Miller granted an on air interview to KFI radio in Los Angeles and spoke very convincingly to every question raised by the story in the L.A. Times. Having heard him address the issues I would say that, barring further evidence, the story in the Times was a hit piece.
This wasn't the first piece... and it wasn't only coming from the LA Times.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=garymiller
Did he justify the land deals? Those are the ones that really stink, IMO.