Our friend John Hinderaker of Powerline and the Center for the American Experiment asks, “Is this the worst scandal in Minnesota history?”
KMSP Television, the Fox affiliate in the Twin Cities, has been carrying out a five-month-long investigation of the phenomenon of carry-on luggage stuffed with cash – a million dollars at a time – leaving Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport for Middle East and African destinations. (If declared to customs, the carrying of cash in excess of $10,000 is legal. Below $10K, no declaration is necessary.) The scandal relates to the origins of the funds.
On the morning of March 15, Fox 9 chased a tip about a man who was leaving the country. Sources said he took a carry-on bag through security that was packed with $1 million in cash. Travelers can do that, as long as they fill out the proper government forms.
Fox 9 learned that these cloak-and-dagger scenarios now happen almost weekly at MSP. The money is usually headed to the Middle East, Dubai and points beyond. Sources said last year alone, more than $100 million in cash left MSP in carry-on luggage.
So where was the money going?
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