Jay Miller on borrowed time

November 27, 2009
Jay and Laurel Miller's former Templeton home

Jay and Laurel Miller's former Templeton home

Federal prosecutors prompted a federal grand jury to look into the alleged criminal acts of Hurst financial principal Jay Miller. [Tribune]

Miller is one of the subjects of a two-year racketeering, money laundering and wire fraud investigation that includes former North County developer Kelly Gearhart. The investigation is complicated, not because of the alleged Ponzi scheme, or falsified title documents or non-existent inspection reports, but because there are so many people involved in the alleged criminal acts.

In June 2008, at a time Hurst Financial Inc. was in serious financial distress, James and Laurel Miller entered into a postnuptial agreement that granted Laurel Miller half interest in their home. The couple married on Dec. 24, 1996.

In May, Superior Court of San Luis Obispo County Judge Roger T. Picquet agreed that Laurel Miller was entitled to half the $690,000 in proceeds from the sale of their Templeton home. The other half of the monies, in Jay Miller’s name, were either frozen or seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Last month, a federal bankruptcy trustee filed a lawsuit against Laurel Miller alleging she helped defraud her husband’s creditors by illegally transferring the home into her name.


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FYI Judge Piquet and Judge Tageman both sat in on our litigations with Robert Jones representing Elizabeth Meek……….now it was Judge Tageman who allowed the case to be moved to Hawaii which is where the probate trust should have been opened in the first place but we all know that Grigger wanted it opened in California since that is where he is licensed………..fast forward to the current day and FYI the matter Jones was trying to pass by Piquet and Tageman was a Qualified Domestic Trust on behalf of Elizabeth Asanuma Meek ….thing is you litigate and ask the court to grant your opening a and creating a Qualified Domestic Trust when a party such as Elizabeth Meek (the widow) is NOT a US citizen What Grigger jones failed to inform the court was that Elizabeth Meek had already began the process of becoming an american citizen using a law firm in Hawaii. WHY GRIGGER JONES did you need to open a litigation in Hawiai when your client was already in the process of becoming an American Citizen? Did you think we wouldn’t find out about THAT And why if she had filed a year earlier would you need to bring in Michael Gould the accountant? Piquet and Tageman as judicial officers DIDN”T SEE THIS or they DIDN”T know about it? Hmmmmmmm. There will be an investigation initiated on this just like the recent investigation/audit into the Atascadero Police Department was initiated.


This is new! What happened with Jay Miller’s reverse Morgage business? Anyone know? Maybe he paid our monies to the reverse Morgages! Do we own some houses now/interest in some reverse Morgages, FBI get on this pronto please, like they listen to me!

And Robert M. Jones did you preside as a pro tem judge in the Donati case in 1997, I’m pretty sure it was you who totally denied justice by awarding the plaintiff $250. When he sued for five thousand and won the case, GOB network with a paper trail, a motion to vacate and retry was filed, by the plaintiff, abruptly denied. This guy intentionally pumps sewer into a little boys bathtub, admits to it in court and receives a $250 penalty, with no explanation to the plaintiff what so ever, remember if it was you Jones, you took as long as allowed by law to decide the case and then gave a totally bias and unfair judgment amount, Grigger I”ll bet money it was you and you have been good friends with John Donati for many years. I guess I’ll call my high school buddy Paul Ready and find out if you were the Judge or not, if nothing else, it shows how crooked you are, and that you can’t get a fair trail against a GOB when the GOB is the Judge and the Defendant. Cop to it or not the truth will be told! Remember, I tore you up so bad you had a recess before my trial and again after it, all you said to me was you can’t cross, after I had already and you allowed it, and your friend admitted to the offense, you had to give me the win, but the judgment was so slim I swore I’d never go back to a SLO court again, funny how life is now were in the ring again, and I’m ahead on points and you are way behind on Morals.


Nice to see you back Cheseburger, A Jay Miller, Braud, Gearhart et al story just isn’t the same without you and BTDT in the blog. Speaking of BTDT, where is that guy?

Thank God the FBI is involved, if we had to depend on our local DA and courts to appropriately deal with these scam artists, they would all line their pockets ( right under our noses) and run off to Costa Rica, like Linda Kennedy, to enjoy the good life. I’m sorry your family got financially wiped out by these people, I sure hope some money can be recovered for everyone. It has to be someplace, it doesn’t make any sense that it was all paid out in interest. There has to be cash and assets someplace. Maybe that’s why it’s taking so long to investigate all this fraud, perhaps the FBI is following the money. Lets hope so.


Cindy, it does seem a little suspicious, huh?(Superior Court of San Luis Obispo County, Judge Roger T. Picquet agreed that Laurel Miller was entitled to half the $690,000), THEY TAKE $125,000,000 from elderly senile old people, so the court awards her $690,000; conventionally, seems par for the SLO course, the lawyers will get paid, the ancient wife get’s paid, all this money at the last minute, were, they, gasp, sleeping together? Everybody will get paid eccept the defrauded investors, and how come that lawyer Sanchez doesn’t feel the “Chese” is worth a call back? If your an investor, I didn’t mean to send shivers down your spine, he just said he would take my phone calls and return my emails months ago, and has never done so, Sanchez prove me wrong! (investors maybe you should call and find out),,,.

Not that he’s a bad egg, just that he told me he was going to let Jay H. Miller go, in exchange for testimony against Gearhart, at an open meeting early on, I’m sure some of you remember. I think all the crooks should fry. “Cumulative defendants, is who we are going after.” Makes since now, after trying to sue Miller in this county, Robert M. Jones, alleged conspirator, good old boy net work, good luck, Jesus couldn’t pull this one off. This is a country created by greedy lawyers, and out of all of them Robert M. Jones, is by far the greediest of them all, after what he did to Nancy Meek I want to see him fry and hopefully the SLO wheels of justice will fry him, like they did the trout they got out of the creek,( or do you think they wasted it ), emm, I’m hungry! Screw it, somebody serve me up some calf meat, tastes like chicken, fried!

The Fox and his wife had dinner last night and the little ones they chewed on the bones. That’s a real song, no copyright infringement, not claiming it, it is just how it is!


Jay Miller on borrowed time, that’s a fitting head line, this creep in court, after stealing five hundred grand from my dad, has the audacity, to ask him,”How are you doing?” twice not once, but freaking twice, I sat right next to him because that’s where I always sit and he happened be in the next seat, I had to tell Mr. Miller that my father was not doing well, in a severe Cheseburger tone, basically because some sleazebag and beauty is skin deep daughter stole all his money for his retirement, and took him for a fool and now Jay Miller wants to know how he’s doing! ____k! you, Jay H. Miller, like the head line, you committed the crime and you and your daughter, who had everything to do with it! Are living on borrowed time.!

P.S. thanks cindy, george, btdt, BootyJuice, hotdog,(for your fantastic Devual post)and all the rest who make me feel, like I have a home, when, I am possibly going to loose mind and my home!

Fat chance, they will turn on each other these, sleazy thieves are thicker than blood, as blood is water, they lie in the sea of slime and deception, the only way they will cross each other is for profit, and Miller is all ready pleading that case,” Gearhart took all the Money”.

Miller is so full of shit his eyes have turned yellow like a snake! Just look at him! He is evil and good shall prevail over evil a hundred to one! Amen. Peace of him, on the BBQ.

George, post one of my surf pics, of me up there, let the crooks see who they are dealing with, wish they surfed, did you hear about the surfing altercation recently regarding the ever so slo D.A., now he is policing kids in the water for accidental mishaps in the surf. If there’s an injury there has to be a jury! Off subject but it could be your next story.


Interesting observation that the big new sponsor for Cal Coast News is “Vintage Traditions” and Rob Rossi and partners on the Santa Margarita Ranch business’. See page top….Rossi’s a smart guy-much better to have Karen on your team- …I haven’t seen any stories on their partners Hertel and Fowler since….or anything related. I know Karen can’t be bought so I’m sure she will continue to keep digging up stories when they are news worthy. She seems to find it all! Keep at it Karen-we appreciate your hard work…


Good point, I want to see too!


“In May, Superior Court of San Luis Obispo County Judge Roger T. Picquet agreed that Laurel Miller was entitled to half the $690,000 in proceeds from the sale of their Templeton home.”

I’m at a failure to understand how Picquet could have approved the transfer of assets from Jay to his wife at that time. It was obvious that Jay did it to shelter his assets from the rightful creditors and this is against the law (considering the time frame). So now the FBI has to come in and straighten it out! My question is, “what was up with Picquet”? Heck, the CCN “Dumpster Chronicles” even uncovered notes (and reported it) from Millers office about transferring to his wife, in an effort to shield assets.


You hit that nail on the head, I guess it doesn’t matter if I can trust him, or not since he is retiring, send food. Missed my free turkey, by that much! Wonder how the crooks thankgiving dinner looked, just imagine, $100 bottles of champagne, fillet min-yon, you get my drift.


“there are so many people involved” I think this is an accurate statement and one morning we are all going to wake up and be very surprised and shocked at ALL of the people that going down on this one. Hopefully this will happened soon so that all of the victims can see who was involved and maybe the north county can start their recovery.


Hi gave this post a thumbs up but for some reason is registered as a thumbs down?


where is the cheseburger? come back chese! we need you in this thread.!


I asked the cheeseburger where he was. He say’s the moderator sent him an e-mail telling him not to mention Gearhart and Miller anymore, so the Cheeseburger QUIT!

BTDT is also absent for some reason?


I feel bad about that, really I do, but not every thread is about that gang of XXXXXX crooks ect. This post is a wave The Chese!! could ride all the way to the beach. wearing his awesome surfing mask


It’s about time….like she didn’t know what was going on. Let’s hope they go after Gearhart next. They should be turning on each other anytime now.