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Ilhan Omar Speaks Out on ‘Reprehensible’ Fraud After New Allegation Emerges
Newsweek ^ | May 20, 2026 | Dan Gooding

Posted on 05/21/2026 1:56:46 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar on Wednesday denied allegations she knew about a widespread fraud scheme, following the Vice President's claims that the Department of Justice (DOJ) was investigating her.

Omar's statement to Newsweek also followed an allegation from the purported mastermind of the $250 million meals scam that Omar was in on the conspiracy, adding fuel to ongoing accusations by some within the Trump administration that the Representative has committed various forms of fraud, including immigration.

“Any claim that I had knowledge of this scheme is flat-out false," Omar said in her statement shared with Newsweek. "The moment this fraud came to light, I immediately sent a letter to the USDA Secretary demanding answers and accountability. As I stated from the beginning, stealing millions of dollars under the guise of feeding hungry children to bankroll lavish lifestyles and extravagant expenses is reprehensible."

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: doj; ilhanomar; vance

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1 posted on 05/21/2026 1:56:46 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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“Shut up, she explained!”


2 posted on 05/21/2026 1:57:08 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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...followed an allegation from the purported mastermind of the $250 million meals scam
that Omar was in on the conspiracy


Ruh-roh!

3 posted on 05/21/2026 2:01:26 PM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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Ship her back to Somalia to make the place Great Again.


4 posted on 05/21/2026 2:03:51 PM PDT by Paladin2 ( YMMV)
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Aimee Bock is going to need some protection, now that she has figured Omar. OOOWWHHHHeeeee...this is getting good.


5 posted on 05/21/2026 2:03:58 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Remember 9-11?...now think of nukes hitting NYC...or Seattle, LA, Atlanta, Dallas...or your town)
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fingered Omar


6 posted on 05/21/2026 2:04:16 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Remember 9-11?...now think of nukes hitting NYC...or Seattle, LA, Atlanta, Dallas...or your town)
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To: dfwgator

“Somebody[ies] defrauded Something”


7 posted on 05/21/2026 2:04:55 PM PDT by Paladin2 ( YMMV)
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To: goodnesswins
fingered Omar


8 posted on 05/21/2026 2:05:50 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: nickcarraway

She’s pissed cuz she didn’t get her cut.


9 posted on 05/21/2026 2:18:59 PM PDT by bigbob (We are all Charlie Kirk now)
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10 posted on 05/21/2026 2:19:40 PM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Trump & Vance, 2024! (Formerly) Goldwater & Thomas Sowell)
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Lol. I’m gonna see this mysterious letter that she supposedly sent it has to have a digital footprint or I wouldn’t believe it for a minute of course from her I wouldn’t believe it even if it’s a perfect digital footprint.


11 posted on 05/21/2026 2:21:55 PM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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“Any claim that I had knowledge of this scheme is flat-out false”

Thou doth complain too much.


12 posted on 05/21/2026 2:23:04 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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When are they going to ship this skank back to her mud hut and tree limbs.


13 posted on 05/21/2026 2:25:32 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (NO KINGS?! No pineapple princesses either. Sandy Ocasio and Kamala Harris have got to go!!!)
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Omar and her attorneys will collect $$$ from the new 1776 fund, before she returns to her favorite crap hope...


14 posted on 05/21/2026 2:29:31 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ( "The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last messag)
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For the 119th Congress (2025-2026), Representative Ilhan Omar serves on
<><>the House Committee on Education and the Workforce
<><>the House Committee on the Budget.
<><>She is the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
<><>and a member of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Her Committee Assignments (119th Congress)
<><>House Committee on Education
<><>and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
<><>Ranking Member)Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)
<><>House Committee on the Budget
<><>Focuses on occupational safety, wage laws, and worker rights.
<><>Budgetary Policy: Prioritizes funding for education, healthcare, and affordable housing.

In the 118th Congress (2023-2025), she was removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.


15 posted on 05/21/2026 2:44:17 PM PDT by Liz (Winston Churchill: “Nothing in life is so hilarating as to be shot at without result.”)
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She’s so smart that she called World War 2, World War Eleven. :)


16 posted on 05/21/2026 2:50:27 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: Fledermaus

How about involvement Omar?


17 posted on 05/21/2026 2:59:31 PM PDT by cableguymn (Can't cancel all of us)
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Her hair is wrapped WAY too tight most daze.


18 posted on 05/21/2026 3:03:14 PM PDT by Paladin2 ( YMMV)
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To: dfwgator

She is going down.


19 posted on 05/21/2026 3:32:18 PM PDT by centermass_socrates (Visualize whirled peas.)
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To: nickcarraway

Yeah... Sure...
Can we believe a Somali POS?


20 posted on 05/21/2026 4:28:16 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is rabble-rising Sam Adams now that we need him? Is his name Trump, now?)
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