Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has once again made headlines for all the wrong reasons.
The socialist lawmaker filed her mandatory 2024 financial disclosure documents more than three months late, raising fresh questions about transparency and accountability.
AOC initially requested a 90-day extension when disclosures were due in May but missed the second deadline, finally submitting her documents last Wednesday, one week late.
The filings list her assets and liabilities in ranges: $17,000 to $81,000 in bank accounts, $15,000 to $50,000 in student loans, and a small 401(k) from her previous work as an educational director for the National Hispanic Institute.
While the numbers reveal modest growth from her 2023 disclosure, adding somewhere between $14,000 and $65,000, the glaring omission is her fiancé of over a decade, Riley Roberts.
AOC has previously faced scrutiny from the House Ethics Committee for calling Roberts her “spouse” on certain forms, allowing him perks such as travel and Met Gala access.
Yet Roberts’ finances were left off her financial disclosure, sidestepping the federal requirement to report spousal assets, the New York Post reported.
Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette, interim VP of policy at the Project On Government Oversight, criticized the omission.
“If her fiancée is going to avail