House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer says Ilhan Omar now sits “at the top of the suspect list” in the massive Minnesota fraud investigations involving taxpayer-funded daycare and healthcare programs.
Comer made the remark during an exchange with journalist Alison Steinberg, who asked whether members of Congress may have benefited from funds allegedly laundered through political action committees tied to the fraud.
Minnesota has become the center of some of the largest pandemic-era fraud cases in U.S. history, with prosecutors alleging that hundreds of millions of dollars meant to feed children and provide healthcare were stolen and used to fund lavish lifestyles. Dozens of defendants tied to nonprofit and daycare networks have already been charged.
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When asked how Congress can investigate fraud if lawmakers are implicated, Comer pointed to the House Ethics Committee.
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“Any member of Congress that’s getting any money unethically or illegally—there’s an Ethics Committee, and it’s bipartisan,” Comer said.
“It’s an equal number of Republicans and Democrats, and that’s the committee that’s supposed to investigate members of Congress.”
He added, “Anybody that has information on a member of Congress, bring that to the Ethics Committee, and they’ll investigate it… I don’t care if they’re a Republican or a Democrat. We need to hold them accountable.”
Steinberg then asked directly about Omar, whose district includes areas tied to the fraud cases.
“She had an opportunity to come in here today,” Comer said. “There have been countless reports that her husband has profited in some way—she, in some way,” he added.
“She’s at the top of the suspect list in that,” Comer said.
“There are going to be ethics complaints filed against Omar… I don’t know if that’s true or not, but she could have had an opportunity to come in here and defend herself.”
The comments follow scrutiny over a $1 million earmark Omar requested that was later removed from a spending bill. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) said the money was supposed to go to a substance abuse clinic “housed in a restaurant” and run by “three individuals who share the same residential address… Tons of red flags.”
Comer also cited reporting on Omar’s husband, Tim Mynett, whose firm Rose Lake Capital removed the names of several senior figures from its website in late 2025, according to the New York Post.
While no charges have been announced against Omar or her husband, Comer said the Ethics Committee will determine whether any members of Congress are implicated.
