Congress Just Issued Subpoenas That Will Make Ilhan Omar Sweat

Democrat scandals keep getting worse.

Congress is moving fast to get answers.

And Congress just issued subpoenas that will make Ilhan Omar sweat.

House And Senate Committee Chairs Issue Bank Subpoenas in Minnesota Fraud Investigation

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and Senate Homeland Security Chairman Rand Paul announced they're issuing subpoenas to banks as part of their investigation into nearly $700 million in cash that left Minneapolis airport in just two years.

The Transportation Security Administration flagged the money in passengers' luggage during 2024 and 2025.

Most of it was carried by a small group of Somali immigrant couriers who flew from Minneapolis to Amsterdam, then Dubai, where federal agents lost the trail.

The cash movements out of Minneapolis were 90 to 99 times larger than those from major international airports like John F. Kennedy in New York City.

TSA agents routinely flagged these massive cash shipments to Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations during the Biden years.

But Biden's officials showed zero interest in investigating.

The inquiries only began after Donald Trump returned to the White House.

"We're going to try to identify banks that we can subpoena for their bank records so we can follow the money," Comer told Fox News.

"See how much was taken, who took it, and then who we need to hold accountable," Comer added.

"And hopefully, we'll have some criminal referrals at the end of the investigation."

TSA Flagged $700 Million Cash Exodus Linked to Welfare Fraud Scheme

Federal investigators discovered the operation wasn't limited to Minnesota.

Homeland Security officials told Just the News that Transportation Security Administration officers tracked approximately $136 million in bulk cash in outbound luggage at John Glenn Columbus International Airport since November 2023.

The cash movements were made by citizens of Somali origin who flew out of Columbus headed to Minneapolis or Atlanta.

The couriers always declared the cash as legally required.

"Typically, when they go to Minneapolis, they drop off the cash and then a subsequent courier travels abroad from Minneapolis to Dubai through Amsterdam," one official familiar with the investigation told Just the News.

Investigators uncovered what appears to be a coordinated network gathering cash from Somali communities across the West, Midwest and South.

The money made its way through various routes before eventually leaving the country through Minneapolis.

The revelations come as federal prosecutors investigate a fraud scheme estimated to have fleeced taxpayers of as much as $9 billion in welfare that predominantly went to Somali immigrants in the Minneapolis area.

To date, the Department of Justice has charged 98 defendants in Minnesota fraud-related cases.

85 of them are of Somali descent, and 64 have already been convicted.

The massive theft targeted programs meant to feed children, provide autism services, house low-income families, and deliver healthcare to vulnerable Medicaid recipients.

Ilhan Omar Under Fire as $9 Billion Minnesota Fraud Probe Expands

Representative Ilhan Omar represents Minnesota's 5th Congressional District, which includes Minneapolis where much of this fraud originated.

She's been conspicuously silent as billions in taxpayer dollars were stolen from programs meant to help vulnerable families.

Omar hasn't called for investigations, hasn't demanded accountability from Governor Tim Walz's administration, and hasn't acknowledged the scope of fraud happening in her own backyard.

Her silence is deafening when her constituents needed her voice most.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed that individuals charged in the fraud scheme had donated to Omar's campaign.

"A lot of money has been transferred from the individuals who committed this fraud," Bessent said on Face the Nation.

He alleged that individuals charged had donated to Walz, Omar and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison.

Omar claimed she returned those donations "a couple of years ago."

But her response to the terrorism funding allegations raised more questions than answers.

"If there was a linkage in the money that they have stolen going to terrorism, then that is a failure of the FBI and our court system in not figuring that out," Omar told CBS News.

That's not leadership.

That's deflection.

Majority Whip Tom Emmer told Just the News he's concerned some of the stolen money made its way overseas to terror groups like Al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda offshoot in northern Africa.

"They're trying to get as much money out of here as possible," Emmer said of the Somali immigrants embroiled in the scandal.

"And keep in mind the fact that a large part of it goes to Dubai and then gets laundered to other places," Emmer added.

"At the end of the rope was Al-Shabaab in Somalia."

Minnesota state lawmakers testified at Comer's January 7 hearing that money from the fraud schemes was funneled through hawala networks in Somalia.

These informal money exchanges make it nearly impossible to trace where funds ultimately end up.

State Representative Kristin Robbins confirmed under oath that evidence shows taxpayer dollars fell into Al-Shabaab's hands.

Comer formally invited Walz and Ellison to testify before Congress on February 10.

If they don't respond, Comer said he'll subpoena them.

The bank subpoenas Comer and Paul announced will follow the money trail and expose everyone involved in this massive theft from American taxpayers.

Omar can stay silent all she wants.

The bank records won't.

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Sources:

• John Solomon, "Somali Subpoenas: Congress moving quickly to investigate cash-in-luggage exodus from U.S. airports," Just the News, January 16, 2026.
• John Solomon, "Somali Suitcase Stash: Feds say $130 million moved from Ohio airport to Minnesota on way overseas," Just the News, January 14, 2026.
• "Oversight Chair James Comer Says Minnesota Officials Will Answer for Massive Somali Fraud: 'Hopefully, We'll Have Some Criminal Referrals,'" Gateway Pundit, December 29, 2025.
• "Hearing Wrap Up: Minnesota Governor Walz and Attorney Ellison Ignored Rampant Taxpayer Fraud and Silenced State Whistleblowers," House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, January 7, 2026.
• "Rep. Ilhan Omar: Any link between alleged Somali fraud and terrorism would be a 'failure of the FBI,'" CBS News, December 8, 2025.