Caregiver accused of stealing $82K worth of jewelry from Cordova home, sheriff's office says

CORDOVA, Tenn. - A woman providing care for an elderly couple in Cordova stole more than $82,000 worth of jewelry from their home, according to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office (SCSO). 

The sheriff's office accused 22-year-old Corine Mukes, an employee of a Mid-South in-home care company, of stealing multiple pieces of valuable jewelry between July 4 and July 11. 

Detectives recovered some of that jewelry from Cash America pawn shop locations, where they claim Mukes pawned the stolen goods. Authorities found even more of the stolen jewelry when they served a search warrant at Mukes home on North Watkins and found the 22-year-old hiding inside of the house, SCSO said. 

Mukes faces charges including theft of property between $60,000 and $250,000 and financial exploitation of an elderly person.  

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Caregiver accused of stealing $82K worth of jewelry from Cordova home, sheriff's office says