Designer clothing brand that devised AOC's 'Tax the Rich' Met Gala dress doesn't even pay its OWN taxes! Records show Aurora James' firm failed to pay state and federal taxes totaling $130,000
Aurora James, 37, said the dress she designed for AOC sent a 'powerful message' but her own delinquent tax bills show she didn't appear to take it to heart
The Brother Vellies founder has three open tax warrants in New York state for for failing to withhold income taxes from employees’ paychecks totaling $14,798
James' firm was also the subject of six federal liens - legal claims against property for failing to pay a tax debt - totaling $103,220
The Canadian has also proved she has no problem taking money from taxpayers as her company received $41,666 in pandemic relief aid
AOC labeled James a 'working class' designer at the Met Gala but James bought a $1.6million Hollywood Hills home in September 2020
She reportedly still owes $2,504 in property taxes on the property
By Shannon Thaler For Dailymail.Com
Published: 00:10 EDT, 19 September 2021 | Updated: 02:57 EDT, 19 September 2021
The 37-year-old fashion designer behind Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's controversial 'Tax the Rich' dress she wore at the Met Gala has been accused of avoiding paying taxes her business owes, and has debts in multiple states.
Aurora James said the dress sent a 'powerful message' but her own delinquent tax bills appear to show she didn't take it to heart. The successful designer's debts are mostly owed by an LLC she formed in 2011 - Cultural Brokerage Agency - to serve as the parent company of her fashion brand, Brother Vellies.
According to the New York Post, as Beyonce, Rihanna and Meghan Markle became fan favorites of James's luxury brand, the company racked up three open tax warrants in New York state for for failing to withhold income taxes from employees’ paychecks totaling $14,798.
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