==Allegations of immigration, marriage, student loan and tax fraud==
==Allegations of immigration, marriage, student loan and tax fraud==
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There is strong evidence to suggest that Ilhan married her brother, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi to aid Elmi in obtaining U.S. citizenship. The two were married in 2009 and divorced in 2017.<ref>https://alphanewsmn.com/new-evidence-supports-claims-that-ilhan-omar-married-her-brother/</ref><ref>https://pjmedia.com/davidsteinberg/official-school-records-support-claims-that-rep-ilhan-omar-d-mn-married-her-brother/</ref> Ilhan then married Hirsi, the father of her three children, in 2018.Ilhan committed tax fraud by jointly filing tax returns with Hirsi for 2014 and 2015 while she was still married to her brother. In addition, false statements made during her 2009 marriage filing and 2017 divorce proceedings constituted perjury.<ref>https://pjmedia.com/davidsteinberg/new-photos-corroborate-perjury-claims-against-rep-ilhan-omar-as-she-deletes-social-media-evidence/</ref>
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The evidence appears to suggest that Ilhan married her brother, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi to aid Elmi in obtaining U.S. citizenship. The two were married in 2009 and divorced in 2017.<ref>https://alphanewsmn.com/new-evidence-supports-claims-that-ilhan-omar-married-her-brother/</ref><ref>https://pjmedia.com/davidsteinberg/official-school-records-support-claims-that-rep-ilhan-omar-d-mn-married-her-brother/</ref> Ilhan then married Hirsi, the father of her three children, in 2018.
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The Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board investigation found that Ilhan filed illegal joint tax returns with a man who was not her husband in at least 2014 and 2015.
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The Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board found that Ilhan filed illegal joint tax returns with Hirsi while still married to her brother. In addition, false statements made during her 2009 marriage filing and 2017 divorce proceedings constituted perjury.<ref>https://pjmedia.com/davidsteinberg/new-photos-corroborate-perjury-claims-against-rep-ilhan-omar-as-she-deletes-social-media-evidence/</ref>
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In a series of articles in 2018 and 2019, journalist David Steinberg argued that Ilhan's birth name was Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, that she fraudulently claimed membership in the Omar family to gain asylum, and that her subsequent obtaining of U.S. citizenship may have occurred under false pretenses.<ref>https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2019/07/david-steinberg-tying-up-loose-threads-in-the-curious-case.php</ref>
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In a series of articles in 2018 and 2019, journalist David Steinberg presented evidence that Ilhan's birth name was Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, that she fraudulently claimed membership in the Omar family to gain asylum, and that her subsequent obtaining of U.S. citizenship may have occurred under false pretenses.<ref>https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2019/07/david-steinberg-tying-up-loose-threads-in-the-curious-case.php</ref>