{"id":2002499,"date":"2023-08-16T13:33:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T17:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/retired-professor-charged-with-stealing-rare-jewelry-from-well-heeled-acquaintances\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T13:36:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T17:36:38","slug":"retired-professor-charged-with-stealing-rare-jewelry-from-well-heeled-acquaintances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/retired-professor-charged-with-stealing-rare-jewelry-from-well-heeled-acquaintances\/","title":{"rendered":"Retired professor accused of stealing rare jewelry from wealthy friends."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fretired-professor-charged-with-stealing-rare-jewelry-from-well-heeled-acquaintances%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2002499&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Retired Professor Pleads Not\u200d Guilty to Stealing Jewelry from Elite Social Circles<\/h2>\n<p>In a stunning\u2063 turn of events, a retired political science professor, Lawrence Gray, has\u200d pleaded not guilty to charges of stealing valuable jewelry from his wealthy acquaintances. Gray, who was well-known\u2062 in\u2064 Washington&#8217;s elite social circles, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oxford-professor-allegedly-sold-stolen-ancient-manuscripts-to-hobby-lobby-now-they-are-suing-him-for-7-million\/\" title=\"Oxford Professor Allegedly Sold Stolen Ancient Manuscripts To Hobby Lobby. Now They Are Suing Him For  Million\">allegedly sold<\/a> at least \u200dseven\u2064 rare and precious items, including diamond earrings, a\u200d pink sapphire brooch, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/retired-professor-charged-with-stealing-rare-jewelry-from-well-heeled-acquaintances\/\" title=\"Retired professor accused of stealing rare jewelry from wealthy friends.\">19th-century gold\u200b pocket watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors claim that \u200bGray earned over $45,000\u2064 by consigning the \u2064stolen pieces to a Manhattan auction \u2062house. Manhattan\u2063 District Attorney \u2064Alvin Bragg\u200b expressed his concern, stating, &#8220;The defendant allegedly repeatedly sold stolen jewelry in order to enrich himself. New York&#8217;s status as\u2062 a global hub for auction houses is diminished when goods are illegally\u200c sold.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/police-officer-charged-with-corruption-offences-makes-1st-appearance-in-court-5469251\">Police \u200dOfficer Charged With \u2063Corruption Offences Makes 1st Appearance in Court<\/a> &#8211; 8\/16\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/camp-pendleton-marine-charged-with-sexual-assault-of-14-year-old-girl-found-in-his-barracks-5467031\">Camp Pendleton Marine\u200c Charged With Sexual Assault of 14-Year-Old Girl Found in His Barracks<\/a> &#8211; 8\/15\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/proud-boys-leader-enrique-tarrio-ordered-freed-without-bail-banned-from-d-c-until-june-court-date\/\" title=\"Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Ordered Freed Without Bail; Banned From D.C. Until June Court Date\">court appearance<\/a>, the 79-year-old \u2064Gray, dressed in a \u2062pink\u2063 shirt and black blazer, pleaded \u200cnot \u2064guilty to charges of grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, and a scheme \u200cto defraud. He left the courtroom without \u2063speaking to reporters, supported by a dark wooden cane. Gray\u200b surrendered his passport \u2062and was released without bail, with his next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-former-ufc-champ-cain-velasquez-arrested-in-connection-with-california-shooting\/\" title=\"Report: Former UFC Champ Cain Velasquez Arrested in Connection with California Shooting\">court date set<\/a>\u2063 for Oct. 31.<\/p>\n<p>This indictment is just \u2063the\u200c latest in a series \u200cof theft allegations against Gray. Previously,\u2062 he was accused by the sons of his late romantic\u200c partner, Jacqueline \u2064Quillen,\u2063 of\u200c stealing valuable heirlooms, paintings, and cash from Quillen and her affluent circle of friends, which included diplomats, bankers, \u200band\u2062 businessmen. In 2021, Gray was arrested\u2063 in Rhode Island \u2062for allegedly stealing a\u200c diamond and sapphire\u2062 brooch worth $32,000 during a\u200c wedding in \u200dNewport.<\/p>\n<p>The family&#8217;s lawsuit against\u200b Gray \u2063has\u200b been settled under undisclosed terms, while the Rhode \u200cIsland case is still ongoing, with Gray maintaining his \u2063plea of not guilty. Manhattan\u200d prosecutors \u2062have now revealed evidence linking Gray to a series of thefts in New York,\u2064 Virginia, and other states. They \u2064believe\u2062 that between\u200b 2016 and 2019, Gray sold the stolen goods on consignment to \u2064Doyle\u200d Auction House \u2062on the\u2063 Upper\u2063 East\u200c Side.\u200d Efforts are underway to locate some of \u2062the missing pieces that \u200dwere sold.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Doyle Auction House declined to\u2062 comment, citing the company&#8217;s policy against discussing consignors. The case \u2063continues to unfold, shedding light on the \u2062shocking actions of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/10-books-every-conservative-should-read-in-2021\/\" title=\"10 Books Every Conservative Should Read In 2021\">retired professor<\/a> \u2062who \u200conce \u2063moved\u200d in influential circles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retired professor, Lawrence Gray, denied allegations of stealing expensive jewelry from affluent acquaintances. He faced charges for selling seven stolen items, such as diamond earrings, a pink sapphire brooch, and a 19th-century artifact. Gray, known for mingling in Washington&#8217;s elite social circles, entered a not guilty plea in New York.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2002500,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2002499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2002499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2002499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2002499\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2002500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2002499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2002499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2002499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}