Updated 1:12 a.m., Saturday, November 10, 2012

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/crime/article/Kenner-man-pleads-guilty-to-money-laundering-plot-4025527.php

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The owner of a New Orleans-based home elevation company has pleaded guilty to plotting to conceal his employment of illegal immigrants.

Kenner resident Ramon Santos faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine following his guilty plea Thursday to conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Federal prosecutors say the 43-year-old owner of Rendon Construction LLC used a shell company to cash more than $281,000 in checks and pay illegal immigrants who worked for him.

His sentencing is set for Feb. 15.