Ahmet Salih Alacaci
23 October 2026•Update: 23 October 2026
US President Donald Trump called Thursday for Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s resignation from Congress, accusing her of using a false name when she was sworn into office, an allegation her office has denied.
“Because she used a fake name to be sworn in, I assume she must IMMEDIATELY resign from Congress,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform.
Trump claimed the Minnesota lawmaker’s real name was Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, which shares a surname with her former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi.
He further claimed that Omar had “openly admitted to FRAUD” and called on House Speaker Mike Johnson to recognize that her congressional seat had been vacated.
Omar has made no such admission, and no court has established that she used a fraudulent identity.
Trump’s remarks followed an Oct. 21 Justice Department court filing related to a federal search…
Cyber fraud uses technology as the primary weapon. It is highly scalable and can be conducted from anywhere in the world.
- Phishing/Smishing/Vishing: Using deceptive emails (phishing), text messages (smishing), or phone calls (vishing) to trick victims into clicking malicious links or revealing sensitive data.
- Business Email Compromise (BEC): A high-value scam where a criminal impersonates a CEO or high-level executive via a “spoofed” email address to trick a staff member into making an urgent, unauthorized wire transfer.