Casey Anthony Ordered To Pay Another $120,000 To Florida Investigators

Casey Anthony's bills keep growing.

One week after a Florida judge ordered Anthony to pay nearly $97,676.98 for costs related to the investigation into the disappearance of her daughter, Caylee, Judge Belvin Perry revised his ruling to require the 25-year-old to pay an additional $119,822.25.

The amended order filed this afternoon covers expenses incurred by the Orange County Sheriff's Office -- the agency that headed up the search for Anthony's daughter Caylee.

According to the order, Anthony is responsible for reimbursement of the expenses because she "provided false information as to the location of her daughter" and made "other misrepresentations to law enforcement."

On July 5, a jury of seven women and five men acquitted Anthony of killing 2-year-old Caylee, but found her guilty of lying to investigators. The child's remains were found in December 2008 near the Anthony family home, some six months after she was last seen.

During her first-degree murder trial Anthony's attorney, Jose Baez, said Caylee had drowned in the family swimming pool. The revelation was in direct contrast to previous statements Anthony had given police, saying her daughter had been kidnapped by a nanny. Because Anthony misled police, officials say thousands of dollars were wasted on search efforts and the investigation into Caylee's death.

READ THE AMENDED ORDER: (ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW)

Signed Order Amending Special Costs Of Investigation

The original order, dated Sept. 15, gave the sheriff's office additional time to submit expenses because their initial reports were not adequately broken down. The revised expense reports that were subsequently submitted "complied with the court's directive," according to the amended order.

Combined, the two orders -- which include debts to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation, the Orange County Sheriff's Office and the State Attorney's Office -- leave Anthony owing a grand total to $217,449.23.

It's not clear how Anthony will be able to pay the debt. Anthony's attorneys have said she is broke, but pundits claim she can expect big payouts from media appearances or book deals.

Casey Anthony Personal Photos

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• Casey Anthony Personal Photo

  The bombshell trial of Casey Anthony captivated the nation's attention. The Florida mother, pictured in this photo from her Photobucket.com account, was found not guilty of murdering her two-year-old daughter, Caylee.

• Casey Anthony Personal Photo

  Amidst all of the hoopla surrounding the trial, some of Casey Anthony's personal photographs were released. Several of Anthony's photographs were used as evidence.

• Casey Anthony Personal Photos

  Prosecutors alleged that Casey Anthony killed her daughter, then misled authorities who were searching for the toddler. But her attorneys insisted that Caylee drowned in the family's swimming pool. The defendant's lawyers claimed that after years of abuse, Casey Anthony felt unable to reveal the truth.

• Casey Anthony Personal Photos

  Prosecutors attempted to cast Casey Anthony as a party girl -- revealing that she took part in a "Hot Body" contest just four days after she claimed her daughter drowned in her family's pool.

• Casey Anthony Personal Photos

  Lawyers showed jurors photos of Casey Anthony partying, like this image, which was posted on the defendant's Photobucket.com account.

• Casey Anthony Personal Photos

  Casey Anthony reportedly told investigators that her daughter had been kidnapped by a nanny, but during the trial her attorneys claimed the child drowned.

• Casey Anthony Personal Photos

  One question that remains unanswered is the identity of Caylee Anthony's father. Casey Anthony reportedly told friends that the child's father was a "one night thing."

• Casey Anthony Personal Photos

  But her lawyers have floated a theory involving incest. Casey Anthony's attorneys pressed an FBI witness to tell jurors that the agency conducted a paternity test on the defendant's brother, Lee Anthony. The test came back negative.

• Casey Anthony Personal Photos

  Investigators also conducted a paternity test on Casey Anthony's father, George Anthony, which also came back negative.

• Casey Anthony Personal Photos

  Tests also revealed that Jesse Grund, a man Casey Anthony once dated, was not Caylee Anthony's father.

• Casey Anthony Personal Photos

  Casey Anthony's family said they knew something was amiss when they detected a foul odor coming from the back of the defendant's car in July, 2008.

• Casey Anthony Personal Photos

  The trunk of the car actually contained a bag of trash, but prosecutors claimed that Caylee Anthony's body decomposed in the rear of the vehicle before it was moved to another location.

• Casey Anthony Personal Photos

  An insect expert for the defense stated that the body didn't decompose in the car because there wasn't any evidence of bugs that are often attracted to remains.

• Casey Anthony Personal Photos

  Caylee Anthony's remains were discovered near the family's home in December, 2008.

• Casey Anthony Personal Photos

  Prosecutors alleged that Casey Anthony killed her daughter by placing duct tape over her mouth. Duct tape was discovered wrapped around the todder's skull when the child's remains were recovered.

• Casey Anthony Personal Photos

  Casey Anthony was indicted on October 14, 2008, on charges of first-degree murder.

• Casey Anthony Personal Photos

  The Casey Antony trial became the year's biggest legal event. Spectators lined up every morning to get tickets to the trial. In one case, attendees got into a fistfight over access to the courtroom.

• Casey Anthony Personal Photos

  The case became one of the most monumental trials in Florida's history.

• Casey Anthony Personal Photos

  Some photos of Casey Anthony and Caylee Anthony were classified as evidence.

• Casey Anthony Personal Photos

  Jury selection for the Casey Anthony trial began on May 9, 2011.

• Casey Anthony Personal Photos

  Alongside capital murder, Casey Anthony was also charged with aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child and misleading law enforcement in the case of the death of her daughter, Caylee Anthony.

• Casey Anthony Personal Photos

  The prosecution sought the death penalty.

• Man Who Wants To Marry Casey Anthony

  Meet Don Gennaro Annunziata. He was at the sentencing protest in front of the Orange County Courthouse. Don said he is a 38-year-old window washer from Orlando.

• Casey Anthony Bachelor Number Two

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Comments

[Linda Sue Tiedeman]

05:47 PM on 10/05/2011

I think they should make her pay every dime she makes to the courts and VICTIMS ABUSE fund!

[andidecker01]

06:38 PM on 10/04/2011

She should pay with her freedom.

[MarkDee Smith Scheck]

10:41 AM on 10/01/2011

Casey take the Ohio State Jersey off we don't want baby killers ruining our university or state's reputation . You see in Ohio we love our babies

[tsunamicoming]

10:11 PM on 09/29/2011

I thought she was leaving the country, so they better put a ankle GPS on her. She can not hide as the government will always know where she parties.

[IamYourDrillThrall]

09:36 AM on 09/30/2011

First off, she cannot leave the country until her probation is finished. Second, the only source that hinted she was leaving the country was the National Enquirer. Hard to know if the story is true or not...sometimes they print good stuff, other times they're just wacky.

[ctportorange6]

07:41 AM on 09/29/2011

continued Facial Expression at news of body found. Meanwhile, I know there are going to be many of you that shed a tear when you see this video. Not I. I look at it this way. She knew they were correct in stating a body was found such and such place. Since she knew that place and did not show expression when an earlier body was found and mentioned to her, then we know she knew they found Caylee because she put her there. The way I look at this is Caylee would not be there if not for Casey. Therefore, a tear will not be shed when viewing this video, even if I do, but my tears if any would be shed for Caylee and her death. How many years?? Is this going to be a Gone With the Wind? Rhett as Baez and Casey as Scarlett? His telling her in years to come, frankly he does not give a d, that he is gone. Money running out? No, the way he is trudging along showing his smiling face on channel 13 this morning I think he is in for the long haul. They spent more time on Casey Anthony this morning than an I 4 car wreck. Had company here and they said, "O, my gosh, not this again!" I asked them if they had been watching all and they said they mute it when it even shows her face on their tv. (to be continued sometime)

[ChickEpoo]

10:36 AM on 09/28/2011

Testing.....testing......

uh.....

[Nieschk]

11:01 AM on 09/28/2011

ChickEpoo.... testing back atcha testing testing 1..2..3

[ChickEpoo]

12:18 PM on 09/28/2011

LOL !!!

Being the "computer illiterate" that I am.....I have NO
idea.....why 2 "posters" REPLY buttons will not work.....

So I thought I'd check....let's see if THIS one works....LOL !!

~*sigh*~

[fearlessfaith]

05:01 AM on 09/28/2011

The article says that since Casey "misled police, officials say thousands of dollars were wasted on search efforts and the investigation into Caylee's death."

She is not the only one that misled investigators. So did her parents, do they not count or is she the easiest catch. Just curious.

[IamYourDrillThrall]

07:42 AM on 09/28/2011

They didn't know Caylee was dead. She did.

[1intheSame]

12:08 AM on 09/29/2011

I believe that is a misconception many people have been confused about...in July 2011, (after the trial verdict) when everyone agreed Caylee drowned in the family pool, on 6-16-08; There was also an admission from George that HE had taken the body from the water, on 6-17-08.... so, YES he DID know!

Had the jury known only that Caylee had drowned, Casey would have been convicted.

Imagine she put the child in the water before her Blockbusters cameo.

George didn't call 911; didn't tell Cindy; didn't tell Casey, either;

[ChantalDesigner]

05:03 PM on 09/29/2011

George KNEW!

[alexandra23]

07:50 AM on 09/28/2011

It has never been determined that Anthony's parents knew that Caylee "drowned" or that her body had been triple bagged and thrown in a swampy "grave." It was Casey, who, from the time her mother reported Caylee missing, maintained that Caylee had been "kidnapped." She maintained that lie until, 3 whole years later, her attorney shocked everyone (except Casey) by statiing that Casey knew, all that time, that Caylee had "drowned." Hope that helps satisfy your curiousity.

[ChantalDesigner]

05:12 PM on 09/29/2011

George 'triple bagged' their deceased pets..

[ashley522159]

02:15 AM on 09/28/2011

does anyone know if there is a fund set up to help casey out with this horrible ruling? i would love to make a donation to assist her in putting this all behind her. it is time for people to stop attacking casey. she is a beautiful woman who needs to be allowed to move on with her life. i wish i could help her and help keep her safe from all the haters in the world that don't seem to understand that she stood trial and was found not guilty.

[alexandra23]

02:56 AM on 09/28/2011

What part of admitting to and being found guilty of four counts of lying to law enforcement did you miss? Those lies included sending police and other searchers on wild goose chases looking for a live Caylee, who had been "kidnapped." The cost of those searches was determined to be close to $500k of which Judge Perry only ordered Anthony to pay a little over $200k. Apparently, Cheney, one of Anthony's attorneys, attended this hearing and agreed with the Judge Perry's ruling. Try reading the entire article and the judge's order, might help.

[fearlessfaith]

03:36 AM on 09/28/2011

You said, "What part of admitting to and being found guilty of four counts of lying to law enforcemen­t did you miss?" But I think you may be missing that ashley was not referring to the guilty verdict of her lying but of the not guilty verdict and people treating Casey Anthony as if she is guilty. When other criminals are found guilty for lying in this way are they too charged with paying back the state? In what other cases has this happened?

[ashley522159]

03:41 AM on 09/28/2011

wow the hate is strong with you. before telling me to read anything, maybe you should actually read my post. not one time did i say anything about she should not have to pay this or questioning the judges decision.

[fearlessfaith]

03:29 AM on 09/28/2011

Ashley faved for your courageous comment. I'm going to restatement my comment to you since the other I wrote did not merit approval or maybe is lost in comment land. I, too, would like to see Casey put this all behind her as we all would if we were found not guilty of first degree murder. To be treated as though you are a murderer when a jury of her peers did their duty and gave a verdict of not guilty, is a very sad to see in our society.

[ashley522159]

04:00 AM on 09/28/2011

it is such a shame to see the way people ignorantly act towards her. she is such a beautiful woman and people need to understand they need to let her get on with her life. i wish there was a way i could help her do that. and honestly would love to be part of it with her.

[Imakarmagirl]

11:42 AM on 09/29/2011

Ignorance is not COURAGE!...LOL

[rues]

12:54 AM on 09/28/2011

I think the worst punishment Casey will have is that she has to live with herself. All the name calling all the financial charges, nothing! nothing is worse than Casey being Casey. Maybe everything has'nt completly hit her yet. Time goes on and life is a circle. The ghost of her baby will haunt her, if not yet, it will, the child who grew inside of her up against her heart beat is not far away. She will pay. She is and will be "her own worst enemy" peace

[fearlessfaith]

02:47 AM on 09/28/2011

Casey Anthony has already paid for the lies she told with her time behind bars and the probation she now serves. You said the worst punishment is that Casey has to live with herself, I think maybe the worst punishment we have is to live with ourselves.

She is not the one who jumped to a guilty verdict before her voice was even heard in court, we were. She was not the one who brought charges of first degree murder when the cause of death could not be determined, the State did.

So if we ask how can we live with ourselves? We can't. We refuse to admit that we could be wrong and therefore we lash out at Casey Anthony's defense team and the jury for having the nerve to do their job.

Or, in the case of the prosecution being unable to live with themselves, we write a book (like Jeff Ashton) still trying to vindicate himself, unable to accept his lose the case before it was brought to court with bringing charges of murder when it murder could not be determined.

[reliant1]

05:29 AM on 09/28/2011

Not quite. The time served was indeed her sentence for the lying but every convict in Fl is then assessed the costs of any investiugations havin to do with their conviction.

The statute is 938.27.

The probation she now serves has nothing to do with this case - it is for her pleading guilty to felony check fraud in a prior case.

I lash out at no one. I accept the juries findings - all of them. And I expect all of them to be honored including the convictions and being made to repay to the state what it cost them to search for a kidnapper and a kidnapped child.

The rest is over and done with...

[ChickEpoo]

07:08 AM on 09/28/2011

RE:...your statement:
" ...already paid for the lies she told with her time behind bars and the probation she now serves.

UH....Noooo.....The probation she now serves is NOT for being convicted of
"lying to police"...... It is for her "check fraud" cases.....that she was
convicted of.....

RE: your statement:
".....before her voice was even heard in court, we were. "

UH....Nooooo...... Casey NEVER testified.....BUT....her "lies"
could actually be "heard" in numerous venues......taped police
interviews....jail house visits with her parents....

It's kind of HARD....to escape a "guilty" verdict.....when you're
"lying right and left".....ON TAPE....

RE: your statement:
"........the cause of death could not be determined".....

UH.....Noooooo..... The State does NOT have to prove
"CAUSE of death".....NOR.....do they have to prove
a "motive".....

RE:...your statement:
" .... when it murder could not be determined­."

Sorry......but the Coroner's office OFFICIALLY and "definitively" RULED
it to be a HOMICIDE.....

[bps163]

06:34 PM on 09/27/2011

OK she goes bankrupt then what, more money wasted taking her to court.

[sunnydayz20118]

11:39 PM on 09/27/2011

"OK she goes bankrupt then what..."

She will have a bankruptcy on her record and still owe the State of Florida.

[ashley522159]

02:08 AM on 09/28/2011

do you understand bankruptcy laws? things like this are wiped away in bankruptcy if you file for liquidation of your assests. after that is approved by the court you go forward without owing anything.

[thudpucker]

04:25 PM on 09/29/2011

You cannot dischare this type of debt in Fl,

[Sandy67598]

03:31 PM on 09/27/2011

She shouldn't pay a sing penny. In fact, she should sue the state of Florida for $20,000,000 for false imprisonment, for extreme suffering, for inability to ever find a job, for permanent fear of the mob, and for many other things which ruined her entire life.

She dumped her beautiful baby in a swamp, she lied and lied and lied, she didn't inform the police for 30 days, she stole money from her mom, she wrote a fraudulent check, she went partying, she had a tattoo, she searched for chloroform, she duct-taped her baby's mouth.

These are tho most repeated accusations by the mob. There were 25,000 pages of court documents and 350 exhibits, all of which proved she was not responsible for her child's death. The only handful of so-called facts which the mob still retain in their brains are the ones listed above. They ignored the mountains of documents and scientific data that failed to convict her of first, second, and third degree felonies.

This is a justice system that really sucks! Let me hear some more stupid accusations!

[Nieschk]

04:56 PM on 09/27/2011

You got that right..... if I happen to see you mind lying around, I'll let ya kniow...

[moondawg95]

05:09 PM on 09/27/2011

LMAO Totally!!!

[ChickEpoo]

05:12 PM on 09/27/2011

While you're at it....please don't forget.....that it ONLY took the JURORS....
11....HOURS.....to peruse thru ALLLLL 25000 pages of documents and
350+ pieces of evidence.....for 4 "different charges"......

BEFORE they reached a final and "unanimous verdict".....which...OH.....

BY THE WAY..... they were HUNG TWICE.....in their deliberations....
on two of the charges......meaning NOT EVERYONE.....thought
she was NOT GUILTY.....100% of the time.....

That's approx. 2 hours 45 minutes of "consideration"....PER CHARGE....
to see if ANY of the 25000 pages OR 350+ pieces of "physical evidence"
"fit the parameters" of the charge....

That's WHY this "jury of her peers"......is LAUGHable......

[Sandy67598]

10:19 PM on 09/27/2011

The jury didn't need to review the documents and exhibits because they were taking notes during the trial. Besides, all the scientific evidence was quashed because scientists disagreed among themselves. So, in effect, the jury had only the following facts in front of them:

-Casey did not inform the police
-Casey lied to the police
-Casey went out partying
-Casey had a tattoo
-Casey stole money from her mom
-Casey wrote a fraudulent check

How much time do they have to spend to convince themselves that the above facts do not prove murder?

Nothing else was proven that she duct-taped her child, that she dumped her in a swamp, that she drugged her, that she was around her when she died.

Capisce?

[fearlessfaith]

02:59 AM on 09/28/2011

"While you're at it....plea­se don't forget....­.that it ONLY took the JURORS....
11....HOUR­S.....to peruse thru ALLLLL 25000 pages of documents and
350+ pieces of evidence..­...for 4 "different charges".

So are you saying it should have take more or less time?

Just because we had three years of being submersed in one sided claims against Casey Anthony doesn't mean they should have taken more time. They did their duty and should be commended. As we would want the same if we were against a public that were prejudiced against us without hearing our side of the case.

[CapsFan1988]

02:05 PM on 09/27/2011

Man, with all this debt she is incurring and hardly any possibility of a reputable job anywhere in America, I think she will have to take up Hustler's offer, or vivid’s offer! YES! FINALLY!

[audioenhanced]

12:18 AM on 09/28/2011

Sorry bought your luck, as I have stated on several posts, what will happen, since she just needs to do schooling online for her probation, is she will in fact finish her probation, then move to a country with no extradition, write her book, while the taxpayers of Florida pay her continuous court tab that the state finds so necessary to continuously pursue, Not to say I'm smart by any means but I would think a better Idea for the state to have is limit the restitution to an amount that she could pay , get the attention off her, so she might have a reason to stay, then when any book deal comes about up the ante accordingly, as it stands nobody will win but the public will definitely loose.

[sunnydayz20118]

11:39 AM on 09/28/2011

Audio, once the amount of restitution has been determined/ordered by the court, the state cannot "up the ante" later just because the criminal comes into additional funds...to do so would constitute a violation of due process.

I mean absolutely no disrespect, but the idea you propose would be straight up game playing, not to mention deceitful. Intentionally lower the amount owed to entice an individual to stay in the state/country, then once the attention has subsided enough for them to feel more comfortable...go after them for additional restitution? That is NOT justice.

[ctportorange6]

11:34 AM on 09/28/2011

You are dreaming. She has to take a lie detector test. Could you imagine what would happen to her when it got out what she did to Caylee? No call of 911, nothing regardless of what caused Caylees death but run, run, run and get away and get away. Casey did get away and with a purse full of cash.

[audioenhanced]

03:19 PM on 09/28/2011

Casey hasn't gotten away from anything, she was found not guilty of a crime she shoulldn't have been charged with in the first place, the prosecution is the ones that got away with something, they felt Caseys defense would ask them to plea bargain them down to life in prison, when they didn't know Caylee was murdered to begin with. When u charge someone with the sole intent of having them confess to a crime they don't know even happened in order for them to go to jail for life, and make yourself look good in the publc eye is whats crimminal, its just too many people have been sucked in by the Nancy Grace Hate machine to realize this tlll it happens to someone u know, now that nobody has a problem with sending innocent people to jail for life to avoid execution I'm sure it will happen more often.

[ctportorange6]

12:26 PM on 09/27/2011

$119,000 , $45,000 and the $97,000 is approx $261,000 rounded off is what Casey Anthoney owes now? Is this correct. I just read the Sept 15 signed by Perry that looks like they had increased it by $45,000. Does anyone know if this is correct?

[reliant1]

08:59 PM on 09/27/2011

I think the 97K is the 1st order of judgment, the 119K is this 2nd order of judgment.

The 45K I am unsure of.

There is apx 64K owed to the IRS.

There also may be monies due for other charges/convictions....

Are you referring to the above ameneded judgment?

[ctportorange6]

10:58 AM on 09/28/2011

Yes, and it added another $45,000 on I thought by Judge Perry.

[jeva718]

10:14 PM on 09/28/2011

First order, Judge Perry gave Orange Couty Sherriff's Office (OCSO) $25,837.96 for cost of investigations and asked for a more thorough brealdown of expenses. In the ammended order, Judge Perry granted $119, 822.25 to OCSO, for the costs of the investigation for a total of $145,660.21 (could this be the $45,000 either read or written incorrectly?)

All agencies included, Casey owes $217,449,23 as of Sept 15, 2011

[Mort Adela]

02:49 AM on 09/27/2011

If our prosecutors are too inept to get you convicted, we'll just make sure that you are broke for the rest of your life. Ask OJ.

[Imakarmagirl]

04:07 PM on 09/27/2011

All convicted LIARS who prompt and cause a search for a missing child who the parent reporting knows the child is DEAD, have to pay the costs...she isn't being singled out here.

[emeathead45]

08:32 PM on 09/27/2011

Correct. I can`t believe how many people on here think this has to do with the trial. It doesn`t. It has to do with the search, as you stated. faved!

[SanityFirst]

09:17 PM on 09/27/2011

Totally agree, while I completely disagree with how the trial ended, these charges have nothing to do with it, she caused the state to spend all this money to "search" for the child she knew wasn't missing, so she should have to pay it back! why should the tax payers pay for her lies??

[gmacrefigmac]

12:20 AM on 09/27/2011

On a serious note, I wish everyone on here good things in life. You can make a nasty comment and you may get a responce from some people and others may overlook it. Does a weak person not respond or is the better, stronger individual the one that ignores it..... sometimes when we get pushed, we push back harder. Rather sad in all reality that we can't agree to disagree on subjects on here.

[IamYourDrillThrall]

07:33 AM on 09/27/2011

Good post; agreed.

[smitthy]

07:58 AM on 09/27/2011

I agree to agree to disagree respectfully :)