Obama-Era FBI Reportedly Found Evidence of Potential Ilhan Omar Marriage Fraud

A New York Times (Lean Left bias) report on Thursday claimed the FBI under former President Barack Obama found evidence suggesting Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) married a man suspected of being her brother to help him obtain a green card.

The Report: The Times article said that the FBI and Department of Homeland Security investigated the marriage in the summer of 2016, and "found some evidence that it was fraudulent" according to unnamed current and former officials. The case investigating a potential felony crime "stalled chiefly" because prosecutors concluded that it was outside a five-year statute of limitations. The officials told the Times that they had "limited investigative tools" because "prosecutors did not pursue the matter." The officials also mentioned that Mr. Elmi (Omar's ex-husband suspected of being her sibling) obtained a provisional two-year green card based on the marriage, of which he sought to make permanent. However, when immigration officials requested additional evidence about the validity of the marriage, "Mr. Elmi left the United States and abandoned his green card petition."

'Explosive Report': The Daily Wire (Right) highlighted that the allegations against the Democrat congresswoman "raise two potential criminal issues," explaining that "federal law prohibits knowingly entering a marriage only to obtain a green card, and all 50 states prohibit siblings from marrying." The Wire also said that "Obama called the Trump administration's probe into the Minnesota congresswoman 'appalling,' despite his FBI reportedly finding evidence that Omar committed marriage fraud." The article also said that "Omar says she was born in 1982," while pointing out that her "own memoir" points to her being a year older, explaining that "if true, would mean she was too old to receive citizenship through her father." The Daily Mail (Right) called the new report "explosive."

'Some Evidence': Some outlets on the left like Mediaite (Lean Left) did not provide as many details or context to the allegations surrounding Omar. Instead, the outlet highlighted that "Obama himself rebuked" the investigations and the "timing of aggressive investigative steps against a sitting lawmaker just before the November 3 midterm elections" has "also raised questions." The article also framed the developments around the New York Times report uncovering "some evidence."

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