West Virginia Rep. Alex Mooney may have accepted a free or below-market rate family vacation to Aruba on the dime of a company that has ties to his campaign, which likely constituted an impermissible gift, according to the Office of Congressional Ethics. The House Ethics Committee first opened an investigation into the Trump-backed West Republican after receiving a referral from the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) in December 2021. On Monday, the OCE recommended the Ethics Committee extend its investigation of Mooney and released a 54-page report with new allegations Not only did Mooney allegedly accept a free trip to stay at the Ritz-Carlton in Aruba with his family, but he is also accused of using a Washington, D.C. home for free lodging and work space and using his House staff's time for campaign work and personal errands. He also allegedly diverted funds from his Members' Representational Allowance (MRA) for non-official business, all according to the OCE report.
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