Federal Order Targets Money Service Businesses In South Texas

The U.S. government wants to crack down on money laundering along the southern border.

The Treasury Department published an order Friday targeting money services businesses in cities along the border. Anyone requesting more than 200 dollars in cash from currency exchanges will have to fill out a form that will be sent to the government.

Locally, the order applies to businesses in Brownsville, McAllen, Mission, Pharr, Hidalgo and Progreso.