Carmelo Anthony was granted indigent status, allowing him to receive a taxpayer-funded public defender, despite having raised over $540,000 for his legal defense. However, just 24 hours ago, the Anthony Family updated their GoFundMe campaign to reflect a need to raise an additional $1.4 million for a legal team.
00:00:37.860So, you know, where y'all up there spend all that money like that that y'all raised, that was supposed to be put aside for him with his lawyer fees and everything else that he didn't need to have that money for.
00:00:47.400And y'all go sit up there and spend that money.
00:00:57.120Carmelo Anthony submitted an indigent packet to the Collin County Court requesting court-appointed legal representation as an indigent, financially destitute defendant.
00:01:07.620However, just 24 hours ago, the Anthony family updated their Give, Send, Go campaign to reflect a need to raise an additional $1.4 million for a legal team.
00:01:18.040Carmelo Anthony's mother, Kayla Hayes, who manages the Give, Send, Go, stated on April 17th, two months ago, that they had just gained access to the funds.
00:01:27.820At that time, they had already raised $350,000.
00:01:30.960The fundraiser has now reached $538,000.
00:01:34.080According to a source, their current known attorney, Mike Howard, is more than likely charging a retainer fee of $10,000 to $30,000 and charges of $400 to $500 per hour.
00:01:56.480So here we have her admitting it herself that on April 17th, they had access to the funds.
00:02:02.180We were just notified yesterday that we could begin to withdraw funds.
00:02:11.380And it still takes several days to receive those funds once the request is made.
00:02:17.520I don't know why we are being charged.
00:02:19.420And just for clarification here, the Anthony family updated their Give, Send, Go campaign to reflect a need to raise an additional amount of funds, bringing the gold to $1.4 million for a legal team.
00:03:00.420So of the $1.4 million goal, they have raised $543,030.
00:03:08.600That's after the, you know, the first Give, Send, Go they had that they blew on conspicuous consumption, as they do.
00:03:15.420So, he requested the indigent status, they're so destitute and they really need help for defense, after that $500-some-odd-thousand-dollar donation that they wasted on conspicuous consumption.
00:03:27.460He was actually granted indigent status, allowing him to receive a taxpayer-funded public defender, despite having raised over $540,000 for his legal defense.
00:03:36.740His family initially raised approximately $500,000 through donations, but reportedly spent the funds on luxury items and subsequently increased their fundraising goal to $1.4 million, as you just saw.
00:03:48.120The court's approval of Anthony's indigent request means he is legally recognized as unable to afford legal representation.
00:03:54.980Even after the substantial fundraising efforts, this development has drawn attention due to the contrast between the funds raised and his current legal status.
00:04:02.680And I'm just not even shocked, and I don't think you are either.
00:04:16.160Is the family going to keep the money raised through the fundraiser and also take a current appointed lawyer for free?
00:04:21.760They told the court they are broke, despite having raised hundreds of thousands of dollars, which is far more than would likely be needed for a defense.
00:04:29.560The situation seems highly questionable, and we believe the court would want to be aware of these significant donations.
00:04:35.280Adding to the intrigue, the family reportedly lives in a wealthy multi-million dollar mansion, though it is stated that they rent it for an estimated $4,000 to $5,000 a month.
00:04:44.260The father was also noted as the sole breadwinner, making substantial money, which further deepens the mystery of their financial claims.
00:04:57.080You know, they get showered in all this money, and you remember all the comments on the original Gifts and Go To, death to the white man, and so on.
00:05:04.000Um, they blow it, of course, because conspicuous consumption.
00:05:09.480You know, they make fun of white people for when they get a lot of money, but they just don't spend a lot of it.
00:05:14.880And so, yeah, I'm not at all surprised, and neither are you, that they blew the initial money on conspicuous consumption,
00:05:21.520and have somehow managed to place themselves in a position of being, uh, underprivileged, or whatever.