Follow-Up: Omar Probe Widens as Federal Investigators Subpoena Her Sister and Other Relatives

WASHINGTON — This is a follow-up to GSM's October 12 report, in which federal agents searched the Washington, D.C., home of Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota under a judicially authorized warrant confirmed by the Justice Department (previous report: Federal Agents Search Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington-Area Home; DOJ Confirms Judicially Authorized Warrant). On October 13 the investigation produced a new development: federal investigators have subpoenaed Omar's sister, Sahra Noor, and at least one other person in her family circle, The New York Times reported, in an examination of possible fraud and false statements in immigration paperwork. Fox News reported it had also learned that subpoenas were sent to multiple members of Omar's family.

According to the Times, investigators are examining the immigration history of Omar's family, including whether her late father, Nur Omar Mohamed, lied or omitted information on immigration forms before becoming a U.S. citizen. Two sources familiar with the probe told Fox News that the October 12 search of Omar's Washington home by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents was part of an ongoing criminal investigation involving her immigration paperwork; the Justice Department has confirmed the search was executed under a judicially authorized warrant as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation. Grand jury subpoenas are evidence-gathering tools and do not, by themselves, mean the recipients are suspected of wrongdoing; the Times reported that previous federal inquiries into Omar's immigration history have not resulted in charges.

Omar has responded publicly. She has repeatedly denied immigration wrongdoing and accused the Trump administration of using federal law enforcement against her. In a post on X on October 12, she said she was fine, called the search an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement, and said she would not be silenced.

Separately, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said on Fox News on October 13 that her office is examining Omar's financial disclosures, Fox News reported. The filings had shown the combined reported value of two businesses tied to her husband, Tim Mynett — a California winery and a Washington-based venture capital firm — rising from roughly $15,000–$51,000 in 2023 to between $6 million and $30 million in 2024; Omar amended the filings in April, with her office saying the originals had not properly accounted for business liabilities. Fox News also noted that in September the Office of Congressional Conduct voted 5-1 to recommend that the House Ethics Committee dismiss misconduct allegations related to those disclosures — a review separate from the federal investigation Pirro described — and that it remains unclear whether the financial inquiry is connected to the October 12 search. In addition, the New York Post reported that Omar's congressional staff asked the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library in May 2019 to change her listed birth year from 1981 to 1982; both the Post and Fox News noted that the discrepancy does not establish falsified immigration records, and neither report established that the biography change prompted the search.

Source: Compiled from The New York Times' October 13 reporting and Fox News' October 13 follow-up report (birth-year details as reported by the New York Post via Fox News).

Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)

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