Ocasio Cortez Complaint
BEFORE THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
) COOLIDGE-REAGAN FOUNDATION ) 1629 K Street, N.W., Suite 300 ) Washington, D.C. 20006 ) )
Complainant
, ) ) v. ) ) ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ ) FEC ID Number H8NY15148 ) P.O. Box 680080 ) Corona, NY 11368, ) ) ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ ) FOR CONGRESS ) P.O. Box 680080 ) Corona, NY 11368 ) Frank Llewellyn, Treasurer ) ) BRAND NEW CONGRESS ) 2930 Wesley Avenue ) Charlotte, NC 28205 ) Isra Allison, Treasurer ) )
Respondents
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VERIFIED COMPLAINT
Introduction
This Complaint alleges Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez funneled thousands of dollars of official campaign funds through Brand New Congress—a limited liability corporation and affiliated PAC—to her boyfriend. Reason to believe exists both the transaction, as well as the involved entities’ reporting of it, may have violated federal law.
PARTIES
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Complainant COOOLIDGE-REAGAN FOUNDATION is a non-connected hybrid political committee registered with the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”).
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Respondent ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ was a candidate for Congress in 2018, and currently serves as a Member of Congress from New York’s 14th Congressional District. 3.
Respondent ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ FOR CONGRESS is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s authorized candidate committee. 4.
Respondent BRAND NEW CONGRESS (hereafter, “Brand New Congress PAC”) is a nonqualified, unauthorized political committee (“PAC”).
RELEVANT CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS
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52 U.S.C. § 30114(b)(1) provides campaign contributions “shall not be converted by any person to personal use.” 6.
52 U.S.C. § 30104(b)(6) provides an authorized committee must report “the name and address of each person who has received any disbursement not disclosed” as an expenditure, if it totals more than $200 within an election cycle.
REASON TO BELIEVE EXISTS ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ LAUNDERED MONEY THROUGH A PAC TO PROVIDE CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO HER BOYFRIEND
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On February 20, 2019, Luke Thompson published an article entitled “The Congresswoman Loves the Swamp. Her Wealthy Chief of Staff Used a PAC to Pay Her Boyfriend,” on Medium, which parses FEC records to reveal evidence Ocasio-Cortez funneled money from her official campaign account to her boyfriend, Riley Roberts.
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