Minnesota's biggest fraud scandal keeps getting more interesting, and now the family tree of Rep. Ilhan Omar is catching some fresh attention. According to a new report, a Daily Wire investigation discovered that Omar's sister, Sahra Noor, registered her consulting firm at the home of a woman with business connections to multiple people convicted in the Feeding Our Future fraud case. You know, just a casual coincidence involving the largest public theft scandal in the state's history. No biggie.
So here's the fun part. The Minnesota House Fraud Prevention Committee has been looking into Omar's possible connections to this whole mess, but Democrats swooped in during May to block a subpoena that would have compelled the congresswoman to hand over records. Nothing says "we have nothing to hide" like making sure nobody can look at your paperwork.
Noor ran several organizations around Minneapolis, including People's Center Clinics & Services, a federally qualified health center that snagged a juicy $2 million earmark while Omar was serving in the state legislature. She then launched Grit Partners Consulting, which brags about securing over $20 million for health initiatives and consulting on projects backed by USAID, the CDC, the World Bank, and Gavi. Impressive resume for someone whose business address leads investigators straight to Fraud Central.
That address on Hyacinth Avenue in Lakeville belongs to Mashah Ahmed Ali and his wife, Ister Ahmed Afraa. Afraa incorporated a company with Hanna Marekegn, who pleaded guilty in 2022 to stealing $7 million through the scheme. Marekegn told the court she falsely claimed to be feeding 4,000 kids daily while actually buying herself a mansion. Oh, and when people started asking questions, she accused state officials of racism to shut them up. Creative strategy.
Afraa also had ties to Aimee Bock, the former leader of Feeding Our Future who got slapped with a 41 year prison sentence. Bock was listed as the contact person for multiple entities registered at addresses connected to Afraa. The Hyacinth Avenue home was basically a business registration factory.
Another key figure, Sahra Nur, got four years in prison for her role in the scheme. Her home on Fordham Court NE had at least 17 companies registered there, many of which prosecutors said were used for fraudulent billing or money laundering. One company claimed it served over 8 million meals. Another allegedly stole $3.9 million and used $2.5 million of that to purchase an entire city block. Because when you commit fraud, why think small?
Noor has apparently relocated to Africa, and family members have gotten involved with the Somali government. Breitbart separately found that Grit Partners performed work in Africa funded by the now defunct USAID.
Omar has faced scrutiny before, including longstanding questions about her personal life that she has denied. She later divorced her second husband and married political consultant Tim Mynett. At this point, keeping track of all these connections requires one of those conspiracy theory walls with red string connecting everything.
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