Freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is reportedly facing an investigation into whether she improperly used campaign funds while working as a state legislator.
Omar will soon learn the results of the inquiry, which is being conducted by the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board. Authorities have completed their investigation and are preparing to issue a ruling in two complaints filed against the congresswoman, according to a report from Sinclair.
The dual complaints were filed last year by Republican Minnesota state Rep. Steve Drazkowski and allege Omar used $6,000 in campaign assets for personal use. Drazkowski says Omar used the funds to travel to Estonia and Boston and included payments to a divorce attorney.
“I had observed a long pattern,” Drazkowski said. “Representative Omar hasn’t followed the law. She’s repeatedly trampled on the laws of the state in a variety of areas, and gotten by with it.”
Omar rose to prominence during the 2018 midterm elections and has since been a controversial figure in the Democratic Party, at times butting heads with party leaders.
Omar has made comments that have been widely interpreted as being anti-Semitic when referring to Israel. One of the remarks questioned Americans’ “allegiance” to the key U.S. ally. Her comments prompted Democrats to draft a resolution condemning anti-Semitism, a veiled rebuke of Omar, but ultimately opted for a broader resolution condemning more forms of bigotry.
