Net Worth: | $5 Million |
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Date of Birth: | Oct 17, 1968 (53 years old) |
Gender: | Male |
Profession: | Lawyer |
Casey Anthony trial | |
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Judge(s) sitting | Belvin Perry |
Robert Kardashian | |
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Occupation | Attorney businessman |
Known for | O. J. Simpson murder case |
Casey Anthony. Having been the center of a sensational murder trial, Casey Anthony is best known for her connection to the mysterious disappearance of her daughter, Caylee.
Casey Jones was a railroad engineer known for his speed who died in 1900, when he collided with another train. He was immortalized as an American folk hero with the release of Wallace Saunders's song "The Ballad of Casey Jones."
On August 9, 2005, Caylee Anthony was born. A friend of Anthony's said that she had discussed giving the baby up for adoption but was discouraged by her mother. For the next few years, Anthony and Caylee lived with her parents, and Grund acted as the baby's father.
On July 15, 31 days after two-year-old Caylee's disappearance, Cindy reported her missing to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. After questioning Anthony, detectives found discrepancies in a signed statement she made about Caylee's disappearance.
On July 5, the jury found Anthony not guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter and aggravated child abuse, citing the mostly circumstantial evidence presented. She was found guilty on four counts of providing false information to law enforcement authorities, and thus sentenced to four years in jail and $4,000 in fines. (Two of the false information counts would later be thrown out in appeals court.) Anthony ultimately received credit for time served and good behavior. Having been imprisoned for three years and one day, she was released on July 17. Anthony was also required to be on probation for a year due to check fraud charges and was ultimately billed with more than $200,000 owed to law enforcement related to the search for Caylee.
The aftermath of the trial brought about a slew of bills in several states for "Caylee's Law," which would make it a felony for a parent or legal guardian not to report a missing child. In 2012, Florida governor Rick Scott signed a Caylee's Law bill.
The aftermath of the trial brought about a slew of bills in several states for "Caylee's Law," which would make it a felony for a parent or legal guardian not to report a missing child. In 2012, Florida governor Rick Scott signed a Caylee's Law bill.
In the summer of 2019, Jose Baez represented Mark Nordlicht, the CIO of the billion-dollar hedge fund, Platinum Partners. Nordlicht was charged with securities fraud, investment adviser fraud, and multiple counts of conspiracy. The government alleged that Nordlicht, along with others, engaged in one of the largest "ponzi-esque" schemes in history. Baez tried the case over a two-month period in an Eastern District of New York courtroom, winning acquittals for Mark Nordlicht.
Charlie Ely was convicted of first-degree murder after being charged for her alleged role in the death of a fifteen year old boy who was shot in her room. She was sentenced to life in prison in Florida. Baez was hired to represent her in a conviction and sentence appeal. Ely's conviction for first-degree murder was vacated and a plea deal was entered for a lesser charge of second-degree murder and 10 years of incarceration. She was then granted release on time served.
Baez was born to Puerto Rican parents in Manhattan, N.Y., and raised in the Bronx, New York, and South Florida with his three sisters by his single mother. He attended Homestead High School in Florida, but dropped out in the ninth grade. He married and became a father at age 17. After earning his General Equivalency Diploma (GED), he joined the U.S. Navy in 1986. According to his resume, he spent three years assigned in connection with NATO at Norfolk, Virginia, trained as an intelligence analyst, and held a Top Secret security clearance.
After jail calls that were released where George Zimmerman discussed Baez, Zimmerman's friend Frank Taaffe disclosed to HLN that a "consortium" wanted to hire Baez to represent George Zimmerman. Zimmerman chose Mark O'Mara. Ultimately, Baez ended up representing a lead detective in the case, Chris Serino.
In October 2013, Baez was hired to defend the 12‑year-old suspect arrested in connection with the death of 12‑year-old Rebecca Sedwick, whose mother had claimed was bullied to the point where she committed suicide by jumping to her death from a silo in a cement factory. The case made national news when Polk County, Florida, Sheriff Grady Judd made the first arrest in the country for cyberbullying, and gave interviews on all major media shows including the Today Show and Good Morning America. Baez criticized Sheriff Judd for releasing the juveniles' names and photographs, setting off a battle between the sheriff and defense attorney. Sheriff Judd told the media that Baez, "a flashy lawyer from out of town, should go work out a plea deal." In the end, all charges against his client were dropped. After winning the case, Baez told Sheriff Judd that "He should get a lawyer and a darn good one because he's gonna need it," indicating that his client may sue the Sheriff. No known further legal action occurred.
Ann McKee of Boston University, and that he had filed a federal lawsuit, on behalf of Hernandez' daughter, against the National Football League and the New England Patriots, seeking unspecified damages for loss of parental support. The suit alleges the league and team were aware of the dangers of repeated head injuries and refused to disclose these to Hernandez.
In 2018, Jose Baez successfully defended Ex-Cantor Fitzgerald Bond Trader, David Demos, in a federal court in Hartford, Connecticut. Demos was accused of lying about the prices of mortgage-backed securities to customers, and was charged with securities fraud. Jose Baez argued that the lies alleged by the government, were not important enough to influence the decisions of the customers. After a jury trial, Mr. Baez won Demos acquittals on all counts.
Casey Anthony was seen running naked through her defense attorney Jose Baez’ s office in late 2008, and on another occasion Baez told her she owed him three oral sex sessions, according to recently filed court documents in Anthony’s bankruptcy case.
His affidavit appears in a federal bankruptcy case involving Casey Anthony and Roy Kronk, the man who found Caylee’s remains. Kronk is suing Casey Anthony for defamation, alleging she accused him of kidnapping her daughter Caylee.