The Specialist AOC Spent $19K in Campaign Funds Raises Eyebrows
A paper trail buried in routine federal disclosures has thrust Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez into an unexpected spotlight this week.
Buried within campaign finance records lies a series of payments connecting her political operation to a physician whose specialty has become synonymous with both cutting-edge psychiatric treatment and Hollywood tragedy.
Three transactions, spread across March, May and October of last year, sent a combined $18,725 from Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign coffers to Dr. Brian Boyle.
The largest single payment, $11,550, landed in March. Smaller sums of $2,800 and $4,375 followed in the months after.
Boyle isn’t just any physician. He holds the title of chief psychiatric officer at Stella, a chain of mental health clinics that has built part of its reputation around ketamine-based treatment protocols.
His credentials trace back to Harvard, and he markets himself professionally as an “interventional psychiatrist” who treats stubborn cases of depression, PTSD and anxiety that haven’t responded to conventional therapy.
Curiously, none of the three payments appear in campaign filings under any medical or psychiatric category.
Instead, bookkeepers labeled the expenditures “leadership training and consulting” — a description that leaves plenty of room for interpretation.
Buried within campaign finance records lies a series of payments connecting her political operation to a physician whose specialty has become synonymous with both cutting-edge psychiatric treatment and Hollywood tragedy.
Three transactions, spread across March, May and October of last year, sent a combined $18,725 from Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign coffers to Dr. Brian Boyle.
The largest single payment, $11,550, landed in March. Smaller sums of $2,800 and $4,375 followed in the months after.
Boyle isn’t just any physician. He holds the title of chief psychiatric officer at Stella, a chain of mental health clinics that has built part of its reputation around ketamine-based treatment protocols.
His credentials trace back to Harvard, and he markets himself professionally as an “interventional psychiatrist” who treats stubborn cases of depression, PTSD and anxiety that haven’t responded to conventional therapy.
Curiously, none of the three payments appear in campaign filings under any medical or psychiatric category.
Instead, bookkeepers labeled the expenditures “leadership training and consulting” — a description that leaves plenty of room for interpretation.
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