A former agent from Minnesota described witnessing "Somali men flying out of Minnesota with suitcases filled with cash" amounting to "$1 billion over 5 years," including one instance of a suitcase "filled with brand new passports." 

These groups were "always waived through," with a clear "trail" leading back to implicated parties, the former agent claims.

Recent reports from independent outlets like Alpha News highlight these claims, where a former TSA agent at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport recalled seeing "suitcases filled with millions of dollars of cash, and the couriers were always Somali men traveling in pairs."

She connected the dots to broader fraud, noting an "obvious connection to billions of dollars of fraud" in the state.

Another whistleblower from Phoenix reported a Somali man with a Minnesota driver's license flying through every 7-10 days with around "$250k cash" in a suitcase. 

He claimed to be a "registered courier" sending family remittances to Sudan and Somalia via Dubai. The agent even offered the passenger's name for investigation by authorities like the FBI or USDOT.

These revelations tie directly into ongoing exposes of Somali-linked fraud in Minnesota, where citizen journalists have uncovered millions in questionable taxpayer payouts to seemingly inactive daycares and care facilities. 

The FBI is treating these cases as the "tip of the iceberg," networks of shell companies appear designed to siphon funds, with one investigation alone spotting $110 million in dubious payments.

But where does this money ultimately end up? A source told City Journal: "The largest funder of Al-Shabaab is the Minnesota taxpayer." 

Al-Shabaab, a Somali-based Islamic terrorist group affiliated with al-Qa'ida, has killed more U.S. citizens than any other affiliate and stands as its wealthiest branch.