Referral·Office of Congressional Ethicsreferral
OCE Referral Regarding Rep. Carolyn Maloney
Published November 21, 202215 pages
Briefing
The Office of Congressional Ethics found substantial reason to believe Representative Carolyn Maloney may have solicited or accepted impermissible gifts tied to her attendance at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Met Gala. The OCE concludes Maloney likely requested an invitation in 2016 and that request appears to have affected subsequent invitations, which could make free attendance ineligible for the charitable-event exception. The Board recommended the House Committee on Ethics further review the matter.
Allegations
- [medium]Rep. Carolyn Maloney may have solicited an invitation to attend the Met Gala in 2016 by contacting Met officials.