Ilhan Omar Denies Role in $250 Million Fraud as Ethics Probe Targets Wealth Disclosure
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Updated · Fox News · May 20
Ilhan Omar Denies Role in $250 Million Fraud as Ethics Probe Targets Wealth Disclosure
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 20
Ilhan Omar said Wednesday she had no knowledge of the $250 million Feeding Our Future scheme, calling the allegations “flat-out false” and arguing Trump signed the MEALS Act and his USDA set the program’s rules.
The denial comes as Omar faces a new House Ethics Committee investigation into revised financial disclosures that cut her family’s reported wealth from as much as $30 million to under $100,000.
Minnesota lawmakers have pressed Omar to explain her ties to the scandal, saying she did not respond to an invitation to testify; Democrats blocked an effort to subpoena information from her.
A state committee’s final report said Omar’s MEALS Act “took the guardrails off” nutrition programs by expanding for-profit participation and grab-and-go waivers that made oversight difficult.
Republican chair Kristin Robbins disputed Omar’s account, saying she pushed to keep waivers in place before the fraud surfaced and only demanded accountability after it was exposed.
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