Pirro says Rep. Omar's financial disclosures are under investigation (update, Oct. 13, 2026)

Case

On Oct. 13, 2026, one day after agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's home in an immigration-fraud probe, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said on Fox News that Omar's financial disclosures are also "subject of an investigation." Pirro said the earlier congressional ethics review that recommended dismissal is also being examined. Omar's office calls the actions political targeting; no charges have been reported.

What was said (Oct. 13, 2026)
On Oct. 13, 2026, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said on Fox News' "America Reports" that Rep. Ilhan Omar's financial disclosures are "subject of an investigation as well," and that her office is handling it.
Pirro was asked about a prior congressional ethics review (the Office of Congressional Conduct) that her office said cleared Omar; the Wall Street Journal reported that office recommended the House Ethics Committee dismiss allegations of false or incomplete financial reporting. Pirro said the prior probe is also a subject of investigation.
A 2025 disclosure listed Omar and her husband's assets between $6 million and $30 million; she later amended it to a much lower range, which her team attributed to accounting errors.
The statement came a day after Homeland Security Investigations agents searched Omar's home in a separate immigration-fraud probe, less than a month before the midterms. Omar called the search an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement.
Pirro's office did not respond to Axios's request for comment, and Axios did not report a direct response from Omar to Pirro's remarks. No charges have been reported.

Perspectives

Official position — U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro
Pirro says her office is \"looking at the facts\" and, based upon them, will \"follow them wherever they take us.\" Her office's position is that the earlier ethics review that cleared Omar is itself part of what is under investigation.

Critic — Rep. Ilhan Omar
Omar says she has done nothing wrong and calls the federal actions against her an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. Her office points to the congressional ethics office's recommendation to dismiss the disclosure allegations, and her team attributes the amended disclosure to accounting errors.

Note
Omar denies wrongdoing and calls the actions weaponization of law enforcement; her team attributes the amended disclosure to accounting errors; Pirro says her office is following the facts. Reported by Axios; Pirro's office did not respond to Axios.

Sources
[1] Axios: Ilhan Omar investigation finances Pirro (https://www.axios.com/2026/10/13/ilhan-omar-investigation-finances-pirro) · 2026-10-13
[2] Just Security Early Edition, Oct. 14, 2026 (https://www.justsecurity.org/160738/early-edition-october-14-2026/) · 2026-10-14

Connections

Related — HSI search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home (Oct. 12, 2026)
Update to the Oct. 12 HSI search: a second DOJ inquiry, into Omar's financial disclosures, was confirmed publicly the next day.