JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A Romanian woman pled guilty to a wire fraud scheme that defrauded grocery stores in Central Mississippi.

According to court documents, a supermarket chain observed Loredana Sava, 36, and an accomplice execute a “quick change” scheme on May 7, 2025, which involved a wire transaction to steal money from five local stores and impacting five others in the district.

Prosecutors said Sava could be seen on surveillance video at various stores on May 7 in Flowood, Brandon, Ridgeland and Jackson requesting $2,500 wire transfers from kiosks inside the stores, using sleight-of-hand techniques to trick cashiers into giving over money to which she was not entitled. The scheme’s design exploited the supermarket terminals and interstate wires for servers located in Denver, Colorado. They also said Sava did not have authorization to be lawfully present in the United States.

Sava is scheduled to be sentenced on December 18, 2025, and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

The United States Secret Service and the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office are investigating the case through their partnership in the Cyber Fraud Task Force.