Ilhan Omar’s Mysterious Company

Companies owned by Ilhan Omar and her husband, Timothy Mynett, are being investigated by the House Oversight Committee and the Department of Justice. Why?

Chet Nagle ——Bio and Archives--March 9, 2026

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Tim Mynett, a political consultant and Representative Ilhan Omar’s husband, founded eStCru LLC (a winery company) in 2020 and Rose Lake Capital LLC (website: roselakecap.com) in 2022. As we will see below, eStCru has gone dormant and Rose Lake Capital has caught the attention of the House Oversight Committee and the Department of Justice because of its skyrocketing valuation.

Let’s review Ilhan Omar’s marriages in the light of accusations that she married her brother for immigration purposes.

In 2002 she married Ahmed Hirsi. It was a religious ceremony and was not legally registered. They had two children, but the religious marriage ended in 2008.

Her second marriage was to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi in 2009 and was legally registered. They were divorced in 2017. Some critics say Elmi was her brother and she married him for immigration purposes. However, Ilhan Omar became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2000, so the rumors are certainly unfounded regarding her citizenship status.

Elmi has been described as a British Somali citizen, so the allegations that he was her brother might be more relevant to him. However, as a British citizen he would have been able to enter the United States under an F-1 student visa which he likely did to attend North Dakota State University from 2010 to 2012. He also could have applied for permanent resident status via spousal petition. However, there is no confirmed evidence that shows he obtained a green card or U.S. citizenship through his marriage to Omar.

Omar then reconciled with Ahmed Hirsi (around 2011) and had a third child together. They were legally married in 2018 and divorced in 2019.

Her third husband, Tim Mynett, was a political consultant she worked with and married in 2020. At last report, they are still married.

With rumors of marrying brothers for immigration purposes debunked, let’s turn to findings that caught the eye of the House Oversight Committee – companies that Omar’s current husband founded.

The companies also caught the eye of President Trump who ordered the Department of Justice to make another investigation into the companies and finances of the Omar and Mynett couple. (The last DOJ probe was in 2024 during the Biden administration – stalled for lack of evidence, of course.)

The eStCru Winery Company

In early February, Steve Watson of Modernity.news published the findings of journalist Angela Rose who visited the principal address of the eStCru company in Santa Rosa, California. That address is 1160 Hopper Avenue, Apartment B, and is also the address of 40 other wineries.

In her report she said, “I visited the principal address of eStCru winery. This winery is co-owned by U.S. Representative for Minnesota’s 5th District, Ilhan Omar and her husband, Timothy Mynett, yet seems to allegedly be a shell business used to launder funds.”

Rose also described the sudden increase in revenue, “In 2024 they made about $15,000........

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