House Ethics Panel Tells AOC to Pay Additional $3,000 for 2021 Met Gala
In a report released Friday, the bipartisan, 10-member committee instructed Ocasio-Cortez to pay vendors $2,733.28 from her personal funds to cover the fair market value of goods she received. Additionally, it told her to pay $250 to compensate the Met for the meal provided to her then-boyfriend, Riley Roberts, who accompanied her to the event.
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