WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — A Wausau man accused of lying to police about having hundreds of thousands of dollars in sports memorabilia stolen from him is scheduled to be back in court Thursday.
Preliminary hearings in the case of Wisconsin vs Kurt A Grey were held in Marathon County court today, facing various counts of lying to officers, insurance fraud, intentional damage to property, criminal trespassing, and bail jumping.
Charges stem from a 2011 incident in which Grey claimed that nearly 300 pieces of sports memorabilia were stolen from him, including four autographed Brett Favre jerseys and a Mickey Mantle autographed baseball.
Investigating officers found evidence of a home invasion, including tracks and a kicked-in door at Grey’s home, which he shared with his Fiancé at the time. Grey also claimed that some of her jewelry was stolen in the incident.
After Grey and his Fiancé married, she told officers she had become afraid of his mood swings and later walked out on him in 2013. When she returned to the home she found some of the items, including a rare Favre Atlanta Falcons jersey, were returned to their original places. Also returned was a $10,000 Rolex watch that Grey claimed was damaged in a motorcycle accident.
If all the charges against Grey stick he could face up to 14 years in jail. This isn’t the first time he’s been accused of insurance fraud, similar cases against him went to court in California in 1986 and Nevada in ’87.
