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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has glaring ties to the $1 billion Somali food fraud scam in Minnesota, a report has revealed.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, 70 members of the Somali community in Minnesota were involved in stealing $250 million in COVID funds that were intended to feed children. Millions of dollars were stolen from American taxpayers and sent overseas to Somalia, and 80% of the money has not been recovered.
Seven defendants were tried in connection with the scheme on charges related to stealing more than $40 million in taxpayer funds, and five were found guilty. However, the FBI is still investigating an attempt by a Somali woman to bribe one of the jurors with $120,000 in cash.
However, the fraud extends deeper, with multiple schemes of this nature occurring over the last five years.
On Monday, employees from the Minnesota Department of Human Services accused far-left Governor Tim Walz of orchestrating a sweeping cover-up to shield the massive fraud ring from detection.
Walz not only ignored early warnings but also actively retaliated against agency employees who sounded the alarm, according to employees.
Now, Omar finds herself in the crosshairs of the scandal. The New York Post published alarming evidence that shows she not only threw parties for one of the restaurants involved in the scheme, but she also personally knew one of its convicted owners.
Moreover, she INTRODUCED legislation that led to a quarter of a billion in fraud.
From the New York Post:
US Rep. Ilhan Omar’s close ties to the $1 billion welfare scam in her Minnesota congressional district are being uncovered.
Omar (D-Minn.) held parties at one of the key restaurants named in the fraud, knew one of its now-convicted owners, and one of her own staffers has also been convicted — both for stealing millions.
Omar even introduced the bill that led to $250 million in fraud. Yet she claims to have been completely unaware of it.
“[Rep. Omar] knew who these people were. People she personally knew were making tens of millions of dollars in this program,” claimed Bill Glahn, a policy fellow with the Minnesota-based Center of the American Experiment, to The Post.
The owner in question is 33-year-old Salim Ahmed Said, the owner of Safari Restaurant. This is where Omar held her 2018 campaign victory party.
In March 2025, Said was convicted on 21 criminal counts, including wire fraud, federal programs bribery, and money laundering. He made $5 million from the scheme.
Additionally, Omar had a campaign official, Guhaad Hashi Said, involved in the scam. He pleaded guilty in August to running a fraudulent fake food site called Advance Youth Athletic Development.
Hashi Said ultimately stole $3.2 million from the program.
Here is a photo of Omar and Hashi Said together.
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What did Omar know and when did she know it?
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