Anthony D’Esposito. (Photo: X/ @ANTHONYDESPO)
Anthony D’EspositoGOP representative from Nassau County, New York, is said to have put a woman with whom he had an affair on the county office payroll. Devin FaasThe woman in question allegedly worked a part-time job in the office while having an affair with the MP.
The New York Times reported Monday, citing four people familiar with the relationship between Faas and D’Esposito, that Faas earns a salary of $2,000 a month in the district office.
According to her LinkedIn profile, Faas is a community relations coordinator based in Hampstead, New York. According to her bio on the website Legistorm, she worked in Anthony D’Esposito’s district office from April 2023 to July 2023.
New York Times congressional correspondent Maya C. Miller published a follow-up to the story on X. In it, she said D’Esposito responded to the story by saying “nothing wrong was done.” He declined to comment further.
“He told me he had seen the story and ‘nothing was done wrong’ and would not comment further,” Miller wrote.
In addition to Faas, D’Esposito also hired his longtime fiancée’s daughter as a special assistant in his district office, who received a salary of $3,800 a month. However, the report noted that the district office’s salary analysis showed that payments to both women abruptly stopped after a few months, in July 2023.
What consequences could Anthony D’Esposito face?
Anthony D’Esposito may have violated the House Code of Conduct, which prohibits lawmakers from employing spouses and relatives. In addition, lawmakers are prohibited from engaging in sexual relations with staff members under their supervision.
Notably, D’Esposito was never married, but employing the daughter of a man with whom he shared a household could lead to action against him by the House of Representatives.
