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Multiple jewelry businesses in Kansas
Justice for Multiple jewelry businesses in Kansas — the trail went cold in 2024, but the truth hasn't.
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Vasile Sava may be using multiple aliases—what aliases has he been known to use?
Investigators believe Sava may be operating in California, Texas, Florida, Maryland, and Virginia—are there confirmed sightings or activities in any of these states?
What specific jewelry items were stolen and what is their estimated value?
Vasile Sava is wanted by the FBI for conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property, allegedly leading a group that targeted jewelry stores in Kansas through coordinated distraction thefts. The conspiracy involved multiple individuals entering stores together, distracting employees while others concealed and removed jewelry displays in what authorities call sleight-of-hand distract theft. Sava remains at large and may be using aliases while operating across multiple states including California, Texas, Florida, Maryland, and Virginia.
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Conspiracy to Commit Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property Caution: Vasile Sava is wanted for conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property. It is alleged that Sava, among other known and unknown conspirators, targeted multiple jewelry businesses in Kansas.
It is alleged that the individuals entered the respective jewelry store in groups of two or more, distracted and/or separated the assisting employee or employees, while one or more of the other individuals would remove, conceal, and ultimately exit the business with items of jewelry that were displayed for purchase in a practice known as a sleight-of-hand distract theft. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Vasile Sava on January 31, 2024, in the United States District Court, District of Kansas, Topeka, Kansas, after he was charged with conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property.
Remarks: Investigators believe that Sava may be using a variety of aliases. Investigators also believe Sava may be operating or living in various areas throughout the United States to include California, Texas, Florida, Maryland, and Virginia.
A federal arrest warrant was issued for Vasile Sava in the United States District Court, District of Kansas, Topeka, Kansas, for conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property.