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Investigation Links Ilhan Omar’s Sister To Massive Fraud Scheme
Reports indicate new questions are being raised about Rep. Ilhan Omar’s family following an investigation that uncovered connections between her sister and an address tied to individuals convicted in what authorities have described as the largest fraud scheme in Minnesota history.
The report does not accuse the Minnesota Democrat or her family of participating in the fraud, but observers note it points to business records and shared addresses that investigators and lawmakers are now examining as scrutiny surrounding the scandal continues.
According to an investigation published by the conservative outlet The Daily Wire, Omar’s sister, Sahra Noor, incorporated one of her consulting businesses using the address of a Minnesota woman whose business relationships allegedly connect her to multiple individuals convicted in the massive Feeding Our Future fraud case.
Media reports note the Feeding Our Future case involved hundreds of millions of dollars in federally funded child nutrition programs that prosecutors say were fraudulently billed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Federal prosecutors have described it as the largest public fraud case in Minnesota’s history.
The Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee has been examining issues related to the scandal.
Earlier this year, political analysts note Republican lawmakers sought to subpoena records from Omar as part of the committee’s investigation, but Democratic members voted to block that effort.
The Daily Wire reported that Noor incorporated Grit Partners Consulting using a residence on Hyacinth Avenue in Lakeville, Minnesota.
According to the report, the home is owned by Mashah Ahmed Ali and his wife, Ister Ahmed Afraa.
Public business records cited by the outlet show Afraa was associated with multiple companies alongside individuals later convicted in the Feeding Our Future investigation.
Among them was Hanna Marekegn, who pleaded guilty to wire fraud after admitting to stealing approximately $7 million through the federal meals program.
Federal prosecutors alleged Marekegn falsely claimed to be serving thousands of meals to children each day while using the proceeds to purchase luxury properties.
The investigation also alleges Afraa maintained business relationships with Sahra Nur, another individual who pleaded guilty in the Feeding Our Future case and was sentenced to prison.
According to court filings cited in the report, Nur admitted operating companies that prosecutors said submitted fraudulent meal reimbursement claims and provided false invoices to facilitate the scheme.
The Daily Wire also reported that Noor’s consulting company, Grit Partners, has publicly stated it helped secure more than $20 million for health initiatives and worked on projects supported by federal agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
The report further notes that Noor previously led People’s Center Clinics & Services, which received a $2 million legislative earmark while Omar served in the Minnesota Legislature.
Observers point out the article does not allege that the earmark was connected to the Feeding Our Future investigation.
When contacted by The Daily Wire, Mashah Ahmed Ali reportedly denied knowledge of companies registered at his address or in his wife’s name.
“There must be some sort of scam going on. I have no idea,” he told the outlet.
He also said he had “nothing to do with anything” involving the businesses identified in the report.
According to the article, Afraa did not respond to requests for comment.
The Daily Wire also reported that Noor did not respond to its request for comment.
At the time of publication, reports note neither federal prosecutors nor Minnesota state investigators have publicly accused Rep. Omar or Sahra Noor of criminal wrongdoing in connection with the Feeding Our Future case.
The investigation instead focuses on business registrations, shared addresses and associations with individuals who have been convicted in the broader fraud scheme.
As legal proceedings continue against other defendants involved in the case, legal experts note the Feeding Our Future scandal remains one of the largest public corruption investigations in Minnesota’s history, with prosecutors alleging that hundreds of millions of dollars intended to feed children were instead diverted through fraudulent organizations and shell companies.
Supreme Court Justices Warn Rogue Lower Court Judges
Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh issued warnings this summer to lower court judges, cautioning them against defying precedents set by the high court in a series of cases involving President Donald Trump’s administration.
“Lower court judges may sometimes disagree with this court’s decisions, but they are never free to defy them,” Gorsuch wrote.
The decision was related to Trump’s cancellation of nearly $800 million in federal research grants. Kavanaugh joined the opinion, which criticized a district court for disregarding an earlier Supreme Court order.
Gorsuch noted that it was “the third time in a matter of weeks this court has had to intercede in a case ‘squarely controlled’ by one of its precedents.” He added, “When this court issues a decision, it constitutes a precedent that commands respect in lower courts.”
The decision allowed the administration to keep the grants frozen, overturning a ruling from U.S. District Judge William Young, who made the baseless claim he had “never seen government racial discrimination like this.”
Other justices have also criticized lower courts.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Justice Brett Kavanaugh appeared together at an event for lawyers and judges held at the federal courthouse, with Senior U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman moderating the discussion.
The hour-long session quickly turned into something more revealing than the typical collegial exchange the Supreme Court often projects in public appearances.
Jackson sharply criticized the court’s growing reliance on emergency rulings known as the “shadow docket,” which allows the justices to act without full briefing, oral argument, or detailed written opinions.
While full litigation continues in the lower courts, the court increasingly uses the emergency process to resolve high-stakes disputes involving major national policies.
Jackson expressed her unwavering criticism of the court’s tendency to intervene at the emergency stage in politically sensitive cases.
“I just feel like this uptick in the court’s willingness to get involved … is a real unfortunate problem.”
She described the emergency process as “a warped kind of proceeding” and said it is “not serving the court or this country well.”
Jackson argued that the number of emergency applications reaching the justices could decline if the court were more reluctant to grant them.
She also suggested that frequent Supreme Court intervention may influence how lower court judges approach politically charged disputes, potentially leading them to issue broader rulings in anticipation of Supreme Court review.
Jackson indicated that lower courts may feel pressure to issue sweeping nationwide injunctions if they believe the Supreme Court is likely to step in.
Kavanaugh rejected the criticism and defended the court’s responsibility to act when emergency applications arrive, declaring, “None of us enjoy this.”
Kavanaugh said the court cannot simply ignore emergency requests once they reach the justices. He argued that declining to act would effectively allow a single lower court ruling to dictate national policy.
Emergency rulings from lower courts have increasingly blocked presidential actions nationwide through nationwide injunctions. Kavanaugh said the Supreme Court must respond when those rulings immediately affect federal policy.
He also noted that the surge in emergency litigation is not unique to the Trump administration.
Kavanaugh said the court granted similar requests from the Biden administration, though at a somewhat lower rate.
He argued that the growing number of emergency applications reflects a broader shift in how modern presidents govern.
Presidents from both parties have increasingly relied on executive orders and administrative actions to implement policy.
Kavanaugh said that trend stems in part from Congress struggling to pass legislation in a deeply divided political environment.
When Congress cannot act, he said, presidents often seek to advance policy through executive authority.
Those executive actions frequently face immediate legal challenges in federal court. Kavanaugh said that dynamic has turned the judiciary into a central battleground for political and policy disputes.
He also noted that in some cases, the court has chosen to hear full arguments rather than issue quick emergency rulings. That approach allows the justices to provide longer explanations and more detailed legal reasoning in particularly significant cases.
Kavanaugh praised Chief Justice John Roberts for carefully navigating the court’s tensions. He said Roberts has sought to maintain the court’s institutional credibility amid intense political pressure.
Roberts recently issued a statement rejecting calls from some Trump allies to impeach judges who ruled against the administration. The chief justice said impeachment should not be used as a response to disagreements with judicial decisions.
Jackson acknowledged that the court’s issue is complicated.
“There’s no easy answer, for sure.”
Before that, Justice Samuel Alito said a federal judge had committed an “act of judicial hubris” in a case involving another Trump policy.
She's Been Arrested — Secretary of State Marco Rubio Gives The Order To Go as ICE Arrests Sister of Top Cuban Regime...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio Orders ICE Arrest of Adys Lastres Morera, Sister of Sanctioned Cuban Regime Official, Citing National Security Threat
New York City, New York — Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last week that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested Adys Lastres Morera in Florida. She is the sister of Ania Guillermina Lastres, a high-ranking official in Cuba’s communist regime.
Lastres Morera was taken into ICE custody and will remain detained pending deportation proceedings. Rubio personally revoked her lawful permanent resident status, determining that her presence in the United States posed a threat to American foreign policy interests.
She entered the country as a lawful permanent resident on January 13, 2023, during the Biden administration.
Rubio, who is of Cuban descent, stated that family members of repressive regimes and other adversaries will no longer receive a free pass to live in the United States.
“For far too long, the family members of terrorist organizations, repressive anti-American regimes, and other bad actors who would threaten the national security of the United States have been given a free pass to enjoy the privileges of living in the United States,” he said in a statement.
“Past Administrations have permitted the families of Cuban military elites, Iranian terrorists, and other reprehensible organizations to enjoy lavish lifestyles in our country funded by stolen blood-money, while the people they repress at home suffer in increasingly dire circumstances.”
“No longer. Under President Trump, we are removing from our country the family members of IRGC terrorists and Cuban regime elites.”
“Let me be very clear: if you threaten the national security of the United States, there will be nowhere on this earth — much less in our country — that you and your cronies can live lavishly.”
“We will find you, and we will hold you accountable.”
On X, Rubio added that Lastres Morera had been managing real estate assets in Florida while aiding Cuba’s regime.
“Adys Lastres Morera is the sister of the Executive President of GAESA, the Cuban military-controlled financial conglomerate that steals millions in aid for the Cuban people at the behest of the regime.”
“Morera was managing real estate assets and living in Florida, while also aiding Havana’s communist regime, until I terminated her permanent resident status.”
“I am pleased to announce that today, she was arrested and is now in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”
“There will be nowhere on this Earth – much less in our country – where foreign nationals who threaten our national security can live lavishly.”
ICE Homeland Security Investigations confirmed that her presence posed potential serious adverse foreign policy consequences.
“Adys Lastres Morera’s presence in the United States has potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for our nation, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio has determined that she is removable under the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act,” said HSI acting Executive Associate Director John Condon.
“Allowing Lastres Morera to remain in the country would send a signal that Cuban regime-affiliated networks could continue to access the U.S.’s financial, educational and social institutions — but that is not the case.”
“HSI will continue to investigate those with ties to our nation’s adversaries and take appropriate actions to neutralize threats against our homeland.”
Ania Guillermina Lastres serves as president of Grupo de Administración Empresarial (GAESA), the military-controlled conglomerate that dominates approximately 70 percent of Cuba’s economy. The entity is accused of controlling tourism, remittances, and the Cuban doctor program, while holding up to $20 billion in illicit overseas funds.
The arrest reflects the Trump administration’s broader policy of tightening immigration enforcement against individuals linked to adversarial foreign governments.
