After 24 years of running an illegal escort service, mother-son crime duo Margareta von Lambert and Christopher Jelavic have been busted for using von Lambert’s real estate and art businesses to launder their profits. Von Lambert, 70, and Jelavic, 48, were arrested on Sept. 11, several days after attempting to charter a flight to Brazil.
Source: Inman News
Florida broker arrested for laundering son’s escort profits
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