FBI: Ilhan Omar Under Review For Allegedly Marrying Brother

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WASHINGTON (VINNews) — After accusations have been swirling for quite some time that Rep. Ilhan Omar legally married her brother in order for him to obtain a green card, the FBI has now opened an investigation into the matter, according to a report by The Post.

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According to a source with knowledge of the event, two FBI agents held a meeting for several hours with an individual who handed over a trove of documents relating to Omar’s 2009 marriage to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi.

At this meeting, the agents discussed the allegation that Omar married Elmi, a British citizen who is suspected of being her brother, in order for him to obtain a green card and study in America.

While the agents would not commit to launching an official investigation into Omar, they did say they would share the information with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the US Department of Education.

The result of this review can have real consequences for Omar. If found guilty of marrying her brother, she can be charged with marriage fraud — a felony offense punishable with a prison sentence of up to five years and a fine of up to $250,000.

Omar’s office would not respond with any official comment, but Omar herself has denied the allegations in the past, calling them “disgusting lies.”

Allegations that Elmi is Omar’s brother first emerged in a since-deleted post to the Somali Spot message board by a user named Abdi Johnson in 2016. Conservative blogger Scott Johnson picked up the claims on his Power Line blog, and they were later repeated by President Trump.


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Yaakov Doe
Yaakov Doe
4 years ago

A simple DNA test of both would settle the matter beyond a doubt?

Nachum
Nachum
4 years ago

If it is true, I hope that she is prosecuted and convicted, and forced to resign from Congress.

perspective
perspective
4 years ago

One of many disgusting things on her long revolting resume.

Educated Archy
Educated Archy
4 years ago

Impeach & Remove her. Even her face is ugly

Mr. 49er
Mr. 49er
4 years ago

As long as she looses her seat in Congress, I don’t care about anything else.

Donato
Donato
4 years ago

Reply to anonymous,
Many people care about this. This is a fraudulent marriage very likely to allow a person to get legal status that the person would not be eligible for otherwise. There are thousands of cases each year of applicants that claim to be married being questioned to determine if the marriage is real or not. Often they are not!
I do not care what she did or did not do with her brother beyond immigration fraud.

Betsy the cow
Betsy the cow
4 years ago

If she has no problem marrying her own brother, it’s no wonder this democrat supports same sex marriage and worse. What’s next? Bestiality?

Frish
Frish
4 years ago

How can u blame her when nobody in the world would marry this dispicable garbage she had to mk due with her brother

Secular
Secular
4 years ago

Lock her up!!!

PaulinSaudi
PaulinSaudi
4 years ago

Immigration fraud is a serious matter. This certainly needs to be looked into.