Ilhan Omar Denies Ethics Probe Over $29 Million Net-Worth Drop as GOP Presses Fraud Scrutiny
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 10
Ilhan Omar Denies Ethics Probe Over $29 Million Net-Worth Drop as GOP Presses Fraud Scrutiny
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 10
Summary
Ilhan Omar said no House Ethics Committee investigation is underway, dismissing questions about disclosures that appeared to show her net worth falling by roughly $29 million.
Those filings drew fresh scrutiny because one period listed her wealth in a roughly $6 million-to-$30 million range, while a later disclosure showed about $18,000 to $95,000.
James Comer has urged an ethics review of Omar’s finances and her ties to the Feeding Our Future case, a fraud scheme prosecutors say cost taxpayers about $250 million.
JD Vance said last month the Justice Department would open a probe into alleged fraud involving Omar under a new anti-fraud task force, though Omar has called the accusations politically motivated.
The pressure keeps Omar tied to the broader Minnesota scandal, which the Justice Department has described as the nation’s largest COVID-19 fraud scheme.