Two Arizona men, father and son Randy and Chad Miller, are behind bars due to the same Southern District of New York that went after President Donald Trump.
The U.S. Attorney there swooped into Arizona and prosecuted them after the pair hosted a Trump rally at their Legacy Sports Park in Arizona and refused to allow men to compete in women’s biological sports.
They faced death threats leading up to the Trump rally in 2022, which was attended by 15,000 people.
The older Miller is 71 years old and in failing health, suffering from bursting ulcers, cirrhosis of the liver, and not even receiving his diabetes medication on time.
He has been in and out of a nearby hospital after major medical episodes this month. Every day behind bars is not just punishment, it is a direct threat to his life.
The younger Miller (41) is living with a broken ankle, physically impaired, and the father of two young children who now face growing up without their dad. These are not hardened criminals. They have no prior record. No history of violence. No pattern of wrongdoing.
By every measurable standard, they are first-time offenders. So why were they denied even the possibility of probation?
Justice is meant to be firm, but it is also meant to be fair and humane. What purpose is served by incarcerating an elderly, gravely ill man and a wounded father with no criminal history?
Who benefits from stripping two children of their father and placing an ailing senior at further medical risk? When punishment outweighs reason and compassion, it ceases to be justice and begins to look like excess.
Kari Lake posted on X that they were “railroaded by a weaponized SDNY” through “pure political persecution, not justice,” and said “We MUST right this wrong.”
Heartbreaking, after hosting a HUGE Trump rally, AZ patriots Randy Miller (71) & son Chad (40) were railroaded by a weaponized SDNY & sentenced to 6 & 5 years in prison, respectively
It’s pure political persecution, not justice
We MUST right this wrong https://t.co/Y64gTj8TrA pic.twitter.com/YjJEpAzooo
— Kari Lake (@KariLake) January 23, 2026
The prosecution made up bogus charges of securities fraud and railroaded them into a plea deal. They claimed that the Millers deceived investors, but the truth is that one of the big leftist investment firms failed to deliver tens of millions of dollars they’d promised.
The investors who “lost” money were some of the most sophisticated, largest investment funds in the world, knew exactly what they were doing and were not misled. It’s nothing more than a typical investment risk. The Millers’ offering document categorized the project, correctly and candidly, as speculative.
Legacy Sports brought in record-breaking sports revenues, and the venue, Bell Bank Park, quickly became the second most visited tourist destination in Arizona after the Grand Canyon.
Legacy Sports met and exceeded its contractual obligations by securing strong participation and sponsorships despite startup challenges. Every dollar passed through UMB Bank, the trustee, requiring layered approvals, leaving no opportunity for unauthorized disbursements by Legacy Sports.
But COVID-19 struck, causing events to cancel. When the investors bailed on their promised delivery, the Millers used their own money to cover payroll for over 450 employees and reduced expenses.
After one investor failed to contribute $10 million as promised, Legacy Sports still generated approximately $25 million in sports revenue and another $5 million in sponsorship sales. Legacy Sports pursued alternative financing and restructuring proposals through top firms, but these were dismissed without serious consideration.
The Millers said, “We poured our own hard-earned money back into the project, not for profit, but to protect the livelihoods of hundreds of people who depended on it. We did this knowing the risk — and we did it anyway, even as it meant sacrificing our own families’ financial security. … We walked away with nothing.”
Sadly, the sports/entertainment complex failed, and the owners of the sports facility where the park sat filed bankruptcy. It was merely a business venture that failed, as many businesses do. About 90 percent of start-up businesses fail, with 10 percent failing in the first year, and 70 percent failing between 2-5 years, just like the Millers.
Democrat-appointed Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, who issued orders requiring ICE to improve conditions in illegal immigrant holding cells in New York City, and presided over two kangaroo-court, show trials in New York in which Trump was found liable for civil damages in cases brought by E. Jean Carroll that should have been dismissed at their inception, sentenced Randy to six years in prison and Chad to five years. Both will likely have to pay several million dollars in fines.
Let’s look at a very similar case, prosecuted by the same office.
British billionaire Joe Lewis, founder of the Tavistock Group and controlling owner of the family trust behind Tottenham Hotspur football club, pleaded guilty in January 2024 to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and two counts of securities fraud.
Prosecutors said he repeatedly shared non-public inside information about four publicly traded companies in which he had investments with friends, romantic partners, personal assistants, employees, and two private pilots, enabling them to make millions in illegal profits.
He was sentenced to three years of probation, and the prosecution didn’t ask for prison time, citing his advanced age and bad health. Why was Lewis’ age and health taken into consideration but not Randy Miller’s?
Similarly, Hamed Ettua, a systems analyst, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud. He traded on material non-public insider information provided by a tipster connected to Goldman Sachs, making a personal profit of $93,000 according to the SEC.
Despite the guidelines recommending 12-18 months imprisonment, Ettua received three years of probation due to the mitigating factors of an excellent employment record, prior military service, good family relationships, remorse and other positive character factors.
This sounds like the Millers, who were exemplary family members in the Mesa community. Chad spent nearly a decade giving back to underprivileged youth across Arizona through his philanthropic work, and served on the Fiesta Bowl Committee.
The pair are in the process of trying to obtain a pardon or commutation from the Trump administration.
Their attorney, leading Arizona election attorney Tim La Sota, said in his letter requesting a pardon, “I believe the Millers fit the category of those who have faced criminal prosecution because of their political activities. I believe the culprit here, as has often been the case, is the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.” A website has been set up to expose their story.
This is a classic case of lawfare against Trump supporters who dared to stick their necks out. Due to the left controlling so much of our legal system, it is tough to beat a conviction.
Trump needs to pardon these brave men, who were not only victimized by the legal system just like he was, but by one of the same prosecutor’s offices and judges that he was.
You can read their full story here.
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