Casey's credit card spending spree REVISITED

[dax]

IIRC KC was still employed by Universal at the time Caylee was born. She was actually not terminated for desertion until almost 9 months later.

For some reason KC cared more about not naming the father than getting the benefits/money.

bolded by me...

That is just so ridiculously true! When I first heard that "father is dead" story I thought that KC was collecting SSDB so her not working would not be so bad. IMO...there is NO WAY any of them would turn down money they may be entitled to.

I am still convinced that KC was collecting something from the state. How else was she paying for her phone, contacts and every day expenses.... Maybe KC went applied for assistance unbeknown to CA? IDK..

She stole some money for those things but not every month and her phone bills alone were more than $300 a month apparently.

BTW....is it any wonder why we think that Caylee's father is the key to why KC got away with so much?

 

[Sundance]

I knew someone who got the mail before his wife (he didn't work, she did) and when offers came in the mail for credit cards he would sign up in his wife's name. When the cards came in he maxed them out, many, many cards. It took a very long time before his wife found out and by then she was in very deep debt. As was mentioned with the interest on those cards it all adds up very quickly. So those things happen, probably a lot.

I have a brother (who is useless) and one that wasn't useless, my oldest brother. (He drowned two years ago this May.)

Useless Brother came by Oldest Brother's house in Mississippi one day while Oldest Brother and wife were on vacation in Washington state. There was an offer in the mail for a card from American Express for Oldest Brother (who had excellent credit by the way).

Useless Brother took the card offer, filled it out, changed the mailing address to his PO box and sent it in.

Several months later, Oldest Brother got a call from American Express about his 'overdue account', which was several thousand dollars in arrears.

It took him months to straighten out the mess.

Strangely enough, Oldest Brother also had the bad luck to have a son-in-law who was worthless and a crack cocaine addict.

Worthless Son-in-Law did the exact same thing a couple of years later - Oldest Brother and wife had gone to Washington state to visit his children and Worthless Son-in-Law came by the house, sent in an offer for a Visa, and then checked every day until the card came, and promptly maxed it out.

Oldest Brother called the police on Worthless Son-in-Law, but it took him months to straighten this mess out too.

So that's how easy it can happen.

FWIW.

Sundance

 

[dax]

I've been wanting to ask this question but didn't know where to put it...so here goes.

Who is the Cynthia Marie Anthony that was arrested for prostitution in Nov 2004 around the time KC got pregnant?

My apologies if this has been discussed. I've searched here many times for info about this but haven't been able to find it. If someone has a link...PLEASE help me.

 

[lisalei321]

I've been wanting to ask this question but didn't know where to put it...so here goes.

Who is the Cynthia Marie Anthony that was arrested for prostitution in Nov 2004 around the time KC got pregnant?

My apologies if this has been discussed. I've searched here many times for info about this but haven't been able to find it. If someone has a link...PLEASE help me.

Finally a question I can answer!

Go here:

http://www.dc.state.fl.us/AppCommon/

enter her name and you'll see she's a younger black woman that's had a few run ins with the law.

 

[JWG]

I guess because she did not work she needed to steal to cover these breath-taking cell phone bills:

7/29/2008 $167.50 Due
7/15/2008 $574.60
6/25/2008 $377.33
5/6/2008 $574.60
4/8/2008 $354.04
3/26/2008 $191.17
2/27/2008 $160.57
1/24/2008 $180.21
2008 total $2,580.02

12/4/2007 $814.00
9/24/2007 $497.75
7/24/2007 $414.11
5/25/2007 $372.82
4/3/2007 $417.47
2007 total $2,516.15

 

[sumbunny]

I guess because she did not work she needed to steal to cover these breath-taking cell phone bills:

7/29/2008 $167.50 Due
7/15/2008 $574.60
6/25/2008 $377.33
5/6/2008 $574.60
4/8/2008 $354.04
3/26/2008 $191.17
2/27/2008 $160.57
1/24/2008 $180.21
2008 total $2,580.02

12/4/2007 $814.00
9/24/2007 $497.75
7/24/2007 $414.11
5/25/2007 $372.82
4/3/2007 $417.47
2007 total $2,516.15

OMG $5,096.17 in 13 months!!!!! That is simply amazing!!!
If she were actually working for that money she'd think twice about the time spent on her cellular

 

[Mendara]

OMG $5,096.17 in 13 months!!!!! That is simply amazing!!!
If she were actually working for that money she'd think twice about the time spent on her cellular

How the heck does that happen?!! WOW!

 

[sunsetbeach]

I guess because she did not work she needed to steal to cover these breath-taking cell phone bills:

7/29/2008 $167.50 Due
7/15/2008 $574.60
6/25/2008 $377.33
5/6/2008 $574.60
4/8/2008 $354.04
3/26/2008 $191.17
2/27/2008 $160.57
1/24/2008 $180.21
2008 total $2,580.02

12/4/2007 $814.00
9/24/2007 $497.75
7/24/2007 $414.11
5/25/2007 $372.82
4/3/2007 $417.47
2007 total $2,516.15

With all the information out there it can get so dang confusing and you always amaze me with your knowledge of this case. :clap: :blowkiss:

 

[Mrs.Peacock]

How the heck does that happen?!! WOW!

I wonder if these charges included internet services on her phone or an aircard? People with unlimited texting and minutes don't even have bills this high?!

 

[jcamille]

I wonder if these charges included internet services on her phone or an aircard? People with unlimited texting and minutes don't even have bills this high?!

The cell phone bills are outrageously high. My niece sends/receives nearly 5000 text messages a month - yes - 5000 - and her family has a family plan with 3 cell phones and unlimited voice and data and it is a fraction of the cost. I think she must have had an air card, but didn't have unlimited text, data and internet to have bills this high.

Any other thoughts on how the bills were so high?

 

[Paintr]

I guess because she did not work she needed to steal to cover these breath-taking cell phone bills:

7/29/2008 $167.50 Due
7/15/2008 $574.60
6/25/2008 $377.33
5/6/2008 $574.60
4/8/2008 $354.04
3/26/2008 $191.17
2/27/2008 $160.57
1/24/2008 $180.21
2008 total $2,580.02

12/4/2007 $814.00
9/24/2007 $497.75
7/24/2007 $414.11
5/25/2007 $372.82
4/3/2007 $417.47
2007 total $2,516.15

What did she ever find to say? I haven't talked that much in my entire life!

 

[Paintr]

I have a brother (who is useless) and one that wasn't useless, my oldest brother. (He drowned two years ago this May.)

Useless Brother came by Oldest Brother's house in Mississippi one day while Oldest Brother and wife were on vacation in Washington state. There was an offer in the mail for a card from American Express for Oldest Brother (who had excellent credit by the way).

Useless Brother took the card offer, filled it out, changed the mailing address to his PO box and sent it in.

Several months later, Oldest Brother got a call from American Express about his 'overdue account', which was several thousand dollars in arrears.

It took him months to straighten out the mess.

Strangely enough, Oldest Brother also had the bad luck to have a son-in-law who was worthless and a crack cocaine addict.

Worthless Son-in-Law did the exact same thing a couple of years later - Oldest Brother and wife had gone to Washington state to visit his children and Worthless Son-in-Law came by the house, sent in an offer for a Visa, and then checked every day until the card came, and promptly maxed it out.

Oldest Brother called the police on Worthless Son-in-Law, but it took him months to straighten this mess out too.

So that's how easy it can happen.

FWIW.

Sundance

I am so sorry that you lost your older brother. Sometimes it seems like the good ones go too soon and the annoying people just seem to hang around forever.

It is very easy to scam a card. I've seen it done often when I worked in a bank.

 

[zippitydoda]

The cell phone bills are outrageously high. My niece sends/receives nearly 5000 text messages a month - yes - 5000 - and her family has a family plan with 3 cell phones and unlimited voice and data and it is a fraction of the cost. I think she must have had an air card, but didn't have unlimited text, data and internet to have bills this high.

Any other thoughts on how the bills were so high?

IMO, because Casey is an idiot and a thief.

If she did not have a job, she couldn't pay these bills from her own earnings. Perhaps she thought - who cares what the amount is? Its not like it was her hard earned money.

Could be that she was too lazy to work out a bettter plan with her carrier, and based upon her payment history, its not like she was an excellent customer who warrented a better plan.

 

[jcamille]

IMO, because Casey is an idiot and a thief.

based upon her payment history, its not like she was an excellent customer who warrented a better plan.

I bet you're right. She probably had a very expensive month to month plan, instead of a lower fixed rate long-term plan. I pay $40/month and have a 2 year contract, but I've been w/my cell service provider for 13 years.

 

[Sundance]

I am so sorry that you lost your older brother. Sometimes it seems like the good ones go too soon and the annoying people just seem to hang around forever.

It is very easy to scam a card. I've seen it done often when I worked in a bank.

Thank you Paintr, that's very kind of you that say that, and I appreciate it.
And I love your avatar too by the way - been meaning to comment on that.

 

[gardenhart]

The cell phone bills are outrageously high. My niece sends/receives nearly 5000 text messages a month - yes - 5000 - and her family has a family plan with 3 cell phones and unlimited voice and data and it is a fraction of the cost. I think she must have had an air card, but didn't have unlimited text, data and internet to have bills this high.

Any other thoughts on how the bills were so high?

Were these the actual bills for each month or was she paying down a little and then running it up again so that, say, she owed $400 one month, paid $200 but ran up another $100 so the next month would be $300. Am I making sense? Because how on earth does anyone have an $800+ phone bill for one month?

 

[archenemy toenail]

I guess because she did not work she needed to steal to cover these breath-taking cell phone bills:

7/29/2008 $167.50 Due
7/15/2008 $574.60
6/25/2008 $377.33
5/6/2008 $574.60
4/8/2008 $354.04
3/26/2008 $191.17
2/27/2008 $160.57
1/24/2008 $180.21
2008 total $2,580.02

12/4/2007 $814.00
9/24/2007 $497.75
7/24/2007 $414.11
5/25/2007 $372.82
4/3/2007 $417.47
2007 total $2,516.15

Wow... Where did you find this? That's $5,000 alone right there in a little over a year that she's stolen from somebody. Add to that the $4000 she stole in the forged deposit slip incident and that's $9000. I could easily see her stealing $25000 from her parents somehow at that rate.

 

[Searchfortruth]

Were these the actual bills for each month or was she paying down a little and then running it up again so that, say, she owed $400 one month, paid $200 but ran up another $100 so the next month would be $300. Am I making sense? Because how on earth does anyone have an $800+ phone bill for one month?

Good point, could some of these bills have been due to unpaid previous bills..carry over ? I think Casey's cell phone contract was made with very little thought given as to the cost, terms of the agreement. It just goes to show how impulsive and lacking she was in the judgement area.

 

[RJOINNH]

Assuming than KC was not on her parents plan,or they at some point made her get her own. Her outragous bills could easily be explained.
It would appear that KC more than likely purchased very inexpensive cell phone plans ( ones that she thought she might be able to swing some how, without having any real income to pay it).....meaning ones than did not include such things as unlimited texting, internet usage or large amounts of minutes.
More than likely a flat 200-300 minute plan, usually costing around $30-$40 a month with all other services being charged per use.
Quite possibly because a credit check would only allow her a very limited plan.
However, she apparently did not hesitate to go ahead and use these services anyway. Incurring extremely high charges per each use.
The average charge for a single text without it being part of your plan is .50 per text incoming or out going. And a 1.00 or more per internet use.
And we all know how much she texted, etc.

 

[Sundance]

Wow... Where did you find this? That's $5,000 alone right there in a little over a year that she's stolen from somebody. Add to that the $4000 she stole in the forged deposit slip incident and that's $9000. I could easily see her stealing $25000 from her parents somehow at that rate.

It was in the computer forensics part of the docs IIRC. There was the page where she had gone to try and pay the $574.60 July bill with Amy's checking account (although that payment was bounced right back in a day or so). On that same page was the history of payments she had made.