MINNESOTA — May 8, 2026
A Minnesota state representative is calling on the U.S. Congress to subpoena Ilhan Omar after she refused to cooperate in an investigation involving hundreds of millions of dollars in fraud in Minnesota.
According to the New York Post, State Representative Kristin Robbins sent a letter to U.S. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer on Thursday, requesting the committee consider issuing a subpoena to force Omar to provide:
“communications between her office staff and the defendants”
in the Feeding Our Future fraud case.
According to Robbins, Omar has:
“documented connections”
with several individuals convicted in the fraud case involving a children's food program in Minnesota.
The letter mentions that Omar once:
held her 2018 election victory party at Safari Restaurant,
and appeared in a promotional video for the MEALS Act filmed at the restaurant.
The Feeding Our Future case is considered one of the largest COVID-19 relief fraud scandals in the United States.
Federal prosecutors stated that the subjects embezzled approximately $250 million in food aid intended for underprivileged children in the Twin Cities area.
According to Robbins, in the federal case “U.S. v. Bock,” numerous emails and messages between Omar's office and the defendants appeared in trial documents.
However, she said Omar's office has refused requests to provide documents and sit for interviews.
Robbins wrote:
“It is essential to understand the origins of the largest COVID-related fraud by collecting documents and facts concerning the exchanges between Ms. Omar, her staff, and the defendants.”
A proposed draft subpoena requests the provision of:
internal records regarding the Minnesota Department of Education's food program,
communications with the owners and staff of Safari Restaurant,
and information regarding Omar's former campaign assistant, Guhaad Hashi Said.
According to Alpha News, Said worked for Omar's congressional campaigns in 2018 and 2020.
The individual pleaded guilty in August 2025 to charges of:
conspiracy to commit wire fraud,
and money laundering,
in a $3.2 million scam through a shell food center named Advance Youth Athletic Development.
The article also noted that James Comer had previously stated he was considering a subpoena regarding Omar's finances after a 2024 financial disclosure showed her net worth increased by nearly $30 million.
Subsequently, Omar's camp called this an:
“accounting error”
and asserted that she is:
“not a millionaire.”
Omar has not yet responded to requests for comment from the New York Post.
