Tim Mynett - Ilhan Omar's husband and political consultant - runs two businesses. Both have just gone dark online.
Rose Lake Capital, a venture capital firm Mynett co-founded in 2022. Congressional disclosures show its value jumped from $1-1,000 in 2023 to $5-25 million in 2024.
In September-October 2025, the website removed all officer bios and names, including prominent Democratic figures previously listed.
By late December 2025, was either taken offline or redirected and now displays Spectrum router configuration information.
eStCru, a winery Mynett co-launched around 2021. The website is defunct, and the phone line has been disconnected since at least 2023 has been completely erased from the internet.
The money: Omar and Mynett's combined net worth went from negative $45,000 in 2019 to $6-30 million by 2024. Omar's congressional salary is $174,000. The math on that wealth explosion raises obvious questions.
The timing: Minnesota fraud investigations hit critical mass in 2025. Acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson estimates fraud across 14 state Medicaid programs could exceed $9 billion.
The Feeding Our Future case alone involved $250 million stolen, 70 defendants charged, and 34 guilty pleas. Omar's 5th District - home to Minnesota's largest Somali community - is the epicenter of many of these investigations.
Omar's connection: She authored the 2020 MEALS Act, which relaxed oversight on child meal programs during the pandemic.
Critics argue it enabled widespread fraud. Omar says it fed children and says she has "no regrets."
She returned $7,400 in donations from 3 convicted fraudsters. A conservative watchdog launched a probe into her finances in 2025. No charges have been filed against Omar.
The pattern nobody is naming out loud: websites disappearing, bios scrubbed, values skyrocketing, phone lines disconnected - all while federal agents raid fake daycares and meal sites across her district.
Mynett's businesses show classic pre-investigation cleanup behavior: removing names, killing online presence, and making connections harder to trace.
There is no evidence directly linking Mynett's ventures to the fraud.
But a venture capital firm's value increasing 5,000-25,000x in one year, then scrubbing its leadership page as the FBI intensifies Minnesota probes? A winery going completely offline? A combined net worth jumping more than $30 million on a congressional salary?
The technical term for that timing is "unfortunate optics."
FBI and DHS surged resources into Minnesota in late 2025, investigating vacant daycares and meal sites used as fronts. Safari Restaurant pulled $12 million claiming to feed 5,000 kids daily from a 35-seat establishment.
Quality Learning Center received $4 million despite a misspelled sign, no children present, and being closed during business hours. These operations ran in Omar's district while she championed legislation that reduced oversight.
Conservative outlets and MAGA media are targeting Omar aggressively, linking her to the scandal through legislation and geography.
Liberal media defend her, noting she has not been charged with anything.
Both sides miss the simplest question: why did your husband's businesses go offline right now?
Source: Congressional financial disclosures, FOX News, New York Post, federal court documents, @0hour1
