St. Charles couple plead guilty to money laundering
A St. Charles couple pleaded guilty Friday to laundering money for their son's mail-order marijuana business.
Anthony and Gina Salemi, of the 5N400 block of North Glen Oak, were each sentenced to two years of conditional discharge. They were accused of collecting money from Nicolas Salemi's customers in Illinois and depositing it into Nicolas' bank account.
They were arrested in June 2014, along with Nicolas, who lived in San Diego; and Maryhelen Kwiatkowski, also of California.
Nicolas Salemi and Kwiatkowski were charged with possession of cannabis with intent to deliver. Nicolas Salemi pleaded guilty in November and was sentenced to five years in prison.
Kwiatkowski awaits trial. Her next court date is Nov. 20.
Kwiatkowski is accused of helping Nicolas Salemi financially to set up a marijuana-growing operation in California.
The elder Salemis deposited money at least twice to Nicolas' bank account, according to their plea agreements.