People already up in arms over the Casey Anthony verdict may not want to read this new report, which indicates that they financed a big part of it.
Wherever she's in hiding, no need to worry about legal bills reaching her - $119,000 in defense fees racked up during her trial are being covered.
Thank you, Florida taxpayers! All taken care of!
Another pending $5,800 in fees that Anthony's attorney Jose Baez has billed to his client's case has put the state's taxpayer tab at just shy of $125,000.
As per Florida law, public coffers have been covering Anthony's defense costs since all the way back in March 2010, when she declared herself indigent.
Anthony was found not guilty of killing 2-year-old daughter Caylee, but received four years for providing false statements to law enforcement officials.
Having served nearly all of that while awaiting trial for murder, her post-verdict sentence was just two weeks, and she was released on July 17.
The accused murderer went promptly into hiding; all her attorney Baez indicated to Orlando station WKMG is that "She's not here in Orlando."
Wherever Anthony may be, it's a safe bet that either Baez or another deal-making surrogate is forwarding her a fair number of media offers.
The moment the Orlando jury handed down its controversial acquittal, insiders began speculating that Casey could command seven-figure fees.
There is reportedly a war already among the major networks to land the first Anthony interview, which sources saying comes with "big price tag."
Don't expect Anthony and Baez to pay back the taxpayers with their earnings from this and subsequent tell-all endeavors. Just saying.
steve@thehollywoodgossip.com (Free Britney) 25 Jul, 2011--
Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2011/07/taxpayers-on-the-hook-for-casey-anthony-defense/
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