DULLES, Va. (7News) — Nearly $100,000 in cash was seized from two separate groups traveling through Dulles International Airport over Memorial Day weekend after officials said they failed to report the money properly to federal officials.
In both cases, the groups kept underreporting how much money they were traveling with, even after being given a Treasury Department currency reporting form, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said.
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On May 23, a family boarding a flight to Brussels, Belgium, was stopped after a CBP dog alerted to the currency in their bags. A man told officers he and his wife each had $7,000 in their bags, but later said they both actually had $20,000 combined, officials said.
While filling out a Treasury Department reporting form, which is required to be filled out if traveling with more than $10,000 in cash, the man wrote that they had over $22,000.
Officers said $46,520 were found on the couple as a whole after an additional search found more money in the woman’s small purse and in the man’s pants pockets. All of the money was taken, and no charges were filed.
The next day, a woman who was also preparing to board a Brussels flight with her mother was stopped and told agents they had a combined $15,000. While getting help to report the funding, the daughter reported $22,361, and a baggage inspection found more money stitched inside women’s undergarments.
In total, $52,923 was found, officials said. The money was also seized, and no charges were filed.
Officials said those looking to travel with over $10,000 in cash need to report it on a FinCEN 105 form (Click here).
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