January 15, 2000-August 2001: Hijackers Bring Money into US

Hamza Alghamdi in Afghanistan. [Source: Spiegel TV]Several of the hijackers bring money into the US in the form of cash and traveler’s checks. At least $69,000 is imported this way:
Nawaf Alhazmi and Khalid Almihdhar bring in about $15,000 (see February 4, 2000);
Marwan Alshehhi purchases $2,000 in traveler’s checks in New York on May 31, 2000, apparently using money withdrawn from his Dresdner bank account in Hamburg; [9/11 Commission, 8/21/2004, pp. 136 ]
Ziad Jarrah opens a bank account with a $2,000 deposit shortly after arriving in the US (see June 28-July 7, 2000);
Majed Moqed, Wail Alshehri, Ahmed Alhaznawi, Saeed Alghamdi, Hamza Alghamdi, and Ahmed Alnami bring in traveler’s checks worth $43,980 purchased in the UAE (see April 11-June 28, 2001); [9/11 Commission, 8/21/2004, pp. 137 ]
Khalid Almihdhar brings in traveler’s checks worth $4,900 purchased in Saudi Arabia. [9/11 Commission, 8/21/2004, pp. 137 ]