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Kelly Gearhart’s trial delayed again

Written on 3 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

For the second time, onetime Atascadero “Person of the Year” and prominent North County land developer Kelly Gearhart’s trial has been delayed. Gearhart’s public defender, Kim Savo, requested the delay that has postponed the trial from Jan. 29 to June... (Continue reading)

Gearhart’s benefactors unveiled

Written on 15 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

An Atascadero woman and another from Texas each pledged $50,000 to keep former North County developer Kelly Gearhart out of jail. The sister of former developer Ron Hertel, Camile Tompkins, pledged to cover half of Gearhart’s bail while Tiffany George,... (Continue reading)

Gearhart pleads not guilty to fraud

Written on 14 Aug, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 62 comments

By KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN Onetime Atascadero “Person of the Year” Kelly Gearhart pleaded not guilty to 16 charges of mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering at his arraignment Monday at a federal court in Los Angeles. The... (Continue reading)

Gearharts want their wedding ring back

Written on 19 Jul, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 47 comments

By KAREN VELIE Former north San Luis Obispo County developer Kelly Gearhart and his wife Tamara Gearhart have asked a federal bankruptcy court in Ohio to allow them to purchase her wedding ring back for $814. As the result of... (Continue reading)

Gearhart indicted, facing 300 years in federal prison

Written on 5 Jul, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 155 comments

Update: Under the original story. Onetime Atascadero “Person of the Year” and prominent North County land developer Kelly Gearhart has been indicted by a federal grand jury and faces 16 charges of mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. Investigators... (Continue reading)

Court bars Gearhart tax sale

Written on 3 Jul, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

An Ohio court barred the San Luis Obispo County tax collector from selling former North County developer Kelly Gearhart’s properties at auction during a hearing on Monday. As of June 6, Gearhart, his wife Tamara Gearhart, and several of their... (Continue reading)

SLO County battling trustees over Gearhart properties

Written on 29 Jun, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

Following an announcement in early June by the San Luis Obispo County tax collector’s office that several of former North County developer Kelly Gearhart’s tax-defaulted properties were to be sold at auction on July 1, an Ohio court trustee filed... (Continue reading)

Gearhart owes county $207,000

Written on 7 Jun, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

The county tax collector has added his name to the growing list of people, banks and other businesses owed money by former North County developer Kelly V. Gearhart, claiming the Ohio resident is more than $207,000 in arrears in property... (Continue reading)

Atascadero filched FEMA funds

Written on 2 Apr, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 69 comments

Prompted by a 2008 investigative report by CalCoastNews detailing how Atascadero city officials conspired to bilk taxpayers out of millions of dollars in disaster aid, a FEMA investigation has determined the city received $8 million illicitly. Nearly eight years after... (Continue reading)

Son of Kelly Gearhart dead at 21

Written on 16 Mar, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 50 comments

Jake Gearhart, the son of embattled former North County developer Kelly Gearhart, recently died of a drug overdose at a rehab center in the Los Angeles area. Amid allegations that Kelly Gearhart helped defraud investors out of more than $100... (Continue reading)