Three men accused of wiring $88 million dollars overseas to Yemen, China and other countries, say the money was sent to their relatives.??????On the other hand, Federal prosecutors say the Michigan men created phony businesses in order to move large amounts of money outside the US.??????According to the Detroit Free Press, Omar Alhalmi has been charged with funneling $22.3 million dollars to multiple countries, including Yemen.

??????The other two men, Fahd Samaha and MAged Alsabahi are accused of running an illegal cash delivery operation from 2013 to 2015.??????Alhalmi’s lawyer, Nabih Ayad, told the Free Press, the government had visited his client’s business in 2013 and didn’t tell him to stop sending the money.????Ayad also said, "They are just creating an opportunity for their loved ones to receive money.

... In the olden days, they used to just pass it off by hand.

Here, they are doing it through a wiring service.”????Prosecutors say that Alhalmi never disclosed the money’s origins or where it was being sent to.

Saying he created at least 13 fake business bank accounts.??????The three men were also charged with causing the filing of a false currency transaction report, along with operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.??