Overview

• MSNBC reporting says the FBI recorded Tom Homan accepting $50,000 in cash from undercover agents posing as business executives seeking government contracts.
• The federal inquiry began in western Texas in the summer of 2024 after a tip from a separate investigation alleged Homan solicited payments tied to future contracts.
• Investigators kept the matter open into early 2025 to see whether alleged promises would be carried out once Homan entered a senior immigration role.
• The case stalled after President Trump returned to office in January and was recently closed by Justice Department appointees, according to internal accounts cited by MSNBC.
• Two sources said the closure followed a status request from FBI Director Kash Patel, and a Justice Department appointee had described the probe as a "deep state" investigation.