FAYETTE COUNTY — A third man from California has been charged with money laundering in Fayette County.

According to court records, 23-year old Brandon L. Haywood is charged with one count of money laundering for allegedly “transporting criminally derived monetary instruments having a value of less than $10,000, with the intent to promote unlawful activity from which the criminally derived property was obtained.”

The charge is a Class 3 felony which is punishable by 2 to 5 years in prison. Bail for Haywood was set at $15,000 and he remains in the Fayette County Jail.

Last month two other men from California were charged with laundering of a larger scale.

According to the Fayette County State’s Attorney’s Office, 29-year-old Jonathan Tam is charged with Class 2 laundering of between $10,000 and $100,000 as well as with Class 4 felony possession of cocaine. His bail was set at $150,000.

Tam’s arrest was made in connection with the earlier arrest of 26-year-old Darren Lam by the Illinois State Police following a traffic stop. Lam is also charged with Class 2 felony money laundering of between $10,000 and $100,000.

Both Tam and Lam were released from the Fayette County Jail after posting $10,000 and $15,000 cash bond respectively.