Ilhan Omar Investigation Involves New Scrutiny of Long-Disputed Marriage NYT > Top Stories By: Ernesto Londoño 29 October 2026 at 15:30 Several current and former law enforcement officials said an Obama-era investigation found some evidence that Ms. Omar had entered into a sham marriage with a man suspected of being her brother. © Tierney L. Cross/The New York TimesRepresentative Ilhan Omar at the Capitol in Washington earlier this year.