Casey Anthony - Money, Money, Everywhere - But No Justice

Posted on December 28th, 2011 by Simon Barrett

To quote from the 1970 Stevie Wonder hit, the Casey Anthony trial is Signed, Sealed and Delivered. To many people the trial represented a huge miscarriage of justice. Where is the justice for Caylee Anthony? There is none, is the simple answer. She is nothing more than a statistic, a very sad statistic.

Meanwhile, it seems as if Caylee Anthony has become a money making industry. Civil law suits are flying around like dead leaves in the wind, it is as if everyone connected with the case has an ax to grind. But what is to be gained by suing Casey Anthony? In my mind, not much other than bragging rights. She has no money, well at least none that we are aware of, so beating her in court is somewhat of a hollow victory.

I am sure that some of these suits stemmed from the belief that she would do some million dollar interview, but she has not. One also has to bear in mind that the longer she waits, the colder the story becomes and the less it is worth. By now the Casey Anthony exclusive is worth a ‘Deluxe dinner for one’ and the local Panda Moon Chinese takeaway ($10, gratuity not included).

There are more lucrative pathways open in the quest to become become a modern day alchemist, of turning Casey into gold.

Book writing seems to one such avenue. Prosecutor Jeff Ashton has been a very busy boy lately pushing his book Imperfect Justice.

I hover on the fringes of the book world and know a fair amount about how it works. Books contain words, and words have to be written. You can’t bang out a 140,000 word manuscript in a weekend. Yet Jeff Ashton must have achieved this feat to account for the fast time to the book store.

This begs the question, when did this project start? When was the contract signed? Was he penning the book before and during the trial? If he was, then I see a bit of a potential ethics issue.

The ethics question also arises in his comments about evidence that remains under seal. Is it ethical to share, even in broad terms, the contents of that evidence?

These are questions that are worth pondering.

In fact while you are in ponder mode, there is something that bothers me. In the trial itself, Jeff Ashton made a very big deal out of Casey’s lifestyle, yet omitted to explore a very key ancillary piece of the puzzle. There was a concerted effort to pin the wrap on Jessie Grund. Not even the most whacked out internet arm chair quarterback bought into the story. But to me it would have been maybe the most damning evidence of all. Particularly in the light of Jose Baez’s opening statement.

So lets move on, how about George and Cindy Anthony? To the best of my knowledge they are both still gainfully unemployed and enjoying life in the house on Suburban Drive. So who is picking up the tab? Electricity bills need to be paid, car insurance needs to be paid, food needs to be in the refrigerator, and Bank Of America probably would like the occasional ‘gift’ towards the mortgage.

How about Casey Anthony? She has no job, yet she has bodyguards. So where is that money coming from?

Caylee is dead, yet Caylee appears to be the unwilling benefactor for a bunch of relatives. So who is the ‘money bags’, who is providing for these people?

I played in this quagmire a couple of years ago, and I am loath to jump back into that swamp. But there is someone paying the bills, so who are they, and why?

Simon Barrett

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Cobra said, in December 28th, 2011 at 3:09 pm
THANK YOU I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE ASKING THESE TOUGH QUESTIONS.
DR. PHIL, YOU PICKING UP ON SOME TOUGH QUESTIONS, OR ARE YOU BUYING THE PIG IN THE POKE?

sweetiepie said, in December 28th, 2011 at 3:16 pm
Good question about the money. No one seems to care enough to find out. Why hasn’t she been prosecuted for not paying her federal taxes?Too bad the media just reprints self serving press releases quoting self serving attorneys these days. To see real investigating reporting we have to go to the movies. The Casey Anthony story is basically dead until she finishes probation. And the civil suits are valid. If she ever gets a “payday”, the victims of the lies will get it.

methinks said, in December 28th, 2011 at 4:03 pm
COBRA!!!! who gives a rip about casey anthony? I want to find Haleigh! I hope your life is easier now that your allowed to use your bounty hunting talents again. Can’t keep a good man down!

methinks said, in December 28th, 2011 at 4:18 pm
Caseys bills are probably being paid while she lays on her back all day and night. It must be difficult to WALK into a job interview after laying on her back all night paying her bills…It really must be hard filling out those job interviews while laying on her back. Besides, she doesn’t have time to punch a clock. She’s more than busy blowjobbing around the country with biaz and mason looking for someone who will buy her bull in the form of a book. I heard her book will be titled “How to lie to authorities while laying on your back”

KATYA OF KATYAMUSIC said, in December 28th, 2011 at 4:49 pm
IF I WAS ACCUSED LIKE THESE PEOPLE WERE BECAUSE OF TOTMOM I WOULD SUE JUST TO CLEAR MY NAME. SHE IS MAKING MONEY! ARE YOU KIDDING ME? TMZ BOUGHT HER FIRST PHOTOS OF SHOPPING AT OLD NAVY FOR A REPORTED $500,000. SHE IS MAKING MONEY AND SO ARE HER LAWYERS!

sweetiepie said, in December 28th, 2011 at 6:33 pm
Katya, holy cow, I forgot about those stupid photos and that money! What a joke this country has become.

kris10cap said, in December 28th, 2011 at 10:11 pm
tmz paid her half a mill??? noway…

get it right said, in December 28th, 2011 at 11:42 pm
Jeff did not write the book alone. Did you happen to notice the co-author on the book??? Jeff Ashton is organized, very intelligent, and because of the effect this trial had on his life and career, I’m sure it was VERY fresh in his mind.
He did not break the seal - he relied on his own notes and memories - he is obviously more ethical than you are.
Your tenth paragraph (utterings i should say) should be two seperate ones. You change topics mid stream.
Yes, Casey’s lifestyle was important to the trial. Her lack of anything resembling a human being was important to show that she was more than capeable of killing Caylee.
There were many other pieces of the puzzle included in their prosecution - enough for MOST intelligent ppl to come to the conclusion (beyond a REASONABLE doubt) that she killed Caylee.
Since it is and has been a best seller ever since it came out, Ashton’s book was evidentally wanted by the public to explain the behind the seens goings on. Don’t read it if you have such bad feelings about it. I for one, enjoyed it very much.
He did the best job possible, and I am proud of his dedication and determination.

get it right said, in December 28th, 2011 at 11:45 pm
Simon, I think you “hover on the fringes” of many things - and not good ones.

charles said, in December 29th, 2011 at 3:03 am
what a sorry assed person she is. is anyone taking up money for a contract? if so i am ready to donate. she is the scum of the earth , and her mother isnt far above her. anyone who buys any of the trash about her are just as sorry as she is. this case is a shineing example of what this country has become. oh yes dont, forget oj.

No Money 4 Murder said, in December 29th, 2011 at 8:04 am
Poor Caylee never stood a chance being born into this crap fest of dysfunction.

Scammers … all of them. Given time the baby killer will offend again, and Karma will be sweet.

Cam. said, in December 29th, 2011 at 8:33 am
“Enjoying life in the house on Suburban Drive”?? “There is someone paying the bills. So who are they? And why”?? Enjoying life you say!! Says YOU..I think NOT. Guess again.

The trial is OVER. Why is it you can’t leave these people alone? The prosecutor did not prove his case, perhaps he was too busy writing his book during the trial. Too busy snarling and laughing at the defense. Too confident in himself. He failed to prove his case in a court of law. Now.. out hitting the talk shows, promoting his book for MONEY off little Caylee’s back. Anyone calling the kettle black?

Carlton West said, in December 29th, 2011 at 8:36 am
Hey, bitter clingers: Get a clue. Charming Casey Anthony was properly acquitted by a jury of her peers. American justice prevailed. Let’s pause to wish cutie Casey Happy New Year & all the best in 2012.

regina callahan said, in December 29th, 2011 at 10:43 am
Cindy and George are for some reason getting Disability payments monthly. I guess they are too famous to work too.! Plus they get money from the talk shows and whatever they can scam out of their “foundation”. They need to be investigated by the IRS and the Disablity Dept.They aren’t doing without that is for sure, they both drive new SUV’s and Cindy looks like she has gained 30 lbs since the trial. I read that Casey gets money every time her picture is used in any article? I also read somewhere that the TMZ money and any other money that comes in goes to Baez for him to use as she needs it. Some say she stays with Simms at her “spiritual” farm in northern Fla, and most says she is with Baez/ Mason. They both have wives so they may have her stashed somewhere other than their own houses. I tend to believe the “on her back” post above.! It was obvious that Baez and Casey had something going during the trial, even Mason had his hands on her back whenever he could. I would like to know the answers to “who is paying” for all of it too.I hope that everyone who has a civil suit wins. If she plans on doing the Penthouse spread, she better hurry cause the pictures in Ohio showed she was already getting chubby and all this laying around is going to make her fatter. Why does this family get away with things no one else in Florida does, especially with the probation?

dcordes said, in December 29th, 2011 at 4:27 pm
I think Geraldo Rivera is funding Casey. The Anthony’s are on disability benefits.

regina callahan said, in December 29th, 2011 at 5:48 pm
dcordes=we know they are on disability, but why? I don’t think Geraldo is funding her, his wife wouldnt let him do that as she was very vocal after the verdict that she thought Casey was guilty. Now, Baez’s wife is foreign and Masons wife is old, to they probably don’t have much say. Supposedly Simms was hiding her out for awhile and from the way she hung on Casey through out the trial, I would say she is “enjoying” her time with Casey! I also want to know why Cindy isn’t charged with lying on the stand and why both George and Cindy were allowed in the court room during the trial when they were both called by both sides as a witness.?

awram said, in December 29th, 2011 at 7:26 pm
Simon, because you have been around the block a little, how do you think Ashton got away with what he wrote? Your comments come short of calling him an idiot. I would think he went through the proper channels literally and legally to put into print his feelings about the case without the legal woes that might befall him. The worst part of reading a post of this nature is that you do not recognize what Ashton’s career has been, only the pitfalls of this case. On to the Grunds, they were not a huge equation in this case. They were questioned like everyone else but had no revelation. What ever conspiracy Cobra tried to get going failed and there will be no payday. Don’t get me wrong, the big paydays will come to the people directly involved like Ashton. The public can’t get enough. I can’t wait to see what sales will be like for anyone from the defense side.