He Knew the Safe Combination and Stole Millions in Jewelry From the Boston Home He Worked In
He knew the combination. He knew the layout. He had even visited the property a month before the robbery to scope it out.
That is what makes the arrest of Cory Kisakye more disturbing than a typical break-in. This was not a stranger. This was someone trusted inside the home of an elderly couple in Jamaica Plain, Boston. And then he used every piece of that access against them.
The House, the Safe, and the Man They Trusted
Kisakye worked as a home care assistant for the homeowners at a gated community on Allandale Road. That role gave him something no outside thief would ever have: the exact location of the safe and its combination.
Boston police say GPS data placed Kisakye at the property roughly a month before the burglary. Investigators believe that visit was a reconnaissance trip. He was clocking the layout, the security, the timing.
The couple let someone into their home to care for them. That person was quietly planning to clean them out.
Two People, a Locked Safe Room, and Several Million Dollars Gone by Midnight
Just before midnight on November 18, 2024, two people entered the rear basement of the property and emptied a locked safe room completely.
Diamond rings. Gold bracelets. Pearl necklaces. Luxury watches. Pieces from Tiffany, Piaget, Chopard, and De Grisogono. Individual item values ranged from $1,000 to $850,000, with the total running into several million dollars.
A surveillance camera at a neighboring home captured two people walking away from the back of the residence around the time of the robbery. According to NBC Boston, Kisakye was later taken into custody in Miami and arraigned in Boston on burglary and theft charges.
From Miami to Uganda, Detectives Followed the Money Across Two Continents
Within days of the robbery, Kisakye flew to Miami and sold a stolen gold bracelet for $11,000. Detectives tracked a pattern of pawn transactions and a significant, unexplained spike in his cash activity in the weeks after the burglary.
On December 8, he sold gold jewelry in Randolph. The next day, he bought a one-way ticket to Uganda and declared $54,000 cash at departure. Boston detectives eventually tracked him back to Miami, where he was arrested in May 2026. A fingerprint at the crime scene matched Kisakye.
The level of planning here is what stands out.
The calculated exit strategy mirrors the kind of preparation seen in cases like the burglary crew that used Wi-Fi jammers to bypass home security systems across Southern California, where preparation made all the difference between getting caught and getting away.
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Why This Matters
Here is what most outlets missed: Kisakye had a prior armed robbery conviction before being hired as a home care assistant for an elderly couple.
That raises a real question about screening.
According to a 2024 HHS Office of Inspector General report, personal care service attendants accounted for 298 fraud convictions, making up 36% of all Medicaid fraud convictions that year. More than any other provider type.
Background check gaps in the home care sector are documented and ongoing. What makes the Kisakye case harder to read is that it did not start with a smashed window.
It started with employment. That is a different kind of violation entirely.
Cases like the Floyd County man found stripping a home from the inside and the Chester, Pennsylvania officer beaten with his own taser after responding to a domestic burglary both show how fast a situation escalates when someone is already inside and already knows the layout.
Kisakye is charged with unarmed burglary, breaking into a depository, and larceny from a building. He pleaded not guilty and was held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing.
Key Takeaways
- Burglary took place November 18, 2024, at a gated home on Allandale Road, Jamaica Plain
- Stolen pieces from Tiffany, Piaget, Chopard, and De Grisogono, total value in the millions
- Kisakye knew the safe location and combination through his role as a home care assistant
- GPS placed him at the property a month before the robbery on a suspected scouting visit
- He sold a stolen bracelet in Miami for $11,000, then flew to Uganda declaring $54,000 cash
- Arrested in Miami in May 2026, roughly 6 months after the burglary
- Pleaded not guilty, held without bail; a possible second suspect has not been identified
What do you think needs to change about how home care workers are screened before entering someone’s home? Drop your take in the comments. Genuinely curious what people think about this one.
Wrapping Up
An elderly couple hired someone to help care for them. That person used his access to plan a multi-million dollar robbery, sell the goods across two states, and flee the country with $54,000 in cash. The arrest took 6 months and spanned two continents.
The case was made. But the damage was already done.
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Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only. All details are based on publicly available reports at the time of publication. Cory Kisakye has pleaded not guilty. All charges remain allegations.
