Casey Anthony Trial: Feds File Tax Lien Against Casey Anthony For Over $68K
In the latest developments in the life of the accused murderer ToT- Mom Casey Anthony, The Federal Government wants in on the action. According To TMZ, The Internal Revenue Service has filed a Tax Lien against Casey Anthony for failing to pay ,000 in taxes for the year 2008.
It is unclear if she was audited, but she definitely filed a tax return in 2008. I guess crime really doesn’t pay, at least the government.
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Ragdoll, ATG and others on the term “nanny.” Perhaps Casey used the term as a joke from the drug reference, perhaps it came from the children’s book, or perhaps she thought it sounded sophisticated and professional, to go along with her made-up important-sounding job.
Today, full-time nannies, whether live-in or live-out, are used by many professional women, who are far from wealthy, including me. Our last nanny was both live-in and travel-with, was a certified nursing aide, had all her clearances, and had completed a child-care course. This actually eneded up costing not much more than paying for multiple children in full-time quality daycare, and enabled me to take them with me on occasional trips to maintain breastfeeding, while making slightly less of a “ding” in my professional career.
The traditional use of a nanny was to relieve the wealthy or upper-class from having to care for their own children. Today’s use by professional women is to enable us to spend MORE time with our children than we could using day care.
Far, far from glamourous. But it does go with the “professional woman” pretense she had created.
Dear Blink:
Please let Mr. Blink look at the pool filter this fine sunday.
My question is did anyone pick up on this. When Jose is asking George did you ever molest your daughter. George says no and also shakes his head no. When they move the camera to Casey she also shakes her head no! Now if someone was saying this about me I think my head would be going up and down as if saying yes you did. I have seen her do this several times, and it is just not normal. So I walk away with her head turning from side to side instead of up and down that George infact did not touch her ever!
Re: Whether Casey Anthony should have been Mirandized during the interrogation at Universal.
Blink says:
I think had she asked to leave, or invoked, it could have had legs. During the conversation, which by the way, she led them to the building, and also during the interview stated she also did so to “go to familiar places”, she was also reminded that they were there because she asked them for their help to locate Caylee. At no time did she admit anything except that she was lying about things she has never been charged with.
The Miranda issue was covered at length in more than 3 pre-trial motions, I am not concerned.
B
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Blink,
You’d make a pretty decent appellate attorney. You make some good points.
I just re-watched Geraldo Rivera’s appearance on Fox & Friends in which he claims to have had a lengthy discussion with Alan Dershowitz. His argument was a bit vague, but what he seems to be suggesting is that Casey Anthony should have been Mirandized the moment the two interrogating detectives became suspicious.
I disagree. Geraldo (and perhaps Dershowitz) need to do a little more research.
In Stansbury v. California the Supreme Court held that “an officer’s subjective and undisclosed view concerning whether the person being interrogated is a suspect is irrelevant to the assessment whether the person is in custody.” Instead, according to the Court, the key inquiry should be whether the individual had been placed under formal arrest, or whether the restraint placed on the individual’s freedom of movement rose to the level of a formal arrest.
This is why in my original comment I suggested the appellate issue will be “custodial interrogation” and not when the detectives became suspicious. Moreover, as you said, “At no time did she admit anything except that she was lying about things she has never been charged with.”
As Nancy Grace has stated (more than once), for an appeal to be successful there has to be evidence that the appellate issue could have contributed to a different verdict. As you said, “At no time did she admit to anything.”
Lizzy
You make a good point about the “Nanny”, but you have attributed your knowledge and experience to Casey. I would rather doubt that Casey ever came into contact or had an experience with a real nanny or a person who employed one.
We have to remember that this little girl (Casey) did not finish high school and did not have a job. Her whole world was a fantasy of her own making.
I am glad to see that you have found a way to enhance the care of your children while keeping to cost reasonable.
Claudia
I second your request for Mr. Blink to care for the pool filter. Blink really gave me a scare with the post she made. Some people are alergic to bee and wasp stings which will make them very sick. We had no way to know if she was alergic. She since posted that it only lasted about an hour. The best thing is to send Mr. Blink to destroy the nest and eleminate the pests. It has probably already been destroyed.
The other side of the head shaking is that Casey was saying George was not telling the truth, he didn’t follow her story.
lol, I am afraid Mr. Blink is rarely called on for “man measures”, although he is certainly willing and capable. I am a product of my environment, what can I say? Floabw- I am an anal about my water readings, similar to how some people are about their lawn. I say this with the full knowledge I am outing myself that I do have certain control issues
I know better than to putter in the grass without my flips
I am definitely not allergic (in an anaphylaxis way) to any stings, although Blink Jr. is, so I do have an epi pen and I know how to use it, lol.
Thank you both for your kindness.
B
In reading back over the comments over the previous few days, I find that some of you are enchanted over the inability of Judge Perry to pronounce certain sounds.
Most of you know by now that I am a musician and that my principle instruments are brass. Judge Perry could never play a brass instrument properly because he cannot create a K or J or other type of hard sound that requires a backward stroke of the tongue. If you listen closely, he probably cannot clearly sound L’s either. Teachers of wind instruments have to know a lot about the functions of the tongue and breathing system.
I am not picking on the judge. This certainly does not affect his performance in his chosen profession, it just makes it interesting to listen to his voice. He sounds like a great big “teddy bear” of a guy.
WKMG apparently did get access to the transcript of that Amy H. sidebar, and reports on it here:
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/28120634/detail.html
I wish the media would get us every sidebar! The continuing education of Jose Baez, spankings included.
@ sdmike1974 says:
June 5, 2011 at 3:59 am
re: Should she have been Mirandized? This issue is beginning to gain a little traction as a possible appellate issue.
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It is my understanding that at the time of the Universal interview this was still just a missing child case & no known crime had been committed; perhaps crime of lying but not fully proven at that point. Also since Casey was free to go at anytime I personally considered the Universal thing to be an interview not an interrogation. So no crime, no suspect, no Miranda warning IMO. At Universal Casey was still just the mother of a missing child & I believe all 3 detectives said that several times.
Blink in Caseys purse (wallet) Cindy found two hundered dollars. But didn’t the Police officer have the wallet first and remove something from it? I can remenber Lee saying this and not knowing what it was.
Can Ipod fit in a wallet? I wonder what JB gave to Amy. If Amy left her check book in the car would she have left her Drivers Lic? I presume she was traveling with a passport. But Amy is blonde and picture won’t match. What did Casey use as an ID to cash Amys checks.
In regards to the defense team’s desire to want another round of cross with Amy H., it appears to me that Casey has a vendetta against Amy. No doubt Baez wants to make her ‘pay’ too for pressing charges that netted the defendant 6 felony convictions. They’re not going to let Amy off easy by any means. Baez means to attack her again and try to degrade her some more. I feel in part that this is personal, but of course there will be some who will say that Baez is just doing his job and defending his client. I’ll agree in part to Baez ‘just defending his client’ but there is a tone of vindictiveness in calling her back to the stand again and expecting her to stop her life again for Casey Anthony. Vindictive, jealous and seething with anger towards her friend – that describes Casey’s feelings towards Amy in the courtroom. I’m sure Amy wants to close the book on that chapter and move forward – never to have to think about this case again!
A Texas Grandfather says:
June 5, 2011 at 4:16 pm
I remember as a kid, spaghetti was my nemisis. I called it pass-getti. JP tends to say’ pacifically’ for specifically. It might be a matter of ‘phonetics’? For my son, it is a spelling issue. He writes exactly what he hears. A word like ‘truck’ sounds like ‘ch-ruck’…if that makes sense. For JP, it could just be how his brain sends the information to his mouth. You’re right! Whatever it is, is doesn’t take away from the many endearing qualities that make him so loveable.
JMHO…not a diagnosis.
Don’t know what all the fuss is about Casey being read her Miranda rights…..she never confessed or said anything of any importance….she just lied to them about where she worked and her friends and where Caylee was. They were still looking for Caylee and Zanni then and at the most she was a “person of interest”. Maybe I missed something?
Ragdoll
You are right about how some hear sounds and convert that to speech. Our oldest daughter used to drive me nuts as a teenager when she would pronounce the word picture as pitcher. It took considerable work for me to get that one corrected. Yes, the judge has a time with the sound of S for the same reason as J & K.
Thanks TM for the link to the sidebar. Once again Judge Perry has shown his knowledge of how the world works and protected an issue from getting out of hand due to the inexperience of counsel. My first thought as I read the material on the link was that Casey wanted this to happen to punish Amy and Baez was accommodating Casey.
Based on the big smile on the face of Amy when she left court, I figured something good had happened. This girl has a life to live, and she already has found what a mess she got into by being associated with Casey.
;I’ve been enjoying our downtime comments…
Tomorrow it’s Hammer time again.
Honorable Belvin Perry has the wind of Lady Justice beneath his wings.
No other instrument than the Instrument of the Law will be needed.
Except, of course, unless ATG wants to play Arban’s Carnival of Venice?
Or maybe just “Taps.”
New
If those were Amy’s checks that were being cashed at Target, the video shows that the cashier did nothing about proper identification.
If the checks were paid by the bank, then the bank was on the hook for that amount even though the cashier made the initial mistake.
Since we have little or no information about the theft case, we can only guess who paid.
Ragdoll–those are precious pronounciation memories!
My Blinkette wanted zucchini underwear when she was six, so she could wear it while eating a possicle on the curve.
No wonder she dropped out of Miss America pageant!!! LOL
That is hillarious.
B
Blink…one of the hardest things I have ever had to do was jabbing my now 23 year old son’s skinny little arm with that big ugly epi pen…the good news is that hopefully…Blink, Jr. will outgrow the allergic reaction as sometimes happens. It is amazing how many children have allergic reactions to stings. Before retiring, in our student population of just over 600 students, our medication storage units for children with epi pens was higher than one might realize. I only had to use it that one time but I remember vividly that day, the event that led to the use of the epi pen, day of the week, the whole frantic mother situation, fifteen miles away from the nearest hospital…gives me chills even now seventeen years later.
That being said, I have realized from all of the posts of yours and others on BOC…so astute in your fields…that I am naive to the point of ignorance in this area. Once again, thanks to all of you who work with such dedication for little Caylee.
I wonder if Casey Anthony will ever have chills thinking about what she has done…to completely destroy so many people. I pray that she does. God forgive me.
I’m getting the feeling that some people believe that Casey was never read her Miranda Rights. Once the suspicion was moved from Zenida to Casey, then she was read her Miranda Rights. If I remember correctly, it was after the interview at Universal, it the car, or her way to the Orange County Sheriff’s office. I’m certain I heard the recording of it in some of the evidence they released in late 2008 and early 2009. If anyone finds that recording, would they please send it to Rivera at Fox News.
That was actually Eric Edwards following her indictment.
B
This reads like an import business, and that is a heck of alot of tile.
Creative Construction NW LLC in Beaverton, OR is a private company categorized under Tile-Ceramic-Distributors. Current estimates show this company has an annual revenue of $1 to 2.5 million and employs a staff of approximately 1 to 4.
http://www.manta.com/c/mtxgb1w/creative-construction-nw-llc
http://egov.sos.state.or.us/br/pkg_web_name_srch_inq.show_detl?p_be_rsn=929439&p_srce=BR_INQ&p_print=FALSE
Oops, Blink. Wrong case, too many open tabs. Sorry, disregard my last comment please.
Dellastreet says:
Don’t know what all the fuss is about Casey being read her Miranda rights…..she never confessed or said anything of any importance….she just lied to them about where she worked and her friends and where Caylee was. They were still looking for Caylee and Zanni then and at the most she was a “person of interest”. Maybe I missed something?
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Good points Della and I tend to agree with you.
But if she is convicted, the appellate attorneys will argue that an ordinary reasonable person in her situation in that conference room under pretty intense interrogation would not feel free to leave.
In other words, they will argue that Judge Perry was incorrect in his ruling that it was a non-custodial investigation. Of course if it is true that she was told she could leave (which I must have missed) then this would be a powerful rebuttal IMO.
Vass on- Baez is squirming-lol
Do you know he is my latest man-crush in this circus and I had meetings all morning????
I swear people do that on purpose.
B
Dr.Vass speaking on human decomposition,very interesting and Baez keeps
interrupting him.Unbelievable,this man has more education than Baez
will ever know.He keeps saying he is not a chemist,not a biologist.
How disrespectful to a man of his statue and findings.
I LOVE Dr. Vass. OMG I think HHJB has had ENUFF of Baez. He asked him to approach the bench. Did you all see the look on his face all morning. Priceless.
I think the jury gets everything Dr Vass is saying.
Dr.Vass is a very powerful witness for the prosecution.This is a big win for them.
Loving Dr. Vass. Have to say the only one guilty of improper predicate is Baez. That man rambles and rambleeeeees. I want to reach through the tv and flick Baez upside the head!!! You can tell this testimony is making the DT VERY nervous. lol
The link to this article was on the WFTV live blog today.
Dr Vass is listed as one of the top ten scientists.
http://businesstn.com/content/top-ten-scientists
“Show me your scientists, and I’ll tell you your future. By this measure, Tennessee is in good hands. Without fanfare, our state has amassed a scientific community worthy of celebration. Hidden away in laboratories from Kingsport to Memphis, they are paving the way to Mars and beyond, fighting AIDS, preserving endangered species and gleaning information from the dead.”
I was thinking that part of Casey’s punishment should be using the can with carpeting as her jail cell air-freshener!!
Todays proceedings-
Dr. Vass is on the stand.
Myriad of objections to Dr. V’s testimony.
Myriad of Objections overruled.
Dr. V did a fabulous job of explaining the findings. JA did a fabulous job of stepping in when he thought Dr. V’s wording needed further explanation.
Varios pieces of evidence were introduced- including but not limited to “the can”
JB attempted to voir dire Dr. Vass’s testimony IRT methodology.
JB went off on a tangent and JP sent the jury out- allowed JB to proffer the testimony though- hoever- JB failed to make his points IMO
JB objections overruled by JP.
JP read aloud into the record-
An expert is allowed to testify to others findings tests ect- even if those findings will not make it in …
JP gave lunch time homework to both sides IRT setting a predicate.
Dr. V- testified to chloroform levels parts per TRILLION testified to scrapings from the wheel well/sparetire- stated that most notably acetic acid was found- which is a component of decomposition, but also of the manufacturing of chloroform
Dr. V also testified to jumping back when the can was opened and that his EXPERT testimony is that it was HUMAN decomp.
Stated that butric acid was found in the carpet which is a sign of decomp in the beginning stages- earlier testified to the stages of decomp processes-(very informative) in addition to rather large levels of calcium- which i found particularly interesting
Dr. V testified to the use of a laser to inspect the trunk liner and isolated protons- of compounds-
During the voir dire and proffer-
Dr. V- tried to explain it to JB but he was not getting it-
Dr Vass said-
-I dont think you understand what is happening here.-
Interestingly- JB has now began to object due to “chain of custody”
In fact used this objection when papertowels with grave wax was submitted as evidence…..there was a sidebar- one of many today, and JP ruled that the Paper towels are to be “conditionally” received into evidence as Exhibit 126 IIRC
Hmmm makes we wonder if JB is finally taking Blinks advice and trying now to get all “trash” evidence thrown out due to contamination/chain of custody issues. Or perhaps it is because there was a break in who had what evidence when and where?…not sure
Ofcourse there was little to no reaction from Casey today, although she did raise what is left of her eyebrows at several points in Dr. V’s testimony- She also seemed quite amused by Dr. V’s accent- and seemed to stifle a laugh a couple of times. (not very nice- so thats why I feel justified in commenting on her eyebrows-) LOL
Sigh I know two wrongs dont make a right- but Dr. V cant change his accent- she however can refrain from plucking….
Casey did however seem to react when the scrapings of the wheel well came up and the words “manufacturing of chloroform” were said by Dr. V
Lunch recess now- Dr. Vass will return to the stand during afternoon session
- AJMO
Thank you so much Mom3.0! I love your summaries as I am once again at the office!
Baez keeps quoting what he’s read on Wikipedia about Dr Vass but that’s not a factual site & what people post on there is not reviewed by Wikipedia. Baez needs to read Wikipedia’s disclosures they are really clear that people shouldn’t take the info as fact.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer
Baez really trying to make Dr.Vass look like he is trying to make money
and discrediting his knowledge of forensic science.The prosecution needs
to throw Baez to the wolves
What Baez is trying to do will not set well with a jury. MOO
Dr Vass clearly is a man of science.
Science is his love, his passion.
It’s so obvious that Dr Vass LOVES his work and even gets a kick out of it and sharing what he knows with everyone.
And he has the innate ability to translate the mountain of knowledge he has into understandable terms for us all.
The jury will not like Baez bullying this very likable man of science, nor his lame attempts to discredit him.
Baez trying to make it sound like Dr Vass is somehow in this case to make money, only makes Baez look bad.
But, this is the way Baez’s mind works … b/c he (Baez) is all about the money.
I guess he assumes that greed must be the intentions of everyone else in the world.
Wonder if Dr Vass knows he has a legion of devoted groupies out here who think he is utterly charming and dare I say sexy?
Now Charles Manson is getting a shout out. Ridiculous. That poor witness deserves a medal for patience.
He is doing a masterful job.
I envision his family putting up the hand at family gatherings, lol.
B
Please stop this insanity with Baez questioning Dr Vass….Baex has no idea to say the words he is using and cannot spell on his paper board
And if KC stands one more time and does the same thing Puff out chest fix back of pants…groom the Ruth Buzzy hairdo I am going to screammmmmmmmmmmmm
Lol Ruth Buzzy.
B
Bill Sheaffer just found the exact phrase that I am feeling….ad nauseum…as to Jose Baez repeatedly asking Dr. Vass the same thing over and over…Sidebar with Dr. Vass…hmmmm.
Dr. Vass just called Baez’s prior deposition of him “the inquisition”. LMAO!
Having watched over two weeks of trial, reading all the discovery, seeing the jailhouse videos, I am sickeningly convinced that Casey Anthony is a sociopathic freak who has not one iota nor care about what she has done or about what she will do next. Subhuman comes to mind. I cannot get my head around her and I don’t want to.
WTF is a “magnet-o-meter”….lmao
Seriously, Baez is chasing his own tail. He cannot debunk Dr. Vass regardless of how many stupid questions he asks. Overall, this line of questioning, imo, is going nowhere. Dr. Vass has done nothing but make himself likeable, knoweledgeable, credible…and PASSIONATE about what he does. There is no way you can make up these kind of details.
…and if Baez is so determined to use the net to defend his client, he needs to do his research. I was only into 1 video about human decomposition after 5 min of surfing (I will not post the link, it’s just too gross). There is a distinct order between garbage and human decomp. Baez is wearing this angle down to the nub.
I appreciate Baez doing his job. I don’t knock that for a moment. Just…get to the damn point already! Circling the issue, diverting to another subject…. I am amazed Dr. Vass has been able to stay focused on Baez’s line of questioning. The only good thing about this is learning from Dr. Vass’s testimony. He would be the perfect high school biology teacher. How can you not want to learn from this man?!!
Word Girl says:
June 5, 2011 at 11:01 pm
That is a precious memory. What a cute image too…lol!
Word Girl
LOL. So you know something about Mr. Arban. Are you a brass musician perhaps? Which part of Arban’s Carnival of Venice do you want me to play or maybe I can play Herbert L. Clarke’s or Del (Delaware) Staighers’ version. I first played the Arban version about 60 years ago. I teach the Arban and the Staigers arrangements to my Students. I must have played taps hundreds of times.
Judge Perry is still in teaching mode today. Had to quote the chapter and page for the rules regarding using the work of others as a reference in an expert opinion.
Been watching the Dr. Vass show today. He gets pretty excited about his work and had to be slowed down several times. Basically I thought he did a very good job of keeping things at a level that the jurors could understand. No real technical people on the jury.
I was amazed that the State did not better prepare Dr. Vass for cross examination by Mr. Baez. They knew that Baez didn’t want his testimony to come in and that he would likely try and discredit him and his work.
IMO Dr.Vass needs to work on a better answer concerning his understanding of the chemistry involved.
Baez also raised some questions about what kind of chemical compounds would be found with dead fowl and animals. The answer he got tells me that Dr. Vass and his team have much work to do prior to making the Labrador really useful to LE. They need a good systems engineer to work with them for a while.
Oak Ridge is always interesting to me. My cousin who worked for Dupont was the lead mechanical engineer on the original construction.
http://youtu.be/8rldre7KSPQ
FOR new …what Lee Anthony found…at Tony’s.
Mom3.0
We all have a good deal of calcium in our bodies either in the bones, teeth and other tissue. Calcium is the building block of the universe. Technically it is a lightweight soft stone.
Ragdoll
You are so right about Dr. Vass being a good teacher.
Casey was watching and learning. At one point you could almost see the wheels turning in her brain. LOL
For the love of God…picture and pitcher are pronounced differently? The things I learn on here.
I work during the day so I appreciate those of you that keep us updated on the trial. I follow it some on twitter, but that confuses this ‘ole Kentucky hillbilly somethin’ fierce.
I may try and see if i can find Dr. Vass’ testimony on YouTube because it sounded to me, from these comments and tweets on twitter (did I say that right), that not only was he informative, but he gave Baez a few good punches as well.
Quite a few are getting upset with the multiple questions Baez is asking regarding the same material. This is only good defensive questioning. He is looking to get the expert to make a mistake that he can attack. So far, it has not happened.
He even tried the old trick of asking two questions in one. If you are the witness, you have to be very careful not to fall for that trap. If you failed to recognize such a question, you might answer yes to the entire question and part of it would be properly answered no. Of course, Mr. Ashton was quick to object when that happened.
I agree with ATG, in regards to Vass sticking with, “I am not a chemist”. As I have stated in the past, I am a baseball guy. So this for me, is like telling a hitter, that he cannot speak intelligently about pitching?! Or vice versa. Although perhaps not your official line of work, they actually come hand in hand, as far as understanding, in an effort to do your job with any success. It was frustrating to not hear someone verbalize that. And yes, I get that in a court of law, he was/is limited in stating something to that effect…
Great analogy.
I celebrate the unsaid, and imo, he “unsaid” it all.
B
B-True.
My favorite from today:
1. When Doc Vass added to his own answer, when reiterating, that yes in fact, assumptions are part of coming to conclusions, he emphatically stated:”And common sense”…lol
Question(s)…
How often does a qualified trial lawyer ask a question, then object, or should I say, panic, when a witness is attempting to answer that very question? In fact it seemed that JP had to lead him to withdawing the question. Baez seemed to be horrified, and mystified as to how to stop the bleeding(answering)…AND, will we hear from the Entomologist that Doc Vass inadvertantly mentioned, which seemed to launch Baez into that panic?
When do you think Mark Hawkins and the duct tape will come in for testimony? and who gets on the stand for the duct tape evidence?
It seems that they wont have time as this is week 3? hmmm so many more witnesses and the stuff at the crime scene etc.
Thanks Julie. Still don’t know what the officer took. ID?
Is that Emtomologist on the wittness list? Just was reveiwing what blow flies and larvae can contain. George said in an excited statement on the stand he “seen magots in the bag too.”
WE have about heard enough, though I guess there are more expert. We know she is guilty, just give her the First. Pre-meditation is there, including those computer searches 3 months ahead of time. She was still with other guys, so it is just not about Tony, it is about her freedom. (Her brother talks about her relating to all three of the guys still, though Tony was taking up more of the time now). Perhaps the purpose of still relating to Jesse was trying to pin this on him. Somewhere it said her friends were going to Puerto Rico, she just didn’t want to be a mother anymore at all. As she started to live away, she may have begun to resent her Mother more as she more clearly saw her faults, plus the confrontation and her thinking she could get others to pay for her, including rent somewhere else. I would say it is a combination of things (it usually is) caused this, just all around frustration, for which she has a very low tolerance. It IS hard being a Mom at age 22 when friends are partying. But her criminal thinking has long been in place, I’d love to see when it started and it wasn’t really checked. She made the choloroform?
Hopefully the jury can see what we do. What kind of defense is Baez going to put on? Who decides if the death penalty should be given, I am ignorant here, the Judge? Yes, one is supposed to convict based on evidence, but feelings and the general picture are what strike most people, though maybe they couldn’t verbalize it. Their guts are already speaking big time to them.
A legal guy on Dr. Drew said they should have gone for the mental health as a “defense” or big mitigator and that the jury does not like her, she does not seem sympathetic at all and that does not bode well.