Boebert representative rejects ethics complaint allegations
Lauren BoebertStatement conveyed by an unnamed representative for Rep. Boebert to TMZ; the representative's affiliation was not specified
An unnamed representative for Boebert told TMZ that she rejected the complaint's allegations, which include alleged staff relationships and a disputed $200,000 payment, and characterized the complaint as politically motivated.
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Rep. Lauren Boebert engaged in sexual relationships with three House employees she supervised.
“Congresswoman Lauren Boebert rejects these allegations as utterly false and there is no truth to them whatsoever.”
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Did Lauren Boebert have prohibited relationships with staff or misuse official or campaign funds?
David B. Wheeler publicly released a complaint dated September 17, 2026 alleging that Rep. Lauren Boebert had prohibited relationships with supervised employees and misused official or campaign funds. Former district director Clarice Navarro Ratzlaff denied the allegations involving her. Boebert denied inappropriate or sexual relationships with staff, and an unnamed representative rejected the complaint's allegations more broadly. The House Ethics Committee has not publicly confirmed accepting or investigating the submission, which falls within its 60-day preelection complaint window.
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TMZ's original reporting quotes an unnamed representative for Rep. Lauren Boebert rejecting the complaint's allegations and criticizing its motive. The updated article also quotes complainant David Wheeler responding to that denial. The representative's name and role are not specified.
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Wheeler had published the complaint, Navarro Ratzlaff had denied allegations involving her, and Boebert had directly denied staff relationships to Sources Say News.
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TMZ later updated its article to report that Wheeler stood by his account and sourcing. The committee has not publicly announced a finding on the complaint.
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An unnamed representative speaking for Boebert calls the complaint’s allegations utterly false and says there is no truth to them. This is an explicit denial of the complaint’s allegations, not merely a dispute over wording.
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“Boebert didn't answer the records. She answered by accusing me of a crime. Her official House press release was published on a taxpayer-funded government website says I "likely committed perjury and broke a federal law." Read that again: a sitting member of Congress used her official office to accuse a private citizen of a federal crime, in writing, on a .gov domain paid for by the public. I committed no crime. My complaint is sworn under 28 U.S.C. § 1746, the standard federal perjury exposure for a false statement, and it asks the Ethics Committee to do its job and investigate. That's not a rebuttal. That's a threat dressed up as a press release.”Read statement
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“On September 17, I filed a sworn ethics complaint against Rep. Lauren Boebert with the House Ethics Committee. It isn't built on rumor. It's built on House disbursement records, FEC filings, text messages, and named sources who gave written statements.”Read statement
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