A previous probe of Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) related to her marriages has resurfaced amid an ongoing federal investigation and allegations of fraud.
In one of the least surprising outcomes of Tuesday’s elections, the Somalia-born congresswoman accused of marriage and immigration fraud was re-elected by a community likewise accused of fleecing American taxpayers for billions of dollars. Amid the investigations, Fox News Digital obtained a 2019 letter calling for scrutiny of the then-freshman lawmaker after it appeared joint tax filings were made with a man to whom she wasn’t legally married.
As was reported in June 2019, mere months after the state representative was sent to Capitol Hill, an investigation from the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board resulted in Omar having to reimburse her campaign for nearly $3,500 in addition to a $500 fine based on her use of funds.
A mere two months later, Minnesota Republicans asked the IRS to “conduct a detailed reexamination” of the congresswoman’s filings after the state board reported she had filed jointly with a man she wasn’t legally married to in 2014 and 2015.
At the time, Omar was being questioned as to whether she was involved in an affair with Washington, D.C. consultant Tim Mynett — whom she would later go on to marry. It was also reported that a Federal Election Commission complaint had been filed alleging her inappropriate use of campaign funds, including covering costs of the extramarital extracurriculars.
According to the board, Omar filed her taxes with Ahmer Hirsi, the father of her three children that she’d first wed in a Muslim ceremony, while she was civilly wed to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, her alleged brother. The board sought to determine whether a $1,500 expense that was part of a reimbursement to the Kjellberg Law Office was a legitimate campaign expenditure. The explanation received by Omar’s team was that the law office retained the Frederick & Rosen accounting firm to respond to allegations about her past relationships.
“Due to recent developments, I believe probable cause exists for an investigation into Rep. Omar’s tax filings,” read the August 2019 letter to then-IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig signed by Minnesota state representatives. Among them was state Rep. Steve Drazkowski, who told Fox News Digital that the IRS never responded to the letter.
Prior to Election Day, and in the wake of her Washington, D.C. home being raided at the same time as other addresses connected to a federal investigation, it was also reported that whoever was responsible for filling out the marriage license for Ilhan Abdullahi Omar, who has also gone by the name Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, was unclear on what name to put down that she might wed Ahmed Nur Said Elmi. As a result, Omar’s name was crossed out twice.
‘Confused’ Ilhan Omar crosses out own name twice in application to marry alleged ‘brother’: report https://t.co/GlRn0pcKtp via @BIZPACReview
— BPR (@BIZPACReview) October 31, 2026
As of yet, the Department of Justice has not revealed the specifics of the investigation into Omar, and Fox News Digital did not receive a response from the Department of Homeland Security when it was asked if the 2014 and 2015 filings were part of the probe.
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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