INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Prosecutors say the owners of a popular chain of Mexican restaurants in 10 Indiana counties will plead guilty to theft charges and forfeit $4.5 million for not reporting accurate sales figures to the state.
Prosecutors Terry Curry of Marion County and Pat Harrington of Tippecanoe County announced the charges Thursday against the owners of a chain of 26 restaurants operating under the names El Rodeo and El Jaripeo.
Francisco Salgado of Indianapolis and Jose Melendez of Fishers each have agreed to plead guilty to 10 counts of theft, and Abel Bustos of Lafayette agreed to plead guilty to two counts of theft.
They allegedly didn't report an estimated $22.7 million in sales between 2010 and 2012.</div>
Sean Hessler, one of their attorneys, said he had no comment on the charges.
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