BREAKING: Another El-Sayed Scandal
A new controversy is unfolding around Michigan far-left Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. He got a sweetheart consulting deal with his former state health employer just days after quitting with no record of approval by the county commission, and he’s accused of funneling his income through his LLC to avoid paying payroll taxes as he campaigns on “pay your fair share.”
Eight days after Abdul El-Sayed resigned from his nearly $279,000-a-year job as Wayne County’s health director in 2025, he started his own consulting company and rapidly landed a $72,000 county contract to advise the department he had just been running.
The unusual part is the eight-day gap between his resignation and his company’s contract. And El-Sayed was simultaneously campaigning for the U.S. Senate. The timing is striking, and raises questions about conflicts of interest, insider sweetheart deals, and taxpayer-funded consulting.
The consulting work potentially enhanced his political profile for his Senate race. El-Sayed billed the county for work, for example, related to RxKids in November, while County Executive Warren Evans publicly praised El-Sayed’s role in getting the program going.
The county contract went to his AME Higher LLC consulting firm for “leadership transition assistance,” and “media and communications support,” among other things. His 2025 Senate financial disclosure reported roughly $167,000 in income from the LLC.
The structure allows him to avoid payroll/self-employment taxes for Medicare and Social Security on this income. Because AME Higher is a pass-through business, its profits flow to El-Sayed rather than being taxed as corporate income. H/t to the Free Beacon for reporting on this.
He reported only $130,749 in wages on his 2025 personal return, while more than $262,000 was reported as capital gains from a property sale and other income. “AME” appears to be based on Abdul Mohamed El-Sayed’s initials.
There is also a procurement question. A review cited by Wayne County Watch reportedly found no evidence that the Wayne County Commission had approved his $72,000 contract with the county health department, although a purchase order existed and invoices were charged to the health department.
The central fact remains difficult to ignore: a former county health director left office and, just eight days later, his former department hires his own company to help guide the department he had been running—while he was campaigning for the U.S. Senate. And then he avoids payroll taxes on his income via an LLC while telling you to pay your fair share.
That is more than a routine consulting arrangement. It is a taxpayer-funded deal and a tax avoidance setup that deserves scrutiny.
