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US obtain DNA evidence that Democrat congresswoman Ilhan Omar married brother and committed immigration fraud

US obtain DNA evidence that Democrat congresswoman Ilhan Omar married brother and committed immigration fraud

US federal prosecutors are reportedly considering using DNA evidence to support allegations of immigration fraud against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) as part of a broader investigation into the congresswoman.

 

Sources told the New York Post that federal investigators have relied on whistleblowers and government records, and have now obtained DNA evidence, as part of a years-long criminal probe into decade-old allegations that Omar and possibly members of her family, including her father, defrauded US immigration authorities.

 

One source said the DNA evidence was critical to proving an allegation that Omar married her brother when she wed Ahmed Nur Said Elmi in 2009 because she was trying to help him get a green card, which never came to fruition.

 

It’s unclear whether the DNA was taken before or after Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) searched the congresswoman’s home in Washington, DC, last Monday, when federal agents were seen exiting the bungalow with boxes marked “Seized Property Evidence.”

 

Another source pushed back on initial reports that investigators had gone “dumpster diving” to get DNA swabs of Omar Elmi, who is currently residing in the UK, or family members.

 

Two more indicated that the execution of the search warrant on Oct. 12, coupled with the DNA and additional evidence, has provided a solid basis to bring charges of conspiracy to commit some form of immigration fraud before a grand jury, stemming from the probe initiated by the Minnesota US Attorney’s Office.

 

“If you argue a conspiracy, you can allege overt acts in furtherance of the conspiracy that are outside the statute of limitations,” said Neama Rahmini, a former federal prosecutor.

 

DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro is also investigating issues related to the congresswoman’s finances — including entries in House disclosures that resulted in Omar deflating her net worth by tens of millions of dollars in the last year due to an unexplained accounting “discrepancy.”

 

“That judge would not have signed that warrant unless there was probable cause,” Pirro told Fox News. “If there was a crime committed, it will be prosecuted.”

 

The DNA evidence could finally prove an allegation that has percolated in Minnesota and DC political circles for more than a decade. Omar has repeatedly denied any accusations of the rumored sibling marriage since 2016, when she was first running for office as a state representative.

 

Elmi, who divorced from Omar in 2017, reportedly applied and then withdrew his application for a marriage-based green card in 2019, when US Citizenship and Immigration Services asked for additional evidence about his marriage to her, according to The Washington Post.

 

President Trump’s border czar Tom Homan said over the weekend that the feds have built “a strong case” that could result in the Trump administration seeking to denaturalize Omar, who has lived in the US since her family emigrated from war-torn Somalia in 1995.

 

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