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Salt Lake County attorney at odds with neighbors

State is looking into complaints about activities at South Jordan home

Published: Monday, Nov. 5, 2007 12:14 a.m. MST
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Hansen said police would be aware if loud parties and underage drinking were going on at the Millers'.

"If those things were happening, not only would we be aware of it, but arrests would have been made, citations given and parents contacted," Hansen said. "In my mind, it doesn't add up."

Lohra Miller, in fact, has contacted police to inform them when she has hosted gatherings of 20 cars or more to assuage neighbors' concerns about parking and traffic in the cul-de-sac, he said.

And Miller says she's fed up with the complaints and the e-mails, the most recent of which was titled, "Please Read! Please Help!" that were sent to 30 recipients including media, GOP and Democratic leaders, community groups and legal officials.

"Instead of saying it has been a blessing to have a distinguished member of our community, we have come to learn they feel the laws do not apply to them," the letter says.

"I've put up with this harassment for a long time now," Miller said. "We will be referring this to the Attorney General's Office to investigate it."

According to staff there, the office already is.

"Complaints have been forwarded to our office, and we are taking a look," spokesman Paul Murphy said.

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The Utah Attorney General's Office became aware of the allegations through an anonymous e-mail several months ago, said Kirk Torgensen, assistant attorney general.

Torgensen said he chatted with Miller then, and she welcomed an investigation.

"There's nothing there. Do it straight up. Look at any allegation he's made," Torgensen quoted Miller as saying.

Torgensen said he'll put an investigator on the matter, but he's not sure where to start, because the e-mails have been anonymous.

Zielinski, who said he doesn't know who sent the e-mails, said Miller threatened to sue him when he confronted her with his concerns.

Neighbors have complained to their homeowners property association that the Millers run an unlicensed day care in their home. Employees in her husband's law firm bring their children to the house each day.

"It's the right thing to do, and it's perfectly legal," Miller said. "Our community needs more employers like my husband, not less."

The matter was aired at a homeowners meeting in the summer.

"The question in this case is, is this or is this not a business?" said Michael Johnson, CEO of FCS Community Management, the firm Ivory Homes hired to manage the subdivision. "That question hasn't been resolved."

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