ST. LOUIS — Three Romanian citizens pleaded guilty to federal charges in St. Louis and admitted running a “short-change fraud” in stores across the country following a joint investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Missouri’s Arnold Police Department.
Loredana Angel, 34, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court April 13 to felony charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and illegal reentry of an alien. Daniel Rostas, 30, pleaded guilty Wednesday, and Legenda Rostas, 28, pleaded guilty March 1 to the same charges. Angel and Legenda Rostas told authorities that they are sisters and that the Rostas are married.