures not attributable to bona fide campaign purposes.
  • [referred]There is substantial reason to believe Rep. Mooney withheld, concealed, or falsified information during the OCE’s investigation.

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