Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has willfully missed the House Ethics Committee’s financial disclosure deadline of August 13 for the second time in her congressional career.
Ocasio-Cortez is well aware of the Office of Congressional Ethics’ August 13 deadline, according to her spokesperson, who flaunted the committee’s 30-day grace period.
“The committee provides a 30-day grace period before fines are levied. The congresswoman plans to file before the period expires,” Ocasio-Cortez’s communications director told the Washington Examiner on Tuesday.
If she were to miss the 30-day grace period, Ocasio-Cortez would face a $200 late penalty.
This is not the first time Ocasio-Cortez has filed her financial disclosures late. In 2019, Ocasio-Cortez filed her financial disclosure exactly 30 days late in September 2020, barely avoiding the Ethics Committee fine.
