Michael Earle Watch: The Truth About Michael Earle Architect
Michael Earle watch is dedicated to bringing you the truth about American architect Michael Earle and his partner Trisha Miller. Bloggers are very welcome to post their own experiences with Michael Earle and his various emporia. Please be truthful and remain objective. We understand that venting may be necessary, but please stick to the facts and try to remain decent. The objective of this blog his to help prevent others being snared by the trap we all once had the misfortune to fall into.
Saturday, 21 August 2010
Mike we back. Thanks Blogger.
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Michael Earle - Independant corroboration of his shady activity

"Catch me if you can. Until then I work in my own unique way"
We've had several responses to our call for information from our readers. The first is quite interesting and the reader concerned is quite happy to have his comments and identity published.
Yet another unfortunate individual who crossed paths with Michael Earle and suffered as a direct consequence...
Dear All,
We just discover your blog about M.EARLE, and I have to say, it’s amazing….never ever see any people like this I my life.
And I send you all my congratulation as you deserve it, to have done this blog.
Well, you probably know about it, but this guy did start a project here in Marbella, in La Zagaleta for our client, so , he did start the design, but disappear with 400 000€, and then said to our client than he lose the money by been attacked in Madrid on a train if I’m not wrong, and people stool the money.
So, that’s at this stage than the client call me to finished over the design of the house with another one Architect.
But then this was a big mess, as the client got problem with his loan,(because this money come from the first payment of the loan) so now, we have the problem than we can’t get a penny before finishing the structure’s of the house and we talk about more or less an amount of 600 000€….. so difficult to find the right builder who is going to be able to support this until getting paid..
I know, also, we was doing a magazine call, Diseño Earle if I’m right, and this magazine was actually fantastic, what is going on with this? Is any body keep going this magazine?
I will help regarding to chase that if you have any need, because we’d like to get back this money for our client and then we finished our project in a good way..
Best luck and regards
Interior Architecture Design
Email: rh@rhdesign.es
Web: www.rhdesign.esSaturday, 12 June 2010
The Three Stages of Truth
Wednesday, 2 June 2010
Michael Earle Architect - frauding across the world
"From Brazil to Thailand, if you have any money I'd LOVE to steal it from you!"Michael Earle, Marketing Director of Layan Hills Estate.
We had an interesting encounter with an old colleague last week. Naturally the conversation turned to what a liar, theif and cheat our little Binky is, when this person - who was party to quite a lot of information at Diseño Earle - mentioned to us that Villa La Jara, Binky's pseudo-contemporary monstrosity of a villa (the only piece of work everr actually undertaken by Binky and, it has to be said, finished to abismally low standards) was....wait for it...also a project ripped off from investors from the United States.
They never got their investment back, you won't be surprised to hear.
Through analytics we see lots of information about the visitors to our site. We're pleased to say that we regularly get visits from many countries throughout the world and, particularly pleasingly, mainly from territories where we know Binky has either worked or has tried to work.
In light of this latest revelation, we thought it would be interesting to see if there are any other stories about Binky stealing money from people, so we'd like to hear from our regular visitors.
Calling all people who have had an unfortunate dealing with Binky (let's face it, that basically means everybody), but especially calling our unknown friends from:
Boston
Allston
Concord
Brookline
Avon
Barnstable
Hyderabad
Tivoli
Alborg
Berlin
Bangkok
London
Cambridge
(this reads like a list of Binky crime scenes!)
Please, contact us with any stories or information regarding this despicable little conman. We see that you are regular readers of the blog, so perhaps start telling us what you know or what you think? It'll certainly help and at the very least will make for some interesting reading!
If you don't wish to comment on the blog you can email us directly at
disenoearle@gmail.com
We promise not to publish anything at all without your express permission and unlike Binky we are honest people who keep their promises.
And feel free to send us messages of support for Binky / condemnation for us, although somehow we boubt there'll be many of the former.
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
Michael Earle Layan Hills Estate - still screwin' people over
"Hi. I'm Michael Earle, Marketing Director of Layan Hills Estate. I've cheated people out of €2.5m over the last 3 years. You could be next!" We've received an interesting email from yet another company who conducted work for Michael Earle (Marketing Director of Layan Hills Estate) and....would you believe it...have not received payment.
An organisation called blob3dstudio provided Mike with some renders, presumably during one of the periods when he was unable to produce any of his own as all his employees had walked out on him as he refused to pay their wages.
Well, we have to say that we were astounded to hear that Mike had paid a nominal gesture towards the total amount owed back in August...that's certainly more than he ever did in Spain...but then since then he appears to have reverted to type and simply ignored the outstanding debt.
Michael Earle (Marketing Director of Layan Hills Estates) has a modus operandi that's so simple it's stunning. Talk people into doing work for you without paying them at the outset. Conduct your business as if you are an honest, successful achiever. Don't pay people for your progress.
He's spent years doing this and it seems that's still the way he operates.
Obviously things have taken a slight turn for the worse in that Michael Earle (Marketing Director of Layan Hills Estates) now has 2 failed businesses behind him and is having to work for someone else, but the thievery continues.
We're sorry for blob3dstudio and hope they get their money, but let's face it, it 'aint gonna happen.
The list of those conned / robbed by Michael Earle (Marketing Director of Layan Hills Estate) continues to grow.
Friday, 7 May 2010
Michael Earle Layan Hills Estate - a brief summary

"Hi. I'm Michael Earle and I work for Layan Hills Estate. I am a thief and a conman."
Interest in our blog has really picked up in the last 2 weeks and especially from Thailand. We thought it would be a good idea to post a brief resumé of just a what an unpleasant little conman the "Marketing Director" of Layan Hills Estate is.
You can find more detailed information throughout the pages of this blog of course, but the basics are this :
+ Michael Earle (Marketing Director of Layan Hills Estate) refused to pay his employees, suppliers and contractors for periods from 3 -10 months across 2008. These were honest workers who had done what was asked of them. They have families that they were unable to feed as a consequence
+ To avoid paying the money Michael (Marketing Director of Layan Hills Estate) owed these people he faked an armed robbery whilst he was "conducting a deal" in Madrid involving a suitcase of money. There are no police records to corroborate this
+ Michael Earle (Marketing Director of Layan Hills Estate) systematically took money for works from clients in Spain, then invented excuses about these works being help up at the Malaga College of Architects thereby preventing him from undertaking what he had been paid for. In most cases he had not even submitted the plans for approval
+ Michael Earle (Marketing Director of Layan Hills Estate) consistently lied to advertisers in Modern Design Magazine about the print run - he told advertisers they were paying for 20,000 printed copies and tens of thousands of downloaded copies each edition. The reality was 10,000 printed copies and a few thousand downloaded copies each month
+ Michael Earle (Marketing Director of Layan Hills Estate) withheld Social Security payments for all his emplyees that he was obliged to pay by law. This resulted in Michael's pocket swelling whilst his employees lost their rights to the Social Security system in Spain
+ Michael Earle (Marketing Director of Layan Hills Estate) refused to make any of employees redundant from his bankrupt farce of a company, meaning they were unable to sign onto the dole in a desperate attempt to feed their famililes
+ Michael Earle (Marketing Director of Layan Hills Estate) took Sidekick Trish on a luxury holiday to Morocco whilst his employees went months without wages. They ingeniously posted their holiday snaps on Facebook, then tried to claim they were belated pictures (by exactly 1 year) when they got found out
+ Michael Earle (Marketing Director of Layan Hills Estate) conned investors into parting with millions of euros to fund countless fruitless business trips to Dubai. His invesotrs lost every penny funding Mike's fantasy lifestyle
+ Michael Earle (Marketing Director of Layan Hills Estate) has subsequently been found guilty of over 50 counts of embezzlement and Social Security fraud by the Spanish courts. These verdicts are all publicly available online.
+ Currently Michael Earle (Marketing Director of Layan Hills Estate) owes approx. €2.5m to everybody who has ever had anything to do with him whatsoever
+ Michael Earle (Marketing Director of Layan Hills Estate) fled Spain to Thailand where he conned investors from UPL into backing his new company. Surprise surprise, Michael and Trish lived extravagant lifestyles whilst their employees and investors were owed money
+ Michael Earle (Marketing Director of Layan Hills Estate) is using copywrited materials from people to whom he owes significant sums of money to begin re-printing Modern Design Magazine in Thailand. Based on quotes we received from his printers, he is pulling the same old stunt there of claiming 10,000 printed copies but only distributing 5,000
+ Michael Earle (Marketing Director of Layan Hills Estate) has since been sacked from Modern Zen Architects and has resurfaced as an Estate Agent for Layan Hills Estate
Draw your own conclusions, but remember that everything claimed in this blog can be proved. Michael Earle (Marketing Director of Layan Hills Estate) is a liar, a thief and a cheat. You will be ripped off for your money if you deal with this man.
Monday, 3 May 2010
Michael Earle Layan Hills Estate - Yet more GUILTY verdicts for embezzlement and fraud

"Hi. I'm Michael Earle, Marketing Director. Gimme your cash!"
Well, it's now May. That's 18 months since most of Michael Earle's employees in Spain walked out him after he
FAKED AN ARMED ROBBERY TO AVOID HAVING TO PAY THE MONEY HE OWED THEM
That's 18 months since he
TOOK LARGE SUMS OF MONEY FROM CLIENTS, REFUSING TO DO WHAT HE WAS CONTRACTUALLY BOUND TO DO AND POCKETING THE CASH
By our reckoning, that's about the same time he
FLED TO THAILAND TO AVOID PROSECUTION BY THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES
Yet the guilty verdicts are still coming in thick n fast against both he and Sidekick Trish. May saw:
GUILTY VERDICTS FOR FRAUD AND EMBEZZLEMENT TOTALLING OVER €96,000
Add this rather paltry figure onto the running total and we're fast approaching
OVER €2m Euros owed in GUILTY VERDICTS FOR FRAUD AND EMBEZZLEMENT
Don't forget, these official documents can be seen on www.bopmalaga.org
THIS MAN IS A PROVEN LIAR, CHEAT, THEIF.