GREENBELT, Md. -- Last week, federal agents stormed the El Pollo Rico restaurant in Wheaton.

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The owners faced federal charges of harboring illegal immigrants and money laundering, but Monday night they were out on bond.

Francisco Solano and his wife Ines Solano were released on $500,000 bond each. They each face five criminal charges and could be sentenced to a maximum of 10 years in prison on each of those charges. They may also incur hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines.

Federal agents seized $3 million from their property last week and closed their restaurant.

Some customers were surprised to hear El Pollo Rico was closed.

"I just think it's sad that the place is closed down," customer Maameyaa said. "It's been open for years."

Eric Harper said if the restaurant reopens, he would be first in line to be served.

Solano was charged with employing unauthorized aliens, harboring aliens for financial gain and laundering money -- allegedly $6.6 million.

Thursday, federal agents raided the restaurant seizing money and records of bank deposits in amounts like $7,000, $8,000 and $9,000 a day.

There were also allegations that the Solanos housed aliens, both illegal and legal, in their home in Kensington, Md. and at a house near the restaurant.

The workers at the restaurant, authorities said, were underpaid.

Investigators also found evidence that the Solanos laundered money by purchasing securities, vehicles and rare coins.

"The complaint alleges that the Solanos operated El Pollo Rico as money-laundering enterprise," U.S. attorney Rod Rosenstein said. "That is, that they were employing and harboring illegal aliens. They were structuring their financial transactions by depositing money in the bank in small amounts so that it wouldn't be detected by the government. They were using those criminal proceeds to purchase property and jewelry."

Both Solanos posted a $500,000 property bond pledging four of their houses as security to assure their appearance at all future court proceedings.

"At this time we have every expectation that the business will be up and running again in the very near future," the Solanos' attorney, Dennis Murphy, said.

Customer Berman Palma said he feels sorry for the underpaid workers at El Pollo Rico.

"Nobody knew what was going on inside there," Palma said. "Obviously something went down and now they closed it."

Authorities said they Solanos can reopen El Pollo Rico under strict conditions. They have to operate it legally, which means keeping proper payroll records and hiring new employees.

Their trial at the U.S. Courthouse in Greenbelt, Md., has yet to be scheduled.