$605 check fraud conviction
Separate from the murder trial, Casey Anthony was convicted of check fraud for stealing her friend's checkbook and writing bad checks totaling $605.
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Last Update on the Left - Episode 15 - Casey Anthony Revisited
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Jun 21, 2026
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The Scrapped Sex Film: 'As I Was Told'
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Marcus Parks details the most audacious item in Casey Anthony's post-acquittal media portfolio: a planned self-starring movie called 'As I Was Told.' The film's premise was that Casey was acting under instruction from an unnamed man who took Caylee's body and told her to live normally. An anonymous source 'close to Casey' (almost certainly Casey) told reporters the film would include racy scenes depicting how she became pregnant — essentially a Caylee origin story. Casey demanded full creative control, planned to film in North Carolina on a low budget, and told press it would be a low-grade production. The COVID-19 pandemic, alongside multiple other unnamed factors, derailed the project before filming ever began. [1] — Marcus Parks "In 2019, Casey Anthony planned to star as herself in a low-budget movie called 'As I Was Told' — a 'racy and explicit' film that would open…" 07:58 The hosts respond with mock outrage and barely contained delight.
Casey Anthony's Scrapped Confessional Sex Film
In 2019, Casey Anthony planned to star as herself in a low-budget movie called 'As I Was Told' — a 'racy and explicit' film that would open with scenes depicting how she became pregnant with Caylee. She demanded full editorial control. COVID killed it before it could be made.
Casey's planned film derailed by COVID
Casey Anthony's planned low-budget confessional movie 'As I Was Told,' in which she would play herself and depict racy scenes, was effectively killed when the COVID-19 pandemic stopped production momentum.
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