Obama-Era FBI Probe Found Evidence in Omar 2009 Marriage Case as 2026 Raid Revives Fraud Scrutiny
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 29
Obama-Era FBI Probe Found Evidence in Omar 2009 Marriage Case as 2026 Raid Revives Fraud Scrutiny
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 29
Summary
Federal scrutiny of Ilhan Omar’s alleged 2009 sham marriage traces back to a 2016 FBI and DHS investigation that found some evidence of fraud, according to a New York Times report cited in the latest account.
That earlier case was later closed after officials concluded any potential felony was outside the statute of limitations, and a Biden-appointed U.S. attorney in Minnesota shut down the probe in 2021, Fox News Digital reported.
The issue resurfaced after Homeland Security Investigations raided Omar’s Washington home on Oct. 12, seizing her passport, phone and computer as part of a new immigration-fraud investigation that also examines her citizenship application.
Barack Obama condemned the raid as political targeting by the Trump administration, while Omar’s office again denied the brother-marriage allegation and said the 2016 case had been rejected for lack of evidence.