Ilhan Omar Investigation EXPLODES After DOJ Tries To Flip Ex-Bodyguard
The federal investigation surrounding Ilhan Omar just produced its most explosive witness yet.
Abdullahi Mohamed, a Somali-British man who briefly served on Omar’s security detail during an overseas trip, was questioned by federal prosecutors and later testified before the grand jury investigating the Minnesota congresswoman.
Investigators reportedly questioned Mohamed about Omar’s immigration history, her controversial 2009 marriage and her financial dealings—including a mysterious $10,000 payment involving Omar and Mohamed’s brother.
Prosecutors allegedly described that payment as a possible bribe.
Mohamed’s brother later claimed the money was repayment for a loan, but the payment has now become another major thread inside a federal investigation already examining Omar’s immigration paperwork and financial disclosures.
Mohamed originally came to the government’s attention during a 2025 green-card interview. He denied having interactions with American politicians despite briefly working on Omar’s security detail and visiting her Capitol Hill office. His attorney says Mohamed has limited English and did not understand the question.
His green-card application was denied, and he later faced a federal false-statement charge carrying a possible five-year sentence.
According to attorney Bruce Rivers, prosecutors then attempted to turn Mohamed into an informant. Rivers says officials offered to help with his immigration situation if he supplied damaging information about Omar and repeatedly claimed the investigation was being directed from the White House.
Mohamed maintained that he had no incriminating information. He testified before a Washington grand jury in September, and prosecutors moved to dismiss his charge the following day, citing his anticipated removal from the United States. Mohamed is now in Nairobi while his American wife remains in the US.
Meanwhile, Omar has returned to Capitol Hill claiming federal agencies have never explained why she is being investigated. Asked whether DHS and DOJ are conducting separate probes, she told a Fox reporter: “You probably have more details on that.”
There are currently two reported federal investigations: a DHS inquiry involving immigration paperwork and a DOJ investigation examining discrepancies in her financial disclosures. Her Washington home was searched in October, her phone was seized and people close to her have received subpoenas.
Now Stephen Miller—the immigration hardliner who previously discussed Omar’s case with JD Vance—has been elevated to White House chief of staff.
We break down the former bodyguard’s grand-jury testimony, the disputed $10,000 payment, the alleged attempt to flip him and why the pressure surrounding Ilhan Omar is becoming impossible to ignore.