U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Tuesday that her office is investigating financial disclosures filed by Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., according to an interview cited by Fox News. The development is separate from a federal criminal investigation that led agents to search Omar’s Washington, D.C., home Monday, and the source report said no connection between the two inquiries had been established.
The financial scrutiny follows disclosures that showed a sharp increase in the reported value of businesses associated with Omar’s husband, Tim Mynett. The 2024 filing listed the businesses’ combined value in ranges totaling between $6 million and $30 million, compared with between about $15,000 and $51,000 the prior year. The disclosure forms use broad valuation ranges and do not establish the couple’s exact net worth.
Omar amended the filings in April, reporting the businesses as having no net value after liabilities. Her office said the original forms did not properly account for liabilities and gave a misleading impression of the couple’s finances. Omar has denied being a millionaire and denied wrongdoing.
The House Office of Congressional Conduct reviewed allegations related to the disclosures and voted in September to recommend that the House Ethics Committee dismiss them. The watchdog said it found no substantial reason to believe Omar had violated federal law or House rules through false or incomplete reporting. That review is distinct from the federal inquiry Pirro described.
The Justice Department confirmed that Homeland Security Investigations agents carried out a court-authorized search warrant at Omar’s residence Monday as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation. The source report, citing two people familiar with the probe, linked that investigation to immigration paperwork, but did not provide further details. Omar has said the Trump administration is targeting her politically.
