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Ilhan Omar's Net Worth Drops to $18K from $30M Due to Error

Rep. Ilhan Omar's disclosed household assets have been amended to a range between $18,004 and $95,000, down from a previous valuation of up to $30 million. This significant adjustment was reported by the Wall Street Journal, and Omar's office attributes the discrepancy to an inadvertent accounting error. The original disclosed assets included two businesses valued between $6M and $30M, which are now listed as having no net value after accounting for liabilities. The total reported liabilities also cap at $100,000, but specifics on offsetting liabilities remain undisclosed.