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Salt Lake business owner pleads guilty to laundering $17M
Original: Salt Lake business owner pleads guilty to laundering $17M in drug operation
A Salt Lake City business owner has pleaded guilty to laundering $17 million as part of a drug operation. The plea, reported by KSL.com, ties the local business figure to a large-scale money laundering scheme connected to narcotics trafficking. Details about sentencing or other defendants were not provided in the initial report.
Why now: The large dollar amount and a local business owner's involvement in a drug money laundering case make it notable regional news.
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