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EXCLUSIVE: Former TSA agent recalls millions in cash flying out of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
https://alphanews.org/ ^ | December 9, 2025 | By Liz Collin and Dr. JC Chaix

Posted on 12/09/2025 8:30:50 PM PST by bitt

A former TSA agent speaks out about what she saw and what she calls an obvious connection to billions of dollars of fraud.

A former Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agent, Liz Jaksa, joined Liz Collin on her podcast. She who worked at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport from 2016 to 2021.

She explained to Collin, “I’ve seen a lot of things, but the most shocking is exactly that. I saw suitcases filled with millions of dollars of cash, and the couriers were always Somali men traveling in pairs.”

While flying with cash isn’t illegal and must be declared, it still seemed suspicious because she estimates that she saw it happen on a weekly basis. The cash was always documented and law enforcement was contacted, she recalled.

“I don’t know exactly for sure, but it seemed that way. They got through the checkpoint and it just absolutely blew my mind: The first time you open a suitcase and you see millions of dollars of cash. And typically, what would happen is, the law enforcement officer would come and check their credentials,” she said.

“I don’t know what kind of questions they asked them, but their IDs were always documented and probably their plane tickets as well. So there is a trail of that out there. And I would believe with all the cameras at the airport that if they started there, they could probably find each and every individual that brought money through the checkpoint,” Jaksa continued.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016; 2021; airport; aliens; cashcouriers; couriers; crime; flying; lottaignorancehere; millions; minneapolisstpaul; minnesota; moneylaundering; notillegal; somalimen; somalis; suitcasesofcash; travel; tsa

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1 posted on 12/09/2025 8:30:50 PM PST by bitt
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2 posted on 12/09/2025 8:31:03 PM PST by bitt (<IMG SRC=' 'WIDTH=500>)
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To: bitt

Then there are records....


3 posted on 12/09/2025 8:33:56 PM PST by cherry
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To: bitt

All of it was Tampon Timmy approved.


4 posted on 12/09/2025 8:36:49 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: bitt

It seems both Somalia and Minnesota need dates with a nuclear destiny.


5 posted on 12/09/2025 8:51:14 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: All

Call Congress
US Capitol switchboard (202) 224-3121.
Call the White House
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Message: Gov Walz, AG Ellison and Cong Omar, must be prosecuted. Recent reports allege that tax dollars money from multiple Somali frauds ended up in the hands of terrorists al-Shabaab.....in Somalia.

What documents would an air traveler need that allows millions of US tax dollars in cash stuffed in suitcases to leave the USA to finance terrorism?

Alpha News reached out to the Department of Homeland Security which oversees TSA agents and also asked the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota. No comments were forthcoming.


6 posted on 12/09/2025 8:52:22 PM PST by Liz ("Socialism is a wonderful idea. It's just that it's been disastrous" Thomas Sowell. )
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To: Telepathic Intruder

When Timmy is finally tried convicted and sentenced to death, the means of execution should be cramming a boxcar load of Tampons into his big fat mouth!
I sorta dislike the puke!


7 posted on 12/09/2025 8:55:09 PM PST by BatGuano (Donald J. Trump, thank you!.)
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To: bitt

“...what would happen is, the law enforcement officer would come and check their credentials”

Would be interesting to know who the law enforcement officer or officers were.


8 posted on 12/09/2025 9:21:20 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: BatGuano
When Timmy is finally tried convicted and sentenced to death

He is a democrat who was bribing Somali voters as instructed, so conviction and sentencing will never happen. In fact, they tried to reward him with the VP position, but that did not go as planned.

9 posted on 12/09/2025 9:21:51 PM PST by Dan Zachary
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To: piasa
Would be interesting to know who the law enforcement officer or officers were.


10 posted on 12/09/2025 9:24:45 PM PST by Dan Zachary
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To: bitt

My question: Why the HECK are we just hearing about this NOW! The TSA is a government agency. That agent should have IMMEDIATELY reported this to the appropriate government official!

Of course, this was the Biteme Admin, I’m guessing, so if she did report it, they’d have just thrown it away....or deleted it, since it’s the digital age. LOL!


11 posted on 12/09/2025 9:40:04 PM PST by luvie (🇺🇸 The bravery of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
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To: bitt

How did this happen? TSA would bend most people over the counter if they were traveling with more than $10,000.


12 posted on 12/09/2025 10:04:43 PM PST by Nachoman (Proudly oppressing people of color since 1957.)
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What stinks is if you were a honky and had the temerity to try to board a commercial plane with a suitcase full of cash you would be cuffed and sweated by some LEOs in about 3 minutes.

But because you are a crybaby Third-World minority you get a bye.

Tired of it. Tired of being a honky with a target on my t-shirt.

13 posted on 12/10/2025 2:25:23 AM PST by caddie (Going forward we all need to become Trump, and also Captain Obvious, and Charlie Kirk too. )
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To: bitt

Contributing to America.


14 posted on 12/10/2025 2:47:39 AM PST by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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To: bitt

It seems as if Minneapolis had a dirty money blizzard over the years.


15 posted on 12/10/2025 2:48:39 AM PST by jonrick46 (Leftniks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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To: caddie

White genocide project.


16 posted on 12/10/2025 2:48:58 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: bitt; All
Amazing what is going on and it now appears its spreading oto other states. It's a huge con in the millions of bucks.

https://www.fox9.com/news/millions-of-dollars-in-suitcases-fly-out-of-msp-but-why

Millions of dollars in suitcases fly out of MSP, but why?

Look when this report was published and how long this con has been going on!!:

Published May 14, 2018 2:00pm CDTNewsFOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul>/i>

from the link:

MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) - For five months, Fox 9 has been investigating what appears to be rampant fraud in a massive state program.

This fraud is suspected of costing Minnesota taxpayers as much as $100 million a year.

(Much more now,bigger question is if it's been going on for this long why hasn't it been stopped?)

The Fox 9 Investigators reporting is based on public records and nearly a dozen government sources who have direct knowledge of what is happening.

These sources have a deep fear, and there is evidence to support their concerns, that some of that public money is ending up in the hands of terrorists.

(Today we know its going to Al Shabob likely 20% at the very least)

SUITCASES FILLED WITH MONEY

This story begins at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, where mysterious suitcases filled with cash have become a common carry-on.

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.

The national, go-to expert on what is behind these mysterious money transfers is Glen Kerns.

“What we were interested in is where it was going,” Kerns said.

He is a former Seattle police detective who spent 15 years on the FBI’s joint terrorism task force, until his retirement.

“It’s an outright crime, it’s unbelievable,” he said.

Kerns tracked millions of dollars in cash that was leaving on flights from Seattle.

It was coming from Hawalas, businesses used to courier money to countries that have no official banking system.

Some immigrant communities rely on Hawalas to send funds to help impoverished relatives back home.

Kerns discovered some of the money was being funneled to a Hawala in the region of Somalia that is controlled by the al Shabaab terrorist group.

“I talked to a couple of sources who had lived in that region and I said, 'If money is going to this Hawala do you think it is going to al Shabaab?'" said Kerns. "And he said, 'Oh definitely, that area is controlled by al Shabaab, and they control the Hawala there.'”

He said when the money arrives, whether it was intended for legitimate purposes or not, al Shabaab or other groups demand a cut.

(possibly 20% from other sources)

As Kerns dug deeper, he found that some of the individuals who were sending out tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of remittance payments happened to be on government assistance in this country.

How could they possibly come up with such big bucks to transfer back home?

“We had sources that told us, 'It’s welfare fraud, it’s all about the daycare,'” said Kerns.

FOX 9 REPORTED ON THE FRAUD FIVE YEARS AGO

To better understand the connection between daycare fraud and the surge in carry-on cash, you have to look at the history of this crime.

Five years ago the Fox 9 Investigators were first to report that daycare fraud was on the rise in Minnesota, exposing how some businesses were gaming the system to steal millions in government subsidies meant to help low-income families with their childcare expenses.

“It’s a great way to make some money,” Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said.

In order for the scheme to work, the daycare centers need to sign up low income families that qualify for child care assistance funding.

Surveillance videos from a case prosecuted by Hennepin County show parents checking their kids into a center, only to leave with them a few minutes later. Sometimes, no children would show up.

Either way, the center would bill the state for a full day of childcare.

Video from that same case shows a man handing out envelopes of what are believed to be kickback payments to parents who are in on the fraud.

When asked where the money was going, Freeman said, “I don’t know exactly where it went. But it adds up when you begin to look at how many people were involved."

FOZIA ALI

One recent federal case points to at least some of the money going overseas.

Fox 9 obtained video of Fozia Ali being sworn in as a member of the city of Hopkins Park Board.

“I will support the constitution of the United States,” she said.

As she was taking her oath of office, she was also under investigation for wire fraud and theft of public money.

“So help me God,” she said during the ceremony.

State and federal agents had already raided Ali’s daycare center in south Minneapolis. The business was suspected of billing the government for more than a million dollars’ worth of bogus childcare services.

“We found records that she was collecting a significant amount of money for a much larger number of children than were actually attending the center,” said Craig Lisher from the FBI. “We are aware that some of the funds went overseas, what she was cashing out, money from the business."

When asked if he had any idea of what it was going for he said, “I can’t say.” When pressed if he can’t say or doesn’t know he responded, “I can’t say.”

Investigators analyzed Ali's cell phone to track her activities.

She took a two-month trip from Minnesota to Dubai and then Kenya, staying at times in $800 a night hotel rooms.

She used an app on her phone to bill the state of Minnesota for childcare services while she was out of the country.

Ali pled guilty to the daycare fraud and in March started serving time in a federal prison. She declined Fox 9’s request for an interview.

10 DAYCARES UNDER ACTIVE INVESTIGATION

"We believe that there's a scope of fraud out there that we really need to get our arms around and ensure that those dollars are going to kids that really need them," Acting Commissioner for the Department of Human Services Chuck Johnson said.

He told the Fox 9 Investigators his agency has 10 daycares currently under active investigation for fraud.

(YOU have to wonder how many states are doing this same thing now and how big is the number,this will give Al SHabob some huge money,where does it go besides buying more arms,guns,explosives etc.?)

Fox 9 has learned dozens more are considered suspicious.

Search warrants obtained by the Fox 9 Investigators show each one of the suspect centers has received several million dollars in childcare assistance funds.

According to public records and government sources, most are owned by Somali immigrants.

When asked if the Department of Human Services has any evidence to suggest this looks like organized crime, Johnson responded, "There's a common pattern in how a lot of these are carried out, but beyond that, not something that I would directly categorize as organized crime."

Sources in the Somali community told Fox 9 it is an open secret that starting a daycare center is a license to make money.

The fraud is so widespread they said, that people buy shares of daycare businesses to get a cut of the huge public subsidies that are pouring in.

Government insiders believe this scam is costing the state at least a hundred million dollars a year, half of all child care subsidies.

"I don't think half sounds credible," Johnson said. "I certainly think that some of the schemes that we're seeing and certainly the ones that we've brought forward already for prosecution involve millions of dollars. I mean this is not a small scale that we're looking at."

TRACKING THE MONEY? Minnesota started aggressively going after daycare fraud in 2014.(imagine how long this has been going on and no one stopped it!!) Back then, it was easier to track the flow of money.

The state would pay a daycare's bill and within hours of the money showing up in the business’s bank account, funds were being wired to the United Arab Emirates.

Those wire transfers stopped after a few centers were busted.

Which brings us back to those mysterious suitcases at Minneapolis-St. Paul International.

In 2015, investigators documented $14 million in carry on cash. By 2016, it had mushroomed to $84 million. Then last year, $100 million.(what is it today with multiple states involved?)

A trend all too familiar to former terrorism investigator Glen Kerns.

Fox 9 asked him how likely it is that some of the money is going towards terrorism?

"I say absolutely, our sources tell us that. Good sources, from the community leaders," he said. "My personal opinion is we need a nationwide task force to clamp down on this type of fraud."

This crime is spreading. Sources tell Fox 9 fraudsters in other states are now using the Minnesota playbook to rip off millions of public dollars meant to help kids.

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A former TSA agent at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport joined Liz Collin on her podcast.

17 posted on 12/10/2025 3:23:49 AM PST by rodguy911 (Home of the Free Because of the Brave!! ITS ALL A CONSPIRACY:UNTIL ITS NOT!!)
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We had a layover at that airport once. Drugs would’ve been nice. If only we had known...


18 posted on 12/10/2025 3:30:22 AM PST by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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Remember, this was happening in the years leading up to the presidential election (and many congressional and senate elections). Follow the money. How much ended up in PACs supporting the Democrat candidates? How much was funneled into the Democrat party national and regional funds? Tim Waltz’ reward for facilitating this grift was the vice presidential candidate position. Sure, the Solomis got topped off, but look further…


19 posted on 12/10/2025 4:30:05 AM PST by OldCountryBoy (You can't make this stuff up!)
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And typically, what would happen is, the law enforcement officer would come and check their credentials,” she said.

And, most likely, the "law enforcement officer" was being paid off.

20 posted on 12/10/2025 4:35:53 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Charlie Kirk: "If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine")
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