Judge Limits Justice Department Access to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Records in Immigration Fraud Investigation
The judge required a screening process to protect Omar’s legislative records as prosecutors pursued an immigration-fraud probe and subpoenaed at least 12 witnesses.
- On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Sharbaugh limited the Justice Department's access to documents seized during a search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington home, citing Constitutional protections for legislative work.
- An immigration fraud probe investigating whether Omar or her late father provided false information regarding her age when she obtained U.S. citizenship in 2000 prompted the search.
- Last Friday, investigators issued at least a dozen subpoenas to witnesses, mostly relatives, as the renewed probe intensified less than a month before Election Day voting ends.
- Sharbaugh ordered prosecutors to implement a screening process for the seized records, ensuring the investigation respects Constitutional protections under the Speech or Debate Clause regarding legislative work.
- Prosecutors may expand the investigation into a wider conspiracy case, while a separate inquiry into potential financial misconduct, including campaign finance, continues within the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington.
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Subpoenas Issued in Probe of Ilhan Omar
“The Justice Department on Friday issued about a dozen subpoenas as part of an investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar, including to members of her family,” NBC News reports. “The congresswoman herself was not subpoenaed, the source said, adding that the orders seeking information are tied to a federal grand jury in Minnesota, Omar’s home state.” […]
Rep. Ilhan Omar's phone seized and relatives subpoenaed in crimin
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities investigating Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar seized the Democratic lawmaker’s phone and have issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to some of her relatives, according to a person briefed on
Judge limited Justice Department access to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s records in sprawling immigration fraud probe
The Trump administration pushed for an unusually aggressive search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s house in recent days in an immigration fraud probe that targets the congresswoman, possible false statements made on government documents, and a potential conspiracy, according to multiple people familiar with the investigation.
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