Omar’s husband’s winery sold investors empty barrels, Comer says

Libs of TikTok posted on X on October 19, 2026, that Rep. Ilhan Omar and her husband's winery was “SHUT DOWN for FRAUD” after they reportedly sold empty wine barrels¹. The winery is eStCru, which Newsweek reports was co-owned by Omar's husband, Timothy Mynett².

“there is nothing untoward and nothing illegal has occurred”

Here is the post in its original wording¹: https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/2112316776084115889

The empty-barrel claim comes from House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, who told Fox News on October 19 that investors were sold barrels with nothing inside³. California business records show eStCru was terminated on April 4, and a company representative confirmed the filing, Newsweek reported².

Yahoo reported that eStCru was never a traditional winery but a label that subcontracted West Coast producers to bottle its wines. By early 2023, its winemakers said they had stopped getting paid. A 2024 Minnesota Reformer report said the business was hit with several fraud allegations and investor lawsuits⁴. One of those suits came from Washington, D.C., businessman Naeem Mohd, who sued Mynett, Will Hailer and eStCru in 2023, alleging they broke a promise to triple his $300,000 investment in 18 months. Mohd moved to drop the suit in November 2024 after a settlement, which his attorney told the Free Beacon was paid⁵.

Omar later amended her disclosure, cutting the two businesses to “none” and the couple's assets to between $18,004 and $95,000, Newsweek reported. Her representatives blamed incomplete information from the businesses' accountants. Her lawyer told the Office of Congressional Conduct that “there is nothing untoward and nothing illegal has occurred.”²

In February, Comer wrote Mynett requesting “all documents and communications” on the finances of eStCru and his venture-capital firm, Rose Lake Capital⁶. His letter cited Omar's disclosures showing the two companies rising from as much as $51,000 in 2023 to as much as $30 million in 2024⁴.

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1. @libsoftiktok on X, 2026-10-19: HOLY CRAP Ilhan Omar and her husband's winery was SHUT DOWN for FRAUD after they reportedly sold EMPTY WINE BARRELS https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/2112316776084115889/photo/1, 2026-10-19
2. Ilhan Omar's family winery shut down after Congress demands answers - Newsweek
3. Empty Barrels, Full Pockets: Comer Says Ilhan Omar and Her Man Sold Winery Investors Nothing but Air
4. Ilhan Omar husband's California winery suddenly closes amid investigation into her finances
5. Ilhan Omar Said It's 'Categorically False' To Call Her a Millionaire. - Washington Free Beacon
6. Winery belonging to Ilhan Omar's husband shut down as congresswoman's finances probed