A disbarred Venice attorney and his former office manager were arrested and charged with stealing nearly $1 million from the estate of a North Port woman.Venice police arrested Raymond Miller, 66, Tuesday and charged him with grand theft for transferring about $941,000 from the estate of Beila Millet into his law firm and personal accounts beginning in 2007.
Miller's office manager, Kathryn Kelley, 52, who worked at Miller's probate and estate law office in the 200 block of Harbor Drive for 30 years, was also charged with grand theft for making many of the transfers, including bonus money to herself, according to the police report.Beginning in 2007, Miller, as trustee, took control of about $1million from Beila Millet's estate and disbursed about $122,000 to her heirs, according to the report.
But when Millet's stepdaughter, Ann Wacholder, called Miller last year to find out about the remaining $941,000 -- much of which was supposed to go to charities in Israel -- she learned that Miller had been disbarred for mishandling estate funds.
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"the remaining $941,000 -- much of which was supposed to go to charities in Israel"
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Raymond Miller and Kathryn Kelley stole from Israel... "Vengence is mine says the Lord!"
Oh my, I would not want to be in their shoes.
Hope this victim's family members can make it to the Texas Senate Jurisprudence Committee meeting that is coming up!
ReplyDeletePrudent Investor, huh??
i think these crooks need to be used as symbols like back in the good old days of law and order and swift justice have 'em hanging by their ankles from the tallest tree in town with a sign saying: I AM A CROOK
ReplyDeleteVery sad. I hope these two are forced to sell everything they have and pay toward resitution.
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