Florissant Man Charged in Drug Network, Money Laundering Conspiracy

A Florissant man along with a man from Arizona have both been indicted for laundering and operating a drug network for a year.

Leon Robinson III, 31, of Florissant faces a felony charges of conspiracy to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana and conspiracy to structure currency transactions for the purpose of evading reporting requirements, according to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office of Eastern Missouri. Van Sanders of Tucson, AZ, also was indicted for the same charges.

Sanders had an account with Bank of America under Ultimate Trainer, and Robinson deposited money into this account at different Bank of America branches in the St. Louis area for more than a year, according to the press release. He would make deposits under the $10,000 reporting requirement from the marijuana distribution network set up by both men.