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Rep. Ilhan Omar amends disclosure blaming initial $30M filing error on accountant's mistake

The amended filing cuts the couple’s reported assets to as little as $18,004 after Omar said accounting errors overstated her husband’s business values.

  • Representative Ilhan Omar has filed an amended financial disclosure as of April 2026, correcting a massive discrepancy that previously listed her household assets as high as $30 million. Her office now maintains that the Congresswoman is "not a millionaire."
  • The original filing estimated the value of assets held by Omar and her husband, Tim Mynett, at between $6 million and $30 million. The amended report sharply reduces that valuation to a range of $18,004 to $95,000, attributing the initial multi-million dollar figure to a "misleading" accounting mistake.
  • Omar’s legal team stated the error was unintentional and resulted from relying on "learned professionals" to handle complex calculations. They emphasized that the correction was made voluntarily as soon as the discrepancy was identified to ensure the public record accurately reflects her financial standing.
  • The revision follows a period of intense scrutiny from the House Oversight Committee, with Chairman James Comer and Majority Whip Tom Emmer questioning how such a "massive swing" in reported assets could be accidental.
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Star Tribune broke the news in Minneapolis, United States on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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