FL might charge Casey Anthoney for cost of trial

Florida Prosecutors Bill $140G for Casey Anthony Case
Published July 29, 2011 | NewsCore


July 17: Casey Anthony, center, walks to a SUV with her lawyer Jose Baez after her release from the Orange County Jail in Orlando, Fla.


Orlando – The Florida State Attorney's Office wants Casey Anthony to cover the costs -- more than $140,000 -- incurred in relation to her prosecution, according to documents revealed Thursday.

Anthony was found not guilty earlier this month of murdering her two-year-old daughter Caylee in a high-profile trial that gripped the nation. Since her release from Orange County Jail in Orlando, Fla., on July 17, after spending nearly three years behind bars, her whereabouts have been unknown.

Anthony was convicted of four counts of giving false information to police officers, but because of time already served and other factors, she was set free.

On Thursday, prosecutors filed 281 pages of documents detailing a range of expenses related to her trial -- including airfares and hotel accommodation for witnesses, and payments to experts -- totaling $141,362, the Orlando Sentinel reported.

The State Attorney's Office wants Anthony to pay for its prosecution and investigative costs and intends to address the matter at a hearing Aug. 25.

The $141,362 bill does not cover all expenses associated with Anthony's case.

Earlier in the week, it was revealed that work done by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation came to around $82,000.

Expenses incurred by the Orange County Sheriff's Office, which headed the investigation, have yet to be submitted.

wants2laugh wrote:I think it is unfair. She was found not guilty of murder and child abuse. They dont even send people send convicted murders these types of bills? What about Billy Bob's daughter who was convicted of aggravated manslaughter of a one year old---do you want her to pay her bill too?

CeCe wrote:No, she was found not guilty. Now I think the bitch is guilty but the jury disagreed so she's a free woman. As far as punishment for lying, her time in jail was applied to that.

Supernova wrote:


Except that her lie cost search and rescue organizations over 100 thousand dollars, 3 years in jail doesn't pay that off or give them back the money that wasn't given to help and find ACTUAL victims.

CeCe wrote:

That's the price of the system we have. It's unrealistic for people to expect criminals to cover the cost of investigation & prosecution. Of course criminals lie. If they didn't investigations & trials wouldn't even be necessary. But they investigated, tried & failed. She did her time for the crime for which she was convicted. I understand the horror of this crime but the public has developed an unhealthy obsession with this woman. Karma will eventually come around but from a legal standpoint, this is OVER.

RobbieFTW wrote:The state is just mad that they lost the case and are trying to stick it to her anyway.