Ethics watchdog files complaint against DC Mayor Bowser over alleged travel gifts

First on the fox: A non -partisan government monitoring body filed an ethical complaint against Washington, DC, Mayor Morel Boser on Tuesday morning.

The complaint submitted by the Civil Accounting and Civil trust institution (reality) of the Council of Ethics and Government accountability requires that Boser be investigated illegally in the travel of travel and hospitality gifts on golf trips, Georgia, Mari-Lag-Laugh, Mari-LATER, and Mari-Mari-

“The primary criterion for elected officials is sincere transparency, which means following all laws of disclosure and answering the public’s questions about a good mind. The mayor’s unwillingness to provide basic information about many prominent trips is unacceptable,” Kindra Arnold, Fox’s CEO, first with Fox News Digital.

FACT cited the investigation by WJLA in lost records of prominent BowSER trips, discovering that Qatar paid Bowser and four employees 61,930 dollars to travel to the Middle East in 2023.

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Arnold said: “It is not just the journey of Qatar, but it is a disturbing pattern from Mar Lago to Doha to Ugusta National-the boycott has no record for those who paid the price of these trips or the general purpose they served, if there is one at all.” “The rules of ethics are to protect against corruption, and when they are ignored, the public’s confidence is eroded. I urge the council to investigate the law and impose it without delay.”

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While the Middle East journey should have been revealed in order to accept it as a legal donation of Colombia, the truth said in the complaint that there is no record for those who paid the price of the trip.

“When the press was asked, the mayor’s office initially said that the trip paid for it by the Chamber of Commerce in the capital. The Chamber said that this is not true. Then the mayor’s office said that the trip was paid for it by the American Conference on the mayors. This was also wrong,” as she claimed the truth.

Washington, DC, mayor Morel Boser speaks at a press conference about Capitol Hill in Washington on Monday 10 March 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

After that, in February 2025, the mayor’s office requested the collapse of the expenses of the trip, describing it as “the donation of the eye” and sought to “a reactionary impact agreement”, despite the two years that passed, according to the facts.

“However, incredibly, this was not even the report of the correspondent freedom law in March 2025 that this information was publicly revealed-specifically that Qatar paid more than $ 61,930 for the trip that the mayor’s office is now trying to describe retroactively as” donating the eye. “As of May 2025, the boycott still has a record in Qatar paying for the Boweser 2023 trip,” according to the complaint.

Again, quoting WJLA’s investigation reports, the fact said that the boycott of Colombia has no expenses for several other trips, including the Masters Golf Championship in Augusta, Georgia and trips to Las Vegas, Miami and Mar Lago.

Washington, DC, Mayor Morel Boser speaks at a press conference after the certificate for hours before the City Council, which determines the budget of the fiscal year 2025 in Washington, DC, on April 3, 2024. (Creej Hudson Lashinton Post via Getti Emiez)

The truth was accused by Buser of violating the “principle of basic morals” that prevents corruption and inhibits the elected officials from accepting bribes and donations.

During the era of Washington, DC, government officials cannot accept some gifts, including flights, housing and transportation. The law allows donations to the same area if the government entity “uses a gift or donates to carry out its approved functions or duties.”

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In this case, detailed and accurate records should be available for “general checking and inspection”. These donations should be recorded for the area and adopted before using the donation. ”

“It is clear that the mayor Buser’s trip to Qatar qualifies as a gift, and she is one of the elected officials, who is personally prohibited from accepting it. In addition, this gift will not qualify as a donation to the region because the donation was not registered and approved before using the donation.