CDI Reveals Former Highland Framers Owners Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison, $3.1M Restitution

May 19, 2005

  • July 24, 2005 at 9:07 am
    SHANNON WRIGHT says:
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    THESE MEN ARE MY FATHER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW AND I AM HERE TO SAY THAT THEY DESERVE FAR MORE THAN THEY GOT. THEY EVEN HAD A SON LEAVE THEM BECAUSE OF THIS CRAP THEY WILL ALWAYS PULL. NEVER DEAL WITH THIS FAMILY. THEY ARE THE VERY MEANING OF TRUE EVIL.

  • August 26, 2005 at 4:08 am
    Nickolas Wright says:
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    I am writing in reponse to the bogus allogations that were left by the so called member of this family. That man is my father and had no business being in the position that he was left in. To all those who felt that any of these articles were even reomtely true have no idea the type of man that my father was. He would have never let any of his men starve and did all that he could to make sure that they came first. So I guess all that I ask is that you had better damn well know the man before you open your ignorant mouth about him. Other than that you losers will draw your own conclusions. Not to mention that these comments shoud’t mean much coming from a person that ran from her own new born daughter because she was adult enough to have a child, but still isn’t old enought to care for one!

  • August 30, 2005 at 5:20 am
    Larry Russell says:
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    I’m with Nick on this one. I have known the Wright’s for about 15 years and have been nothing but good to me or any other person as far as that goes. As for what Shannon has to say don’t have any comments on the matter. Good luck guys. P.S. Nick, give me a call or have your brother call me.

  • September 3, 2005 at 10:56 am
    Nilene Wright says:
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    To those of you who loved being around my father-in-law and then betrayed him with your evil words of hatred, I know you will suffer with-in your own self-pity. Stop blaming him for your own personal bad judgment, with-in your life. You have caused your own headaches, not Jay Wright. My Dad was an amazing man. He deeply loved his family and was always willing to help people in need. He was not a crook, a villain or an evil man. He was honest, loving and full of integrity. He was a true man of his word, which we all know is a rarity amongst men. He was not a lazy man, he always worked hard and never quit until the job was complete. Thank you to all of the people brave enough to stick up for him and tell the truth about the person he truly was.
    My father should never have been sent to prison. He should not have died the way he did. The true criminal, the real man who should have gone to prison, got away with a measly $50,000.00 dollar fine. May God have mercy on your soul? Unfortunately in this country, a man truly is guilty until proven innocent. In order to be proven innocent, you must have an enormous amount of money to fight.
    In response to Shannon’s statement, I feel sorry for you Shannon. You have never learned to love yourself. Therefore, the only thing you know how to do is cast hatred amongst people who love each other. There are no evil men in my family. I hope that someday you will be able to accept the love that people try to give you.
    Pop, I love you with all of my heart. You are truly a divine man, God must need you now. Those who truly knew you will deeply miss you. Thank you for loving me, I am very proud to be your daughter. I will cherish all of our great memories together. Thank you for raising such an amazing son, I couldn’t ask for a better husband, I am lucky to have him.
    I love and miss you,
    Love, Nilene

  • June 12, 2006 at 10:29 am
    KELLEY says:
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    Nilene,
    I don\’t know if you will get this, but it is worth a try. We were searching the web to see if we could find an address or phone number or anything that might help us to get back in contact with you. And then we saw this article. We are very sorry to hear about your father-in-law\’s passing. We know you were very close. Our phone number and address are the same. It would be really wonderful to hear from you. We love you and miss you.

    Love,

    Dad, Debbie and Sean

  • July 25, 2007 at 10:25 am
    gabe mackinder says:
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    Jay wright was the coolest man to work for.His son Dan also avery GOOD MAN to work for .They never cheated any one They never stole .They were the best people i have ever worked for.Jay will be missed in the framing world. He AND dAN SHOWED ME SOME **** ON FRAMING r.i.p. jay gABE

  • July 26, 2007 at 5:38 am
    Nilene Wright says:
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    Gabe,
    Thank you for your kind words about my pop. It is nice to hear from someone that knew him and I am glad that you are brave enough to speak the truth. Bless you and your family.

    Sincerely,
    Nilene and Dan

  • February 16, 2010 at 2:08 am
    Jason Mayer says:
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    Well I will have to say it has been awhile sense I worked for the Wrights, but man it was a great ride while it lasted. You see I worked for Jay and his sons from 1994 through in to 1998. And um, I think we can say these were the GOOD ‘OL’ DAYS… I started working for Valley Framing in Las Vegas NV for a Mr. Ron Schmits in 1994, and I can remember one day in particular, as we were working in 120 degree weather as Mr. Dan Wright drove up, rolled down his window and said “Hey ****er, it is good to see a white boy working out here”. Well from that day on I was in 6th gear wide open, learning everything I could about the production framing industry. It wasn’t but 6 months after that day Dan gave me my own job to run. Seven Hills Terraces and OMG Jose, WTF… Well Danny put me on a job and allowed me to learn from someone else’s mistakes of what not to do ~ and paid me good to learn on his dime. Through this I was soon going to the office where I met Jay Sr., JW, Vicky and Nick along with a group of completely devoted business people. You see Jay SR. had for his entire life built something so special that I have yet to find sense. Jay Sr. had built the biggest and as well best production framing company in the world… Oh and yes I can say this now, because I have been in the trades for a nice little 16 year run sense working for him. It is because of this family I have became the person I am today. I was 23 years old when I started working for the best man I had ever met in my life, and still have not found anyone to compare too. Jay Sr. I will miss you sir, as the entire building industry has lost a great person, well ok the entire world has lost a great person ~ Jay Sr., Danny, JW and even you Nick, I just want you to know it is because of you people I am where I am today… God Bless you all, and I hope one day I can be half the man your Dad was…

  • February 25, 2010 at 3:00 am
    the hansens says:
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    vicky it has been so long since i talked or seen your family.please you or one of the boys e mail mike or myself. i heard about jays passing and is so sorry. please email me. karen

  • February 25, 2010 at 3:05 am
    karen hansen says:
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    i guess i forgot my email

  • February 25, 2010 at 10:09 am
    Victoria says:
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    I can’t belive I am reading this after all this time but I didn’t know about this article.All I can say is I miss you Jay every day every night I pray we will be together some day.

  • February 25, 2010 at 10:13 am
    victoria says:
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    Hi u can email at victoria.wright@yahoo.com

  • February 25, 2010 at 1:18 am
    Anonymous says:
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    here is our email

  • June 24, 2010 at 2:46 am
    former employee says:
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    I worked for the company briefly in the mid 90’s.
    There is no questioning the fact they were operating illegally to avoid paying certain insurances/taxes that are required by law.
    That being said, I can’t blame them for trying, but unfortunately they got caught.
    Hats off to them for being successful for the time they were

  • August 2, 2010 at 4:29 am
    David Field says:
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    I’m a contractor who worked for Jay Wright in the early 80’s in Southern California for about 3 years.He was always a man of integrity with me and everyone else he came into contact with.I’ve seen him go way beyond what others would have done to make things right for people that worked for him.It is the system that is to be blamed not the men that try operate in it.My blessings go out to the Wright family.I only regret that I didn’t have more contact with Jay Wright and get a chance to know him better.

  • December 28, 2010 at 12:08 pm
    HAHAHAHA says:
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    WOW! Funny, funny stuff. Denial is a wonderful thing huh Nickolas. I think legal documents speak for themselves. Especially the ones where I have SOLE LEGAL AND PHYSICAL CUSTODY. Can not wait to take another slander letter to my lawyer. Its going to be fun taking what is left of your parental “responsibility” away from you.

    Jay deserved jail time, not death. Just so we are clear! So glad I have nothing to do with you people anymore.

    • June 13, 2011 at 11:09 pm
      LMAO! says:
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      So sad and pathetic!

  • January 20, 2020 at 10:18 am
    Former employee/sub contractor says:
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    I new Jay Sr and the family in the early 1990’s when the office was in Brentwood ca. Jay Sr gave me my first chance to use my contractors license ! I still remember sitting with him in his office across from him, and him explaining to me the ABC’s of what I needed to do to become successful in the framing business! I know now (twenty seven years later) That he Jay Wright Sr was giving me sound advise ! The sound advise he was giving me was a gift that if I put it to use would have saved me a lot of business speed bumps along the way. The advise he was giving me was the same Problems that he was going through at that time in his life! He told me to get a payroll service and always keep your employees taxes paid! My true belief is that Jay Sr was was very successful when he started and the lifestyle he was able to attain at that time for him and his family was very addicting, and when the industry slowed down in the late 1980’s instead of changing his lifestyle and making less money …..he chose to keep the lifestyle and do the things that he advised me not to do…. don’t get in trouble with employees tax with holdings! We as business owners never set out to get in trouble with insurance companies or employment taxes. Most business owners tell themselves I’ll just do this for a short time, and I’ll catch up later, and for most we can pay back what we owe with the penalty’s and interest! But Jays company was just to big and the amount of business he was doing at the time was Hugh! The gross amount of business he was doing then (1994) would still be a lot today! So it’s all relative … big business …big taxes and insurance premiums! In closing I would say that Jay Neal Wright Sr was a really good business man that gave me really good advise how to run a framing company and what you should do to keep yourself out of trouble doing it! I only wish he took his own advise he gave me that faithful day in his office in Brentwood ca. Sincerely former employee/ former sub contractor.



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