It is a fact that @SenSchumer and @RepJeffries helped to mute the DNA story after talking with @BarackObama. Anton (Tony) Lazzaro, a Minneapolis-based Republican political operative and donor, launched a self-funded investigation into the allegation starting in 2019. He claimed to have spent over $200,000 on a two-year global surveillance operation involving private investigators from Toltec Investigations, spanning the U.S., UK, and Kenya (where Elmi reportedly resided). The goal was to obtain biological samples for DNA testing. How Samples Were Obtained: Investigators allegedly collected discarded items from Omar's trash in Washington, D.C. (including saliva from cigarette butts and hair) and from Elmi in London (including a drinking straw). Surveillance photos of Omar smoking were cited as context for the cigarette sample. DNA Testing: The samples were analyzed by Endeavor DNA Laboratories, a UK-based firm accredited by the Ministry of Justice and ISO 17025 standards. The results, posted on August 11, 2021, claimed a 99.999998% probability that Omar and Elmi are full siblings (the test used a "sibling index" comparing genetic markers). Posting Online: Lazzaro publicized the results via a dedicated website, which remains active as of December 2025. The site accuses Omar of multiple felonies (e.g., immigration fraud, tax fraud, perjury) tied to the alleged marriage, which it claims lasted until at least 2017. It also offers a $1,000,000 reward (plus a Ferrari) for Omar to undergo a public DNA test to disprove the findings and alleges a Department of Justice cover-up. Lazzaro also shared links to the site on his Facebook and Twitter (now X) accounts around the same time. The website frames the evidence as "direct DNA proof" but provides no independent verification beyond the lab report. Critics, including fact-checkers, have questioned the chain of custody for the samples and the ethics of the surveillance, likening it to stalking. FBI Arrest and Timing Lazzaro was arrested by the FBI on August 12, 2021—just one day after launching the website—in Minneapolis on federal charges of child sex trafficking and coercion of minors. Prosecutors alleged he conspired with Gisela Castro Medina to recruit and solicit at least five underage girls (aged 14–17) for sex between May and December 2020, providing them with cash, hotel stays, and alcohol. Lazzaro pleaded not guilty, claiming political persecution, and argued in court filings that the timing of his arrest was suspicious, as he was scheduled to appear on Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight to discuss the DNA evidence. Connection to Omar Claims: A New York Post column by Miranda Devine on August 15, 2021, suggested the arrest was timed to silence Lazzaro, citing an FBI agent's statement to his associate that the "statute of limitations" had expired on any Omar-related immigration fraud (typically 5–10 years for such offenses). Legal Outcome for Lazzaro: He was convicted in March 2023 on six counts, including sex trafficking of a minor, and sentenced to 21 years in prison. Appeals, including claims of selective prosecution tied to his anti-Omar activism, were denied in 2024 and upheld as recently as November 2025.