MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Minnesota lawmakers are raising concerns about hundreds of millions of dollars in cash leaving the state on international flights, a trend first uncovered by FOX 9 in 2018.
House committee examines cash leaving Minnesota on flights
What we know:
About $100 million in cash was leaving the country from Minnesota each year when FOX 9 first reported on the issue in 2017. In recent years, that amount has tripled, with $350 million in cash now leaving Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport annually.
Rep. Kristin Robbins, R-Maple Grove, said, “$350 million, leaving our airport in cash, is higher than the cash leaving any other airport in the country, including much larger airports. J.F.K., L.A.X., Chicago. O’Hare.”
It is legal to transport money out of the country, but travelers must declare any amount above $10,000. There are suspicions that some of this cash…
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