(NewsNation) — 消息人士告诉NewsNation，联邦特工在本周对其华盛顿特区住所的突袭之前，曾收集垃圾，希望获得民主党众议员伊尔汉·奥马尔（D-明尼苏达州）及其家人的DNA。调查人员历来在无法获得搜查令或搜查令可能打草惊蛇时，会使用秘密的“倒垃圾桶”方式获取DNA。法律允许执法部门收集已被丢弃等待清理的垃圾，并对其进行检测以提取遗传物质。
(NewsNation) — Federal agents collected garbage in hopes of obtaining the DNA of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and her family before this week’s raid at her Washington, D.C. home, sources told NewsNation. Investigators historically have used secretive “dumpster diving” to obtain DNA when search warrants were not possible or would have tipped off investigatory targets. It is legally permissible for law enforcement to collect trash that has been discarded for pickup and comb through it for genetic material.
多名熟悉此次调查的消息人士告诉NewsNation，潜在的DNA证据对奥马尔案的调查至关重要。他们表示，此案的范围比公众基于她长期面临的移民史或婚姻状况指控所想象的更广。调查涉及该议员的家庭成员，证据预计将提交大陪审团审理，消息人士称。联邦检察官发出的部分传票已将该议员的亲戚列为对象，NewsNation此前报道。
Multiple sources familiar with the probe tell NewsNation that potential DNA evidence is critical to the investigation into Omar. They say the case is broader than the public may assume based on longstanding accusations surrounding her immigration history or marital status. The investigation encompasses family members of the congresswoman, with evidence expected to go before a grand jury, sources said. Relatives of the lawmaker have been named in some of the subpoenas issued by federal prosecutors, NewsNation reported.
联邦特工在本周一对其华盛顿住所进行的广受关注的搜查中，扣押了奥马尔的手机。NewsNation获悉，实际上有十余起突袭行动同步进行。该案正在国土安全调查局明尼苏达办事处内部协调处理，这表明它可能与该地区一些索马里移民社区成员所犯的公共福利欺诈有关。现年44岁的奥马尔正寻求第五次连任国会议员，她出生于索马里，1995年作为儿童移民至美国。
Federal agents seized Omar’s phone during a widely publicized search Monday at her Washington residence. NewsNation has learned that more than a dozen raids actually occurred simultaneously. The case is being coordinated within the Minneapolis office of Homeland Security Investigations, suggesting it may be related to public benefits fraud committed by some members of the Somali immigrant community in the region. The 44-year-old Omar, who seeks a fifth term in Congress, was born in Somalia and immigrated to the U.S. as a child in 1995.
她于2000年成为美国公民。她曾在拜登总统任期内首先接受司法部调查，但该案随后被结案。该调查的部分内容在特朗普政府时期被重新启动并扩大。奥马尔是特朗普的常见政治对手，她表示认为司法部正被武器化用来对付她。
She was naturalized in 2000. She originally was investigated by the Department of Justice under former President Biden before the case was closed. Parts of that investigation were reopened and expanded under the administration of President Trump. Omar, a frequent political foil for Trump, said she believes the DOJ has been weaponized against her.
国土安全部部长马克韦恩·穆林周五对《真实美国之声》表示，针对该议员的案件“是关于执行我们国家的法律”。
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told Real America’s Voice Friday its case into the lawmaker is “about enforcing our nation’s laws.”