Investigative Compliance Desk • OGE Form 278 Audit

Public Official Travel & Gift Disclosure Audit Workbench

Source: @WSJ Report • RFK Jr. Flights & Vacation Home

Disclosure Target & Summary

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Health Secretary
Statutory Threshold: $250.00
Total Value (FMV)
$255,000
Item Count
3
Private Aviation
$230,000
Lodging & Housing
$25,000
EXCEEDS FEDERAL REPORTING THRESHOLD
Total aggregate value of $255,000 far exceeds the statutory $250.00 reporting floor under federal ethics laws.
Reporting Required

Itemized Gift & Travel Ledger

Description Category Date Provider / Donor Est. FMV Actions

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Category Breakdown

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Private Aviation $230,000
Lodging & Housing $25,000
Hospitality $0
Other $0

Federal Disclosure Framework

Under the Ethics in Government Act (5 U.S.C. app. § 102) and OGE Form 278e rules, executive branch officials must disclose:

  • Single Gifts: Any gifts received exceeding the statutory threshold (currently ~$250 - $480 depending on revision year).
  • Aggregation Rule: Gifts totaling more than the threshold from a single donor across a calendar year.
  • Air Travel: Chartered private flights calculated at commercial first-class equivalent or pro-rata charter flight hourly cost.
  • Lodging: Use of personal vacation real estate exceeding fair market rental valuation.
Investigation Grounding: As reported by The Wall Street Journal, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. received >$250,000 in free flights to Fiji and Greece and vacation home privileges in D.C.
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