ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ, sˈɪɹiən ˈɪmɪɡɹənt hˈoʊsəp bˌædʒɐkˈeɪdʒiən ænd hɪz fˈæmɪli tɹˈaɪd tə flˈaɪ fɹʌm lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs tə sˈaɪpɹəs vˈaɪəɹ ˈɪɾəli wɪð dˈɑːlɚ θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən,wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ ɪn ðɛɹ lˈʌɡɪdʒ ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə pˈeɪ ɐ dˈɛt.
In 1994, Syrian immigrant Hosep Bajakajian and his family tried to fly from Los Angeles to Cyprus via Italy with $357,144 in their luggage in order to pay a debt.