Ethics filing also lists $4 million in book advances and bitcoin holdings

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disclosed receiving more than $250,000 in gifts in 2025 from Gavin de Becker, a security consultant whose clients have included Jeff Bezos and Madonna, according to an amended annual financial ethics disclosure obtained by The Wall Street Journal through a records request.

The 2025 gifts, reported by Kennedy in his disclosure, included nearly $97,000 in roundtrip flights to Fiji — where de Becker owns a compound — and a roughly $45,000 roundtrip airfare to Greece. De Becker also provided Kennedy with use of a vacation home in Washington, D.C.

De Becker, a security specialist known for protecting high-profile clients, also provided security services to Kennedy and was a major donor to Kennedy’s 2024 presidential campaign. He did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

A Kennedy spokeswoman said the secretary complies with all federal ethics rules and requirements and has worked with Health and Human Services ethics officials on his disclosures.

The filing offers a broader view of Kennedy’s personal wealth. He disclosed holding bitcoin worth between $1 million and $5 million, a vacation home worth between $1 million and $5 million, and his primary residence in Los Angeles worth between $5 million and $25 million. He reported three mortgages.

Kennedy’s credit-card debt stood in a reported range between $125,000 and $265,000 — down from more than $600,000 when he filed the prior year.

The disclosure also reported two book advances of $2 million each for Kennedy’s books “Unsettled Science” and “A Defense for Israel.” A third advance of less than $15,000 was owed for his forthcoming book, “America’s Path Back to Moral Leadership.”

All three books are being published by Skyhorse Publishing, whose chief executive, Tony Lyons, has helped bankroll the MAHA movement. Skyhorse has published a long list of other books written by Kennedy, and Lyons has known Kennedy since around 2010.

The disclosure also reported smaller gifts: a roughly $900 private flight to Aspen, Colorado, from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and box seats at a WWE event from Education Secretary Linda McMahon.