A House ethics panel determined that the congresswoman sought to comply with the rules, but still paid below market value for apparel worn at the event.

Ocasio-Cortez separately previously paid for the cost of makeup, hotel rooms, transportation, and other “similar benefits” in connection with attending the Met Gala, totaling around $7,500.

House Ethics Committee found Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez failed to pay full market value for items at the 2021 MET Gala, where she wore the Tax the Rich dress, requiring additional payments.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez paid less than she should have for clothes she wore to the 2021 Met Gala and shouldn't have accepted a free ticket for her then-partner, Riley Roberts, according to a ...

House Ethics Committee found Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez failed to pay full market value for items at the 2021 MET Gala, where she wore the Tax the Rich dress, requiring additional payments.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Riley Roberts attend the Met Gala in 2021. GC Images Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign stiffed vendors on the payments for months, and the congresswoman ultimately forked ...

Fashion designer and curator of the Black Dress exhibition, Adrienne Jones, shares how this year’s Met Gala honored Black cultural memory, historical elegance and the enduring legacy of Black style.

The committee found that the congresswoman "impermissibly accepted gifts" in connection with her appearance at the 2021 Met Gala.

In May 2021, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, or “AOC” as she is fondly known, glided down the 2021 Met Gala red carpet in an iconic white gown with “Tax the Rich” written across the back ...

The House Ethics Committee found that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) did not intentionally underpay or take gifts, but she must make $2,700 in additional payments for goods and services.

The House Ethics Committee found that Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “impermissibly accepted gifts” in connection with her 2021 appearance at the Met Gala, violating a House rule.

The House Ethics Committee on Friday found Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., violated ethics rules after she “impermissibly” accepted gifts during her appearance at the 2021 Met Gala ...