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Referral·Office of Congressional Ethicsreferral

OCE Referral Regarding Rep. Alex Mooney

Published October 21, 202126 pages
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Briefing

The Office of Congressional Ethics reviewed Representative Alex Mooney's campaign spending and found substantial reason to believe his campaign committees reported disbursements that may not be bona fide campaign expenses and that required information was omitted from FEC reports. The OCE identified likely personal use for frequent small-dollar meals and at least two resort trips, unitemized reimbursements to Rep. Mooney totaling $22,865.05 (of which he later reimbursed some amounts), and $17,250 in gift-card–related expenditures that obscured ultimate payees. The Board recommended the House Committee on Ethics further review these matters and suggested subpoenas for three noncooperative pay

People Named

  • Alex X. Mooney — subject

Allegations

  • [high]Campaign committees reported disbursements that may not be legitimate and verifiable campaign expenditures attributable to bona fide campaign or political purposes.
  • [high]Rep. Mooney may have converted campaign funds from his campaign committees to personal use for frequent small-dollar meals and for resort and recreational travel.
  • [high]Rep. Mooney may have omitted required information from his FEC candidate committee reports, including failing to itemize reimbursements and disclose ultimate payees.
  • [medium]Campaign expenditures included $17,250 in purchases of gift cards through St. James Parish / St. Zita’s that obscured the ultimate recipients of funds.

Findings

  • [referred]The Board found there is substantial reason to believe that Rep. Mooney's campaign committees reported disbursements that may not be legitimate and verifiable campaign expenditures and that he may have converted campaign funds to personal use.
  • [referred]The Board found there is substantial reason to believe that Rep. Mooney omitted required information from his FEC candidate committee reports.

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