The complaint, filed on Tuesday, centers on the business activities of Tim Mynett, Omar's spouse, and his associate, Will Hailer. Over the past four years, the duo has initiated ventures in the wine and cannabis sectors, which have subsequently been embroiled in legal disputes over alleged non-payment to investors.
According to The Post Millennial, the National Legal and Policy Center has petitioned the Office of Congressional Ethics to "immediately investigate whether [Omar] violated House Ethics Rules by failing to fully disclose and/or by filing false or misleading information regarding the business assets and liabilities of her spouse." This complaint was initially obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
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In 2021, Mynett and Hailer secured a $300,000 investment from DC investor and restaurateur Naeem Mohd for their new winery, eStCru. The pair pledged to triple Mohd’s investment within 18 months. However, approximately 19 months later, Mohd received only his initial investment back, prompting him to file a lawsuit against them in 2023.
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Simultaneously, three companies established by Mynett and Hailer, namely eSt Ventures, Badlands Fund GP, and Badlands Ventures, settled a $1.7 million fraud and breach of contract lawsuit. This legal action was initiated by marijuana entrepreneurs in South Dakota.
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The complaint against Omar suggests that she failed to adequately disclose the value of these businesses before they became embroiled in legal disputes and subsequently unraveled.
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In 2021, Omar reported her husband's income from EstVenture LLC as up to $15,000, and his stake in eStCru as between $15,001 and $50,000. The following year, the reported income increased to up to $50,000, and the asset value to between $50,001 and $100,000. However, in 2023, she reported income from eStCru as between $201 and $1,000, with the asset value decreasing to between $15,001 and $50,000.
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The Minnesota Reformer has highlighted that these figures are significantly lower than the income Omar reported Mynett was earning from his consulting firm, E Street Group. Omar's campaign paid millions to this firm for her reelection campaign, and in both 2020 and 2021, she listed Mynett's income from this venture as between $100,001 and $1 million. This discrepancy raises questions about the transparency of Omar's financial disclosures, which will likely be scrutinized in the upcoming investigation.
