By Blake Haas
BLOOMINGTON – A Decatur man faces multiple money laundering charges in the Twin Cities for his role in a burglary ring that operated across central Illinois in 2018.
Bloomington arrested Joseph Laramee, 59, of Decatur, after an investigation by BPD, the Illinois Department of Revenue, the Illinois Attorney’s General Office, and members of the U.S. Marshal’s Task Force.
According to a news release, Laramee’s alleged involvement in the laundering ring began on April 1, 2018, and December 31, 2018.
Investigators say Laramee’s laundering of stolen proceeds from multiple residential burglaries in Bloomington, Normal, Champaign, and Peoria.
Police say the primary suspect in the burglaries is Floyd Brown, 42, of Springfield. Brown was arrested in March of 2019 after killing a U.S. Marshal’s fugitive task force member, Deputy Jacob Keltner, in Rockford, Illinois.
Authorities charged Laramee with one count of money laundering of $100,000 to $500,000 and one count of money laundering of $10,000 to $100,000.
In addition, authorities charged Laramee with eight counts of Unlawful structuring of a currency transaction and one count of fraudulent filling of Illinois tax return.
Police, who arrested Laramee at his business at 415 N. Main in Decatur, said the investigation is ongoing.
Blake Haas can be reached at [email protected].
