House Oversight probes Rep. Ilhan Omar’s husband’s businesses

(The Center Square) – The House Oversight Committee is investigating the rapid rise in value of two companies owned by Rep. Ilhan Omar’s husband, amid concerns over financial transparency and potential influence.

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said Omar’s husband, Timothy Mynett, has ownership stakes in two companies, eStCru LLC and Rose Lake Capital LLC. The reported value of those positions surged from $51,000 in 2023 to as much as $30 million in 2024.

“Given that these companies do not publicly list their investors or where their money comes from, this sudden jump in value raises concerns that unknown individuals may be investing to gain influence with your wife,” Comer wrote in a letter to Mynett. “Media reports further suggest that you may have raised money from investors using misleading information, meaning some of those funds may have been obtained improperly.”

Omar, a 43-year-old Minnesota Democrat, is a Somalia-born Muslim. She is the first Soma...