Whistleblower demands Ilhan Omar testify in COVID scam
A whistleblower has called for Rep. Ilhan Omar to testify regarding her alleged involvement in a COVID fraud scheme in Minnesota. Faye Bernstein, who reported the fraud and faced retaliation, claims Omar was aware of the fraudulent activities linked to a feeding program. Omar has denied these allegations, stating they are false and asserting her innocence in the matter.
- ▪Faye Bernstein, a whistleblower, claims she was demoted after exposing a $250 million COVID fraud in Minnesota.
- ▪Bernstein has called for Rep. Ilhan Omar to testify, citing her past involvement with a fraudulent feeding program.
- ▪Omar has denied any knowledge of the fraud, calling the claims 'flat out false.'
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US News exclusive Whistleblower demands Ilhan Omar testify in COVID scam By Gabrielle Fahmy Published May 23, 2026, 9:32 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A whistleblower who says she was demoted after exposing Minnesota’s $250 million COVID fraud wants Rep. Ilhan Omar forced to testify, she said this week, as The Post obtained an audio clip of one of the fraudsters crediting the embattled pol with the explosion in popularity of the feeding program, later revealed to be a massive scheme. Faye Bernstein, a Minnesota Department of Health Services employee, was one of the first whistleblowers of the rampant fraud, raising the alarm to higher ups as early as 2019.
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