A Houston-area contractor who made headlines last year for stealing clients’ money and gambling it away at casinos has pleaded guilty to felony theft.
According to court records, 55-year-old Aleck Miller accepted a plea deal on Sept. 25, 2025. He was sentenced to 10 years of probation, 30 days in the Harris County Jail, and ordered to pay $240,000 in restitution to his victims.
Miller, who owned AM2 Construction, drew widespread attention after multiple homeowners accused him of taking large sums of money for renovation projects, then failing to complete the work. Instead, investigators say Miller spent more than $1.4 million at casinos, including the Golden Nugget in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Victims told KPRC 2 last year that Miller offered elaborate excuses for delays, including claiming his mother had recently died and that he had to travel overseas for a funeral. Court records later revealed his mother had died in 1998.
Miller must begin restitution payments in October, including an initial $18,000 lump sum and monthly payments of $2,000 until the balance is paid in full.
One victim, Ignacio Osorio, said he paid Miller more than $93,000 for an outdoor kitchen and patio project in 2022. The only work completed was a partial concrete slab.
“It’s hard to swallow that somebody took you, took advantage of you for that amount,” Osorio said at the time.
Another longtime acquaintance, David McDaniel, loaned Miller thousands of dollars after being told it was for construction supplies.
“My money went into his bank account to go blown at the casino,” McDaniel said.
Miller faced multiple felony theft charges tied to the scheme. His wife, Andrea Miller, a Katy ISD employee, was initially arrested as an alleged co-conspirator, but prosecutors later dropped her case, saying she had also been misled by her husband.
Under the terms of his probation, Miller must also perform 150 hours of community service, complete an anti-theft class, stay within Harris County or adjacent counties unless given court permission, and submit to drug and alcohol testing.
If he violates any condition of probation, he could face additional jail time.