T. A. Gardner
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Question for you: Did Ilhan Omar and her husband actually own a producing winery?
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Prove that it was not an accounting error.
T. A. Gardner
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That wasn't the question. Aside from that, claiming you own a business, be it a winery or hedge fund, is not an "accounting error." Besides, you are personally responsible for what you sign for on your tax returns, etc. If the accountant makes an error that egregious, you would be expected to know it and correct it before signing the forms.
Beyond that, Omar and her hubby in relation to that winery had:
A website. Did the accountant(s) create that?
An established LLC within the state of California. Did her accountant(s) do that paperwork and submit it?
Omar listed it on her congressional disclosure paperwork with a value of up to $5 million. Did her accountant(s) fill out her political disclosure forms?
Did her accountant(s) file the paperwork to dissolve the LLC formed to run the winery?
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Here's Grok's answer:
Yes, with important caveats: Tim Mynett (Ilhan Omar’s husband) co-owned eStCru LLC (also referred to as eStCru Wines or ESTCRU), a California wine company/label that did produce and sell wine for a period, but it was not a traditional estate winery with its own vineyards or dedicated production facility, and operations effectively ceased years before the company formally terminated.WashingtontimesNY Post
Mynett and longtime business partner Will Hailer (a former Democratic operative) founded the company around 2020–2021. It held a California Alcoholic Beverage Control Type 02 winegrower license (issued late 2020), which covers production of wine, including via “alternating proprietorship” arrangements that use another facility’s equipment. The company was based in the Santa Rosa area (addresses linked to Hopper Ave. and related locations that host multiple wine operations).Opengovus
It functioned primarily as a brand/label that sourced grapes from small-lot growers (Lodi, Clarksburg, Sonoma County, Central Coast, Willamette Valley, etc.) and partnered with winemakers rather than operating its own full production site. Wines under labels such as Blockchain, The Devil’s Lie, Overt, Clothesline, Fizzical, and others were produced and sold; some won awards (including two Double Gold medals at the 2022 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition), and Wine Business Monthly named it a “hot brand” of 2022. A winemaker (Erica Stancliff) worked with the company until early 2023, when payments stopped.WineindustryadvisorMinnesotareformer
Activity declined sharply after that. Social media and the website went largely inactive by 2023, cash reserves were reported as very low in early 2024 (around $650 in one account), and an investor sued alleging misrepresentation about the business’s legitimacy (the case settled; the principal investment was returned late, without the promised returns). A spokesperson described the winery as “dead” by early 2026. The company filed for termination with the California Secretary of State on April 4, 2026.FreebeaconNY Post
Omar herself did not own the winery. Her congressional financial disclosures listed her husband’s ownership stake (as a spousal asset). Those filings showed low valuations in earlier years, a sharp reported increase for 2024 (into the $1–5 million range for the winery, contributing to high overall household figures), followed by an amended disclosure that reduced the value to none, attributed to accounting issues. The valuations and related companies (including a separate venture capital firm) have drawn Republican scrutiny and House Oversight requests for records.Noticias.foxnewsFox News
In short, they owned a licensed wine company that produced and marketed actual wine for a time via contracted growers and production partners. It was a real but short-lived, financially troubled brand rather than a conventional producing estate winery, and it had largely stopped operating well before its formal dissolution.
T. A. Gardner
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So, the answer is yes.
The next question would be was it a legitimate business run in a legitimate way?
The answer to that question is a resounding NO! and the above answer from Grok--you being too lazy or stupid to answer it yourself--shows that to a degree.
Did you miss the part where it says it was producing and that Omar didn't own it?
You lose, buddy.
Who?
Trump picks people then tries to find a charge, he is full of vengeance and thus his win loss record on prosecutions is very bad.
@T. A. Gardner, why silence?
Beats the shit out of me.
Her husband owned it and yes it did produce for a brief time.
Could be, but I personally do not know that.
T. A. Gardner
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Except it didn't produce any wine. Investors even sued Omar and her husband over it.
Omar’s Spousal eStCru LLC: The Winery That Aged Like Fine Wine—Without Ever Making Any?
Rep. Ilhan Omar's financial disclosure reveals her husband's winery shockingly jumped from $50,000 to $5 million in value within a year.
In fact, reporters that tried to find and visit the physical location of the winery found it didn't exist and was likely just a shell company to launder money.
The address, 1160 Hopper Ave Apt B in Santa Rosa, houses over 40 wineries, but the location owner confirmed ESTCRU isn’t among them. Public records show it’s tied to a foreign processing center with no actual business license for ESTCRU.
Ilhan Omar’s Winery EXPOSED As FAKE Shell For Alleged Money Laundering
Journalist visits site, finds no license and no operations despite revenue exploding to $5 million
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“Cannot find anywhere to buy their wines. This is weird, like it’s not a real winery,” one person wrote on its Facebook page.
Another added, “I want to try a bottle of their fine wine – but I don’t know any distributors that sell it.”
A third person wrote, “No phone number, address is a different business, can’t order it because it doesn’t exist. Scam.”
Ilhan Omar husband’s California winery suddenly closes amid investigation into her finances
A California winery co-owned by Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar’s husband has shut its doors for good amid scrutiny of the congresswoman’s family’s wealth.
nypost.com
T. A. Gardner
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No, it didn't. It didn't even have a physical location. At least the Quality Learing Center had a door and a sign going for it...
Again, her husband owned it.Except it didn't produce any wine. Investors even sued Omar and her husband over it.
Omar’s Spousal eStCru LLC: The Winery That Aged Like Fine Wine—Without Ever Making Any?
Rep. Ilhan Omar's financial disclosure reveals her husband's winery shockingly jumped from $50,000 to $5 million in value within a year.www.yahoo.com
In fact, reporters that tried to find and visit the physical location of the winery found it didn't exist and was likely just a shell company to launder money.
The address, 1160 Hopper Ave Apt B in Santa Rosa, houses over 40 wineries, but the location owner confirmed ESTCRU isn’t among them. Public records show it’s tied to a foreign processing center with no actual business license for ESTCRU.
Ilhan Omar’s Winery EXPOSED As FAKE Shell For Alleged Money Laundering
Journalist visits site, finds no license and no operations despite revenue exploding to $5 million
“Cannot find anywhere to buy their wines. This is weird, like it’s not a real winery,” one person wrote on its Facebook page.
Another added, “I want to try a bottle of their fine wine – but I don’t know any distributors that sell it.”
A third person wrote, “No phone number, address is a different business, can’t order it because it doesn’t exist. Scam.”
Ilhan Omar husband’s California winery suddenly closes amid investigation into her finances
A California winery co-owned by Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar’s husband has shut its doors for good amid scrutiny of the congresswoman’s family’s wealth.
Like you and yours after Jackoff Smith's Mar-a-Lago raid, with a warrant obtained by lying to a judge?
I'm sure she is just "coincidentally" longtime associates with some of the primary Minnesota fraud perps.....as has been proven.
The venture was short lived — it only sold a handful of wines between 2020 and 2023 — including a Malbec called “The Devil’s Lie;” a Cabernet Sauvignon named “Blockchain;” and a red blend “Overt,” described by drinkers as “flimsy” and “tart.”No, it didn't. It didn't even have a physical location. At least the Quality Learing Center had a door and a sign going for it...
The company was part of a larger “collective” selling wines out of a Santa Rosa storage space called Punchdown, whose boss told The Post Mynett’s was one of more than 20 labels it housed at the time.
Ilhan Omar’s hubby’s elusive winery under scrutiny from feds — and it violates Islamic law
Tim Mynett converted to Islam to marry Omar, a practicing Muslim, in 2020 – after his ex-wife suspected the pair of having an affair when the “Squad” member hired Mynett, then a p…
nypost.com
T. A. Gardner
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No. She was a partner in the LLC.
Or, did she lie on her Congressional assets disclosure form?
T. A. Gardner
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Wrong. They took pictures of bottles so labeled for the website but there is no evidence of actual sales.The venture was short lived — it only sold a handful of wines between 2020 and 2023 — including a Malbec called “The Devil’s Lie;” a Cabernet Sauvignon named “Blockchain;” and a red blend “Overt,” described by drinkers as “flimsy” and “tart.”
The company was part of a larger “collective” selling wines out of a Santa Rosa storage space called Punchdown, whose boss told The Post Mynett’s was one of more than 20 labels it housed at the time.
Ilhan Omar’s hubby’s elusive winery under scrutiny from feds — and it violates Islamic law
Tim Mynett converted to Islam to marry Omar, a practicing Muslim, in 2020 – after his ex-wife suspected the pair of having an affair when the “Squad” member hired Mynett, then a p…