Marjorie Taylor Greene’s recent stock purchase may pose a conflict of interest

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s recent stock purchase could bring a second conflict of interest after the conservative hardliner invested in cybersecurity technology despite her membership on a House subcommittee that focuses on oversight and accountability within the technology industry.

The Georgia Republican made six purchases of CrowdStrike Holdings on June 24, totaling between $6,006 and $90,000, according to her financial filings obtained by Raw Story.

CrowdStrike helps the Department of Defense manage its cybersecurity operations, which could result in an inappropriate connection of Green to the contract.

Purchasing shares in a cybersecurity company could potentially create a conflict of interest because of Greene’s position on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee’s Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation.

This is at least the second time this year that Green’s piggy bank has been linked to technology deals that raise questions of conflicts of interest. She also reportedly invested up to $15,000 in tech giant Microsoft in May. Green also bought up to $15,000 in stock in U.S. defense contractor Qualcomm while serving on the influential Homeland Security Committee and the Border Protection and Border Control Subcommittee.

Greene’s recent purchases also include shares of athletic company Lululemon, cost-cutting retailer Costco and chocolate milk maker Nestlé, according to Raw Story.

A bipartisan group of senators introduced the ETHICS Act last week, which would prohibit members of Congress, their spouses and dependents from trading individual stocks. Similar attempts to impose stricter restrictions on stock trading by members of Congress have repeatedly failed.

Raw Story said Greene’s congressional spokesperson Nick Dyer “acknowledged but did not answer Raw Story’s questions about her financial disclosures.”

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