Federal Motion Names Ilhan Omar as Ilhan Nur Said Elmi in Fraud Probe
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 22
Federal Motion Names Ilhan Omar as Ilhan Nur Said Elmi in Fraud Probe
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 22
Summary
A court filing by U.S. District Attorney Jeanine Pirro identifies the Minnesota congresswoman as “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar” while seeking to keep the Oct. 12 search-warrant materials sealed.
Prosecutors said the warrant is still being executed, as investigators examine whether Omar or her father committed fraud in immigration paperwork; agents previously seized her phone and passport and obtained her DNA.
Fox News Digital said multiple sources told it Omar is not her birth name, and a former federal immigration judge said that, if proved, forms tied to passports, benefits, housing, loans and voting could all face scrutiny.
Omar has not been charged and the filing contains allegations only; in her first public comments since the raid, she denied long-running claims tied to her family and accused Trump’s administration of politically targeting her.