Casey Anthony will have to shell out even more money to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for the cost of investigating the death of her daughter, Caylee.
Chief Judge Belvin Perry ruled that Anthony should reimburse OCSO an additional $119,822, for investigative cost. Although Anthony was acquitted of first degree murder charges in connection with the death of her daughter, she had repeatedly told investigators the toddler was missing, leading officers on a “wild goose” chase in search of the child.
Earlier this month, Perry ruled Anthony should reimburse just over $97,000 to several law enforcement agencies, including $25,800 to OCSO. At the time of the ruling on September 15, Perry had indicated that several of the expense reports submitted by OCSO were not sufficiently detailed, to adequately determine the work performed during the period July 15, 2008 through September, 2008 when law enforcement officers realized they weren’t searching for a missing child.
OCSO subsequently filed revised cost expense reports, even as the Anthony defense objected to the revised reports.
On Thursday, Perry ruled that Anthony should reimburse a total $145,622 to the OCSO ($25,800 + $119,822).
With the new ruling, Anthony is now required to make restitution to Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation and OCSO, to the tune of $216,800.
Anthony, who walked out of the Orange County Jail on July 17, is serving one-year probation for check fraud, to which she pleaded guilty in January 2010. She has kept a low profile since leaving jail.
