Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and her husband Tim Mynett are reportedly under investigation by the House Oversight Committee, which is probing the couple’s sudden surge in wealth amid a broader fraud scandal in Minnesota’s Somali‑American community.
Fox News reported that House Oversight Chairman James Comer has raised questions about how Omar and Mynett’s businesses reportedly grew from $51,000 to $30 million in just one year.
According to the report, Comer said his team’s lawyers are exploring the extraordinary step of subpoenaing Mynett over what he described as “curious business practices.”
The report further indicated that Omar’s 2024 disclosure forms showed the couple’s net worth skyrocketing, with Mynett’s investment firm Rose Lake Capital — formed in 2022 with just $42 in its account — reporting assets of up to $25 million within a year.
Mynett also operates a wine business that went from negligible value to millions on its books. Associates reportedly flagged irregularities to federal authorities, prompting scrutiny of the couple’s finances. Omar has denied wrongdoing and criticized the probe.
“There are a lot of questions as to how her husband accumulated so much wealth over the past two years. It’s not possible,” Comer said.
Ilhan Omar and her husband targeted
The investigation comes amid a massive fraud scandal in Minnesota. Federal prosecutors estimate losses of at least $9 billion in Medicaid‑related services and other state programs, with Trump claiming the figure could be as high as $19 billion.
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Fraud cases have involved childcare, feeding programs, autism services, and housing assistance. In one prominent scheme, pandemic‑era feeding funds were allegedly diverted to buy luxury cars, real estate, and international travel. Dozens of individuals have faced charges, many of Somali descent.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly tied the scandal to immigration policy. He has argued that Minnesota exemplifies the risks of mass migration from “failed societies” like Somalia, which he has described as lawless and lacking basic government functions.
“They come here with no money, and they go out and buy Mercedes‑Benzes. And Ilhan Omar, who married her brother, is a stone‑cold crook, and everybody knows it,” Trump said at a White House Easter lunch on April 1.
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The ruling administration has ramped up investigations into public assistance programs in the state, home to the largest Somali population in the U.S.
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Vice President JD Vance has also weighed in, suggesting Omar could face deportation over alleged fraud. In a March 28 interview, Vance said the Trump administration believes Omar “definitely committed immigration fraud against the United States of America.”
He claimed Omar was “at the center of a lot of the worst fraudsters at the center of the Somali community” and said he had discussed possible legal remedies with White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.
“We’re trying to look at what the remedies are,” Vance said. “That’s the thing that we’re trying to figure out — now that we know that she’s committed immigration fraud, how do you go after her, how do you investigate her, how do you build a case necessary to get some justice for the American people?”
As of March 30, Newsweek reported that no charges have been filed against Omar and no evidence of immigration fraud has been released publicly. Omar has continued to deny wrongdoing, calling the investigations politically motivated.
