House Oversight Chairman James Comer wants to know how companies linked to Rep. Ilhan Omar's husband went from nearly nothing to a combined valuation of up to $30 million in roughly twelve months — and who exactly is behind the money.

Comer announced Friday that his committee is investigating firms tied to Timothy Mynett, Omar's husband and a political consultant turned entrepreneur. The Kentucky Republican published a letter demanding financial records from Mynett and took to social media to lay out the stakes plainly:

"I'm demanding financial information from companies linked to Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar's husband [Mynett]. His companies reportedly went from $51,000 to $30 MILLION in one year - with zero investor information. So we want to know: Who's funding this? And who's buying access?"

That last question is the one that matters most.

The Numbers Don't Add Up

The probe centers on two companies: Rose Lake Capital LLC and eStCru LLC. According to Omar's own federal financial disclosures, Rose Lake Capital was valued between $51,000 and $250,000 in 2023. By 2024, that figure had ballooned to between $5 million and $25 million — a minimum increase of 1,900 percent. eStCru followed an almost identical trajectory, jumping from a valuation of $15,000–$50,000 in 2023 to $1 million–$5 million in 2024.

Mynett is listed as president of Rose Lake Capital. In his letter, Comer flagged the company's own website for raising more questions than it answers:

"According to Rose Lake Capital's website, it is staffed by five former diplomats who have experience in over 80 countries and involvement in 11 free trade agreements. However, the website does not name specific employees or advisors and no asset portfolio information."

Five anonymous former diplomats. Eighty countries. Eleven trade agreements. And not a single name attached to any of it. A company that wants you to trust its global bona fides but won't tell you who works there is not a company inspiring confidence — it's a company begging for scrutiny.

The Oversight Committee isn't just asking for balance sheets. They're demanding Mynett produce communications regarding the companies' latest audits, correspondence with the Securities and Exchange Commission, communications with any other federal agencies, and travel records. The deadline is February 19.

A Pattern Worth Examining

According to the Daily Mail, suspicions around Mynett first surfaced in September 2025, when Omar's 2024 financial disclosure was released and the explosion in family net worth became public. But this isn't the first time Mynett's business dealings have drawn unwanted attention.

In 2024, the Rhode Island Current published a story under the headline:

"US Representative Ilhan Omar's husband accused of swindling investor in their California winery."

That story traced back to a lawsuit filed in California by D.C. restaurateur Naeem Mohd, who alleged that Mynett and a business partner pocketed his $300,000 investment with promises of a 200 percent return. According to the lawsuit, Mynett and his partner only returned Mohd's $300,000 — roughly a month late — and Mohd's attorney filed suit seeking at least $780,000.

Wine ventures and anonymous diplomat-staffed investment firms. Political consulting and mysterious capital surges. Every new detail in the Mynett portfolio reads like the opening chapter of a forensic accounting textbook.

Minnesota's Fraud Epidemic

The Oversight probe doesn't exist in a vacuum. It lands against the backdrop of what may be one of the largest fraud landscapes in any single state's history. The DOJ, FBI, IRS, Department of Homeland Security, and the House Oversight Committee are all investigating fraud in Minnesota. President Trump has alleged that up to $19 billion was stolen fraudulently from public service contracts in the state.

The President and the Department of Justice have noted how many of these fraud schemes were perpetrated by Somalis — a fact that inevitably draws attention to Omar, who is the first Somali American to serve in Congress. Comer's investigation does not allege that Omar or Mynett are connected to those broader fraud cases. But when the committee chairman asks where tens of millions in sudden wealth originated and the answer is silence, the proximity to a statewide fraud crisis makes the silence louder.

Trump weighed in over the weekend with his characteristic directness:

"'Scammer' Ilhan Omar and her absolutely terrible friends from Somalia should all be in jail right now or, far worse, send them back to Somalia."

He also turned his attention to the man who governed the state while much of this alleged fraud unfolded:

"'Governor' Waltz [sic] is either the most CORRUPT government official in history, or the most INCOMPETENT."

Tim Walz, Minnesota's Democratic governor, dropped his re-election campaign shortly after federal fraud investigations began in the state. Draw your own conclusions.

Accountability Starts With Transparency

What makes this story particularly striking is not just the numbers — it's the void where answers should be. Omar holds a stake in eStCru. Her husband runs a capital firm staffed by ghosts. The valuations on her own financial disclosures document a wealth increase that would make venture capitalists jealous. And yet, as the Oversight Committee begins pulling on threads, the public has heard nothing from Omar's office explaining any of it.

Congressional financial disclosures exist for exactly this reason. They are the public's window into whether the people writing our laws are enriching themselves in the process. When a member's family businesses surge by thousands of percentage points in a single year with no visible investors, no named staff, and no public portfolio — the disclosures aren't just paperwork. They're a flashing light.

Comer is right to demand the records. The committee is right to ask who is funding these ventures and whether anyone is purchasing access to a sitting member of Congress through her husband's opaque companies. These are not partisan questions. They are the baseline expectations of public service.

What Comes Next

Mynett has until February 19 to comply with the committee's demands. The scope of documents requested — audits, SEC communications, federal agency correspondence, travel records — suggests the committee is building a comprehensive financial picture, not fishing for headlines. If the money is clean and the growth is legitimate, the records will show it. If they don't, the Oversight Committee will not be the last body asking questions.

Five federal agencies are already investigating fraud in Minnesota. A congressional committee is now demanding financial transparency from a sitting congresswoman's husband. A governor abandoned his re-election bid as the investigations closed in. And somewhere, a capital firm with no public staff list and no asset portfolio just became worth $25 million.

Someone is funding this. The American public deserves to know who.