Federal investigators discovered proof that Rep. Ilhan Omar had entered into a sham marriage with a man believed to be her brother during a 2016 investigation by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security, but the case against the Minnesota Democrat stalled after prosecutors concluded that any potential crime occurred outside the five-year statute of limitations.

The 2016 investigation into Omar’s marraige to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi was first reported by the New York Times and confirmed by The Post, with a supply acquainted with the probe claiming the “Biden US Attorney in Minnesota shut it down” shortly after taking workplace in 2021.

It is not instantly clear what particular proof was uncovered about Omar’s marriage to Elmi.

Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, the alleged brother of Rep. Ilhan Omar.

Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks during a information convention in Minneapolis, Minn. James Keivom for NY Post

Homeland Security officers carry containers from the Washington residence of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, during a search. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

The congresswoman, who was pursuing a seat in Minnesota’s legislature at the time the probe was launched, has insisted allegations that she married her brother so he could receive a inexperienced card are a racist conspiracy concept pushed by the far-right.

Earlier this month, federal brokers executed a search warrant at the DC residence Omar shares with her present husband, Tim Mynett, seizing her cellphone, notebooks, private computer systems and her passport.

Sources have informed The Post investigators are inspecting whether Omar was half of a household conspiracy to commit immigration fraud, which could lead to her denaturalization and deportation.