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Minneapolis airport still flying millions in terrorist-tied cash out of the US
Millions of dollars in cash, including large sums believed to be funding foreign terrorists, continue to fly out of the Minneapolis airport annually, according to lawmakers investigating the money funneling schemes.
TL;DR
- Millions of dollars in cash are being smuggled out of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport annually.
- Lawmakers suspect these funds are used to support foreign terrorists.
- Investigations connect the cash flow to child care fraud in Minnesota's social services.
- Funds are allegedly transported to East Africa via hawala systems, with some linked to al Shabab.
- New federal legislation aims to improve reporting of outbound cash transactions to combat financial crimes.
- Previous TSA procedures for inspecting cash leaving the airport were found to be insufficient for accurate counting.