Casey Anthony defense bills the state $103,470 - OS

Casey Anthony defense bills the state $103,470
Most expenses for investigative work and mitigation
By Anthony Colarossi, Orlando Sentinel
4:37 p.m. EDT, March 30, 2011

Excerpt:

The Casey Anthony defense team has billed the state more than $103,000 for her case in the year since the woman was declared indigent, according to a newly released financial report from the Justice Administrative Commission.

The JAC provided a spreadsheet Wednesday showing the defense has billed $103,470.89 as of Wednesay.

Of that total, the Commission has paid out $60,226.62. An additional $31,596.11 has not been paid yet, while another $11,648.16 in billings "will not be paid," according to the financial report.

So far, the bulk of the defense billings — more than $52,150 — and the state-paid expenses — more than $40,300 —fall under the line item "Personal Services - Independent Contractors." That funding is mostly for investigative work and court-appointed, mitigation-specialist expenses.

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