FBI Probes Ilhan Omar Husband’s Kenya-Linked Wealth

U.S. House Republicans are demanding an investigation into Timothy Mynett, husband of Rep. Ilhan Omar, over reports of $30 million in unexplained wealth.

Oversight Chair James Comer has requested records regarding Mynett’s business interests in Kenya, Somalia, and Dubai, seeking to determine the source of a massive increase in the family’s net worth over the past twelve months.

The Post has reported that Mynett’s investment firm, Rose Lake Capita,l wanted to build solar panels in Africa and his main business partner received a $10,699 air ticket to Dubai after talks about a deal there.

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“He should turn over all documents and communications by anyone affiliated with the companies related to travel to the United Arab Emirates, Somalia, or Kenya, or travel undertaken to solicit business connected to those countries,” Comer said.

Rapid Financial Growth

These international ventures are part of a complex web of interests that prompted the Somalia-born Omar to disclose a staggering surge in assets.

According to federal filings, the family’s net worth jumped from negligible amounts to as much as $30 million in a single year.

Her 2024 disclosure specifically values Rose Lake Capital, a venture capital firm co-founded by Mynett at between $5 million and $25 million.

This rapid financial ascent coincided with the unfolding of a multi-billion-dollar social services scandal in Omar’s district and occurred just as Rose Lake scrubbed key information from its website, including its list of officers.

In December 2025, FBI Director Kash Patel announced a surge in resources to dismantle large-scale criminal networks stretching from Minnesota to Kenya.

Patel revealed that the Bureau’s probe has already exposed a web of sham vendors and shell companies used to launder millions in federal aid, resulting in 78 indictments and 57 convictions to date.

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The high stakes of these proceedings were underscored by a recent attempt to bribe a juror with over $120,000 (Ksh15 million) in a desperate bid to influence the trial’s outcome.

“Fraud that steals from taxpayers and robs vulnerable children will remain a top FBI priority in Minnesota and nationwide,” Patel stated.

Comer’s committee initially spearheaded the probe and in a Feb. 5 letter to Mynett, demanded he turn over “all documents and communications” by anyone affiliated with either Rose Lake Capital LLC or his failed California winery eStCru LLC related to travel “to the United Arab Emirates, Somalia or Kenya, or travel undertaken to solicit business connected to those countries.

This includes the dates of travel, the individuals who traveled, and the stated purpose of each trip.

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House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) demanded Rep. Ilhan Omar’s husband Tim Mynett (r) hand over any information about his company Rose Lake Capital LLC’s business in Nigeria, Somalia, and the United Arab Emirates.
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