AOC's ETHICS PROBLEMS: Payments to boyfriend spur Republican group's FEC complaint

foxnews.com ^ | 2/27/19 | Perry Chiaramonte w/ Lukas Mikelionis, Fox News

[Liz]

An FEC complaint alleges AOC may have illegally funneled thousands of dollars through an allied PAC to her boyfriend. DC-based Coolidge Reagan Foundation allege in their complaint that when the Brand New Congress PAC (BNC) -- a political arm of Brand New Congress LLC, hired by Ocasio-Cortez, to run and support her campaign -- paid Riley Roberts for marketing services, it potentially ran afoul of campaign finance law. “It’s not illegal to pay her boyfriend, but it appears they created some sort of scheme to avoid claiming the money [as a campaign expense].” What exactly did he do for that money?”

FEC records show Brand New Congress PAC made two payments – in Aug 2017 and Sept 2017 – both for $3,000. The FEC complaint specifically cites the use of "intermediaries", "the vague and amorphous nature of the services Riley ostensibly provided," the relatively small amount of money raised by the campaign at that early stage and "their romantic relationship" in asserting the transactions might violate campaign finance law......campaign contributions “shall not be converted by any person to personal use” and that “an authorized committee must report the name and address of each person who has received any disbursement not disclosed.”

“[Riley Roberts] is a professional digital marketing and growth consultant who specializes in social media presence and subscriber engagement,” said BNC’s Zeynab Day; his hiring was based “on his experience managing successful advertising and social media campaigns.” “He was hired through a 2 month trial period August 3, 2017, through the end of Sept 2017.” Services consisted of advertising strategies for potential growth, developing metrics, and aiding in execution of strategy to increase brand awareness for the PAC.” Wednesday's complaint comes after a blog post on Medium by political consultant Luke Thompson, who first flagged the payments to Roberts.

[Liz]

The half-baked socialist is a virtual whiz at spending other people's money.

That's her mother holding the Bible.....boyfriend is grinning tall guy on right with the beard.

She got caught putting her live-in boyfriend on the Congressional payroll.....
and the buzz is he's got top level security clearance over OUR SAFETY and SECURITY.

Reports reveal suspicious payments to AOC’s boyfriend began during her campaign.

FACTS ON FILE
<><> Absent a waiver from House Ethics, family members have to be volunteers to get official house.gov email addresses,
<><> AOC’s office apparently doesn’t believe in having unpaid workers; according to her COS they have no volunteers in the office.
<><> So boyfriend Roberts is designated as staff but also isn’t on AOC’s staff,
<><> even though Roberts showed up Friday morning in the House directory as processing into her personal office as a staffer.

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Taxpayers demand to see all of AOC's financial records as a member of Congress....outlays WE paid for.
We need to see AOC's correspondence, emails, snail mails, hard drives, wire-transfers, text files, offshore banking activity, and the like.

ACTION—Demand to see govt reports of all tax dollars outlaid to AOC, and everyone employed in her office.......including her boyfriend and family members.

ACTION--DEMAND CONGRESS SEND YOU ALL AVAILABLE GOVT INFORMATION specifically govt vouchers submitted by AOC:
<><> credit cards,
<><> gift cards,
<><> cell phone/landline bills,
<><> electronic/wire transfers,
<><> detailed expense accounts,
<><> transportation expenses
<><> office expenses
<><> office equipment expenses
<><> office supplies,
<><> unusual stamp purchases (a classic govt corruption MO)
<><> housing allotments,
<><> clothing allotments,
<><> entertainment
<><> household help,
<><>reimbursements for varied ancillary interests.

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ACTION-—TAXPAYERS DEMAND TO KNOW WHO IN THE AOC PERSONAL AND GOVT CIRCLE IS CASHING GOVT PAYCHECKS, WHO HAS APPLIED FOR GOVT PENSIONS, AND WHO SHE MIGHT HAVE PLACED ON THE GOVT PAYROLL.It’s an old trick politicians use-—hand-picking people and putting them on several govt payrolls. (Long after you think they’re gone, they’re still cashing in).These maneuvers leave a huge paper trail.

CALLPRES TRUMP 202-456-1414
email at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact @POTUS or @realDonaldTrump on Twitter!

US CONGRESS SWITCHBOARD: (202) 224-3121

[CatOwner]

Going nowhere. You watch.

[Migraine]

I don’t want her taken down; I just like seeing her hassled to keep her talk-cycle motoring on.

[RedMonqey]

AOC, the gift that keeps on giving.

The fact she was on the committee investigating Trump says it all. The clowns are running the circus!

[knarf]

Almost Occasionally Conscious

[Flick Lives]

AOC launders campaign funds thru a 3rd party PAC who then pays her boyfriend. This same PAC funded her campaign. And the Dems find this all just fine.

The sam Dems and Dem media have a cow over Pres. Trump using his *own* money to pay Stormy Daniels and accuse him of an illegal campaign contribution.

[fruser1]

Commies is as commies does.

[Drew68]

Going nowhere. You watch.

I've given up on Democrats ever being held accountable for anything.

[chief lee runamok]

"“[Riley Roberts] is a professional digital marketing and growth consultant who specializes in social media presence and subscriber engagement,”"

So he works at a call center.

A glorified desk jockey.

[Fungi]

A perfect equine match for horseface herself.

[LucyT]

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PING

Check out article and comments by Liz.

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[Brilliant]

It was probably hush money. The Dems consider that to be a campaign expense.

[DAC21]

The lily-white Jolly Green giant will be discarded soon enough. He will be highly compensated to go away quietly and nod in agree with whatever lies the public relations team throws out there.

[Paladin2]

AOC needs to be harassed daily by “the rules”.

[bigbob]

Agree, the more she talks the better for us.

(And of course, the more AOC threads on FR!)

This will be a canary in the coal mine also - see if the Democrat leadership come to her defense, or if they pile on, hoping it will bring her down a few notches.

[conservative98]

[vette6387]

Liz, I understand she’s already got her “dacha” in the DC Navy Yard! Just like Berniezuela has up on Lake Champlain. They are always “all for me, and none for thee!” I only hope they end up like Maduro will end up very soon. I just hope Maduro gets found by a bullet, and doesn’t get a plane ride into exile!

[guyman]

Hell!! They pay their boy friends , their spouses , their children , their foundations, their lawyers trust fund. The entire place is a cess pool of graft and corruption worse than mexico. ALL OF THEM ARE CORRUPT CRIMINALS. Nobody does crap.

[Califreak]

Oh brother.

These two are going to be hipster Clintons.

[CivilWarBrewing]

THE LAW DOESN'T APPLY TO DEMONRATS.

The Deep State has made that QUITE CLEAR, hasn't it?