Casey Anthony defense bills the state $55,000
By Anthony Colarossi, Orlando Sentinel
6:19 p.m. EST, December 16, 2010
Newly released records show the Casey Anthony defense team has billed the state more than $55,000 since she was declared indigent earlier this year.
The numbers released today by the Justice Administrative Commission come soon after Chief Circuit Judge Belvin Perry approved additional state funding for the defense this week.
The new JAC numbers show the defense has billed $55,200.62. The Commission has paid out $32,668.64. The unpaid billings amount to $22,531.98.
The bulk of the payments and billings go toward investigative work, according to the itemized expenditures. An investigator for the Casey Anthony defense, for instance, has billed $24,873.13 and was paid $21,418.13. Another $8,600 for expert witnesses has been billed but not paid yet, according to the JAC numbers.
Earlier this week, Judge Perry allowed Anthony's defense team to bill the state additional hours for an investigator working, but he warned the defense to make sure it bills appropriately.
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I'm not sure if this was already posted but that a large amount of money for fishing expeditions...JMHO