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OCE Referral Regarding Rep. Alex Mooney

May 12, 2022
Investigations

OCE Referral Regarding Rep. Alex Mooney

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On December 22, 2021, the Office of Congressional Ethics transmitted a referral to the Committee on Ethics of the United States House of Representatives regarding Rep. Alex Mooney.

Nature of the Review

Rep. Mooney may have accepted a free or below-market-value trip to Aruba, as well as free lodging and event space from a company that provides services to his campaign committee. If Rep. Mooney accepted impermissible gifts in the form of a trip to Aruba and free lodging and event space, then he may have violated House rules, standards of conduct, and federal law.

Rep. Mooney may have used official resources, including staff time, for campaign work and personal errands. If Rep. Mooney used official resources for campaign work and personal errands, then he may have violated House rules, standards of conduct, and federal law. Rep. Mooney may have authorized expenditures from his Members' Representational Allowance ("MRA") that were not for permissible official expenses. If Rep. Mooney authorized impermissible MRA expenditures, then he may have violated House rules, standards of conduct, and federal law.

Rep. Mooney's campaign committees reported campaign disbursements that may not be legitimate and verifiable campaign expenditures attributable to bona fide campaigns or political purposes. If Rep. Mooney converted campaign funds from his campaign committees to personal use, or if Rep. Mooney's campaign committees expended funds that were not attributable to bona fide campaign or political purposes, then Rep. Mooney may have violated House rules, standards of conduct, and federal law.

Rep. Mooney may have withheld, concealed, or otherwise falsified information during an OCE investigation. If Rep. Mooney withheld, concealed, or falsified information during the OCE's investigation, then he may have violated House rules, standards of conduct, and federal law.

OCE Recommendation

The Board recommended that the Committee further review the above allegation concerning Rep. Mooney because there is substantial reason to believe that Rep. Mooney accepted impermissible gifts in the form of a trip to Aruba and free lodging and event space.

The Board recommended that the Committee further review the above allegation concerning Rep. Mooney because there is substantial reason to believe that Rep. Mooney used official resources for campaign work and personal errands.

The Board recommended that the Committee further review the above allegation concerning Rep. Mooney because there is substantial reason to believe that Rep. Mooney authorized impermissible MRA expenditures.

The Board recommended that the Committee further review the above allegation concerning Rep. Mooney because there is substantial reason to believe that Rep. Mooney converted campaign funds from his campaign committees to personal use, or Rep. Mooney's campaign committees expended funds that were not attributable to bona fide campaign or political purposes.

The Board recommended that the Committee further review the above allegation concerning Rep. Mooney because there is substantial reason to believe that Rep. Mooney withheld, concealed or falsified information during the OCE's investigation.

Committee Action

On May 23, 2022, the Committee on Ethics released a statement indicating it would continue to gather information necessary to complete its review. The Committee published the OCE report and findings and announced the allegations would be further reviewed pursuant to Committee Rule 18(a).