Two plead guilty to money laundering through jewelry business

Two Lauderdale-by-the-Sea residents pleaded guilty for laundering money to Mexico through a supposed jewelry business.Natalie Ladin, 62, and Jed Ladin, 66, could face up to 20 years in prison after each pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.  Located in Hallandale Beach, their company was know as Natalie Jewelry and Golden Opportunities. From October 2013 through January 2014, they exchanged coded text messages with two co-conspirators who dropped off bag of cash at different locations in South Florida and then told the Ladins who they should wire the money to.

The Ladins helped 21 people in Mexico receive about $2 million in cash transfers.
The original charges included gold smuggling but they didn’t plead guilty to those counts as part of the agreement with prosecutors.

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