Official's Tax Break: on Firm Ground?

Rep. Miller has avoided paying millions on real estate profits. He says the sales were forced; cities' officials dispute that.

SOURCE: William Heisel // The Los Angeles Times

13 Aug 2006 // When U.S. Rep. Gary Miller (R-Diamond Bar) sold 165 acres to the city of Monrovia in 2002, he made a profit of more than $10 million, according to a financial disclosure form he filed in Congress. Ordinarily, he would have had to pay state and federal taxes of up to 31% on that profit.

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