Olathe business owner pleads guilty to money laundering

An Olathe, Kansas, business owner has pleaded guilty to her role in a money laundering conspiracy.

Ana Lilia Leal-Martinez, a 48-year-old Mexican citizen who lives in Overland Park, is among 44 defendants indicted in a case tied to a $4.7 million conspiracy to sell drugs in the Kansas City area.

Leal-Martinez, owner of money transfer service Imagen Leal, admitted that she accepted drug proceeds and sent the money by wire transfer to individuals in Michoacan, Mexico.

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