I’ve seen this question twice now this weekend.
I have a simple explanation. I believe the 10k limit is per person, not per family. She could simply hand 3k to the oldest child and they would both be below the limit.
Instructions widely available indicate the $10k limit is cumulative.
...Please be aware, if persons/family members traveling together have more than $10,000, they cannot divide the currency between each other to avoid declaring the currency...
Still....she;s his fraking WIFE and he was arrested for Bank Fraud!! HOW do they know SHE wasn’t involved???? IDIOTSS.
The question no one is asking is - why did the family flee to Doha?
If I were wanted by the US Government, I would not flee to some random 3rd country. If I were not going to my home country immediately, I would go somewhere I knew well, had connections to help me, and felt comfortable I would not be arrested.
Given that Qatar is a home-base for the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas, this is a link that should be explored.
I would be led to believe it was a honey pot play; Let her go and she surely told him she got out of the country. Would drive him to lower his guard a little and get out sooner rather than later, to be with her and their children. M2C.