PALM SPRINGS, Fla. (CBS12) — A Palm Springs housekeeper accused of stealing jewelry from clients’ homes is facing new felony charges in Palm Beach County, one of four court cases now pending against her.
Maria del Carmen Gutierrez Hernandez, 47, is charged with one count of grand theft, eight counts of dealing in stolen property and eight counts of falsely verifying ownership of property to a secondhand dealer.
The latest probable-cause affidavit stems from an investigation involving a client for whom Gutierrez had worked as a housekeeper for about three years, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives began following up on potential victims after Gutierrez was arrested Aug. 11 in a separate jewelry-theft case…