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MyspaceWith some of their alleged victims present in the courtroom Thursday morning, all four members of the Taylor family pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from their activities as the owners and operators of Montecito Motors.
Chet Taylor, 71, and his son Adam Taylor, 41, remained in custody with a bail hearing set for this Tuesday. At that time a judge will decide if their bail, currently set at $1 million each, is appropriate. Senior Deputy District Attorney Brian Cota said the DA would object to any reduction of the bail or release of the two on their own recognizance.
Paul Wellman
Chet Taylor arraigned in court Dec. 29, 2011
Chet’s wife, Jennifer Taylor, 65, and daughter Sarah Taylor-Swing, 43, were not in custody Thursday. Joshua Lynn, the attorney for Adam, and Joshua Webb, the attorney for Chet, declined to comment following the arraignment.
Some of the alleged victims, however, did have something to say. “We were all taken in by these folks. They were just good con-men, I guess. I don’t know what else to call them,” said Les Imlay, who said he placed his 1954 Jaguar XK 120 on consignment with Montecito Motors and received only half of the $80,000 the car is estimated to be worth. “Still don’t know how much they sold it for.”
Paul Wellman
Adam Taylor arraigned in court Dec. 29, 2011
The family is charged with a multitude of felonies that include grand theft, forgery, and filing false tax returns. Chet faces a maximum of 32 years in prison if convicted on all charges. Adam faces 30 years imprisonment, Sarah faces five years in prison, and Jennifer faces five years and eight months if convicted on all counts.
All four will be back in court on January 13.
“I’ll make all the hearings; I want to see this weasel go down,” said Imlay.
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"Joshua Lynn, the attorney for Adam and Joshua Webb, the attorney for Chet declined to comment following the arraignment."
I had to read that three times before I understood that Joshua Lynn isn't "the attorney for Adam and Joshua Webb."
jimstoic (anonymous profile)
December 30, 2011 at 9:18 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Too bad they turned to the dark side.
In the mid-1990's I purchased a used BMW from them. The deal went smoothly and they were professional.
I feel badly for the sellers who were defrauded and treated so badly. If Montecito Motors were a big bank, I guess we'd bail them out, then excuse their behavior for stealing from their customers, their stockholders and each other, then they'd pull down $billions in bonuses. Viva l'America
HueyChapala (anonymous profile)
January 5, 2012 at 9:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)
These so called men disgust me. The stupid thing is that they're so called bussiness is still opened. I know if it was a hispanic they would of shut them down already.
e1986gonzalez (anonymous profile)
January 12, 2012 at 11:11 a.m. (Suggest removal)