El Pollo owners indicted on federal money laundering charges

U.S. attorney says family used illegal workers to gain competitive edge

A federal grand jury has indicted the owners of the El Pollo Rico Restaurant in Wheaton on charges of money laundering and harboring illegal immigrants to work in their restaurant while they accumulated nearly $8 million in cash, real estate and other property.

These employers are alleged to have lined their pockets with millions of dollars and gained an unfair advantage over their competitors by systematically exploiting illegal aliens and paying them under the table,â€