AKRON, Ohio -- A woman pleaded guilty to charges of stealing diamonds from an Akron jewelry store, and was sentenced to three years in prison, NewsChannel5 reported Monday.

Farrah Daly was caught on a surveillance camera at Sterling Jewelers, where she worked as a diamond sorter. The camera showed her dropping a diamond in a bag as she left work.

Another diamond was discovered by a woman, who notified security. When confronted, Daly initially said the diamond got caught on the bottom of her shoe, but when confronted with the surveillance camera evidence, admitted to smuggling 80 stones over the past four years, worth about $800,000.

The stolen stones were then sold at Akron-area pawnshops, such as Sam's Emporium and Akron Coin and Jewelry, by Daly's husband, Michael Daly.

To keep their names off pawn shop records, the Dalys would enlist the help of 14 family and friends, who sold the diamonds for a total of $116,000.

According to court testimony, the Dalys used the money from the diamonds to purchase things such as horses, a new kitchen, jet skis, and breast implants.

If Daly had not dropped the diamond, prosecutors believe she would have continued stealing indefinitely.

Daly's husband was sentenced to two years in prison.