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Investigative Report·House Committee on Ethicsreferral

In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Published July 25, 2025612 pages
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Briefing

The House Committee on Ethics investigated whether Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accepted impermissible gifts in connection with her attendance at the 2021 Met Gala. The Committee found she paid for many items but accepted a free guest ticket for her then-partner and accepted (or failed to fully pay fair market value for) some attire and services. The Committee concluded she impermissibly accepted gifts and failed to exercise proper oversight of staff, and required additional personal payments; the matter will be closed once those payments are completed.

People Named

  • Michael Guest — other
  • Andrew R. Garbarino — other
  • Glenn Ivey — other
  • Suhas Subramanyam — other

Allegations

  • [high]Accepted free admission to the 2021 Met Gala for her then-partner, Riley Roberts.
  • [medium]Accepted gifts of attire and related services (gown, shoes, handbag, jewelry, floral hairpiece, hair and makeup, transportation, ready-room services) without paying full fair market value.
  • [medium]Failed to exercise proper oversight over staff, resulting in delayed or incomplete payments to vendors.

Findings

  • [violation found]Representative Ocasio-Cortez impermissibly accepted gifts related to her attire at the 2021 Met Gala because she did not pay full fair market value for some items and services.
  • [violation found]Representative Ocasio-Cortez impermissibly accepted a gift of free admission to the 2021 Met Gala for her then-partner, Riley Roberts.
  • [violation found]Representative Ocasio-Cortez failed to exercise proper oversight over staff, leading to delayed payments and reliance on vendors to ensure compliance with the Gift Rule.

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