Balloon Boy parents hit with $42,000 tab for October stunt

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Balloon Boy parents hit with $42,000 tab for October stunt

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_14046766#ixzz0aRofO4FX

By Joey Bunch
The Denver Post
Posted: 12/22/2009 01:00:00 AM MST
Updated: 12/22/2009 08:40:44 AM MST

The parents in the "Balloon Boy" ruse have been hit with a tab of $42,000 from local, state and federal agencies for their October stunt that briefly left many fearing for the fate of their 6-year-old, their lawyer said Monday.

The Heenes' attorney, David Lane, said the Fort Collins couple isn't ready to pay up, at least not yet.

"Let's see the bills," he said. "They're not paying anything until they see some receipts."

Lane said he was e-mailed the amounts by the Larimer County district attorney's office.

The Heenes reached a plea deal on charges stemming from the October hoax, in which they led the world to believe their 6-year-old son was aboard the homemade craft on its 50-mile flight from their Fort Collins home.

[marmar]

1. Good......

Pay up, mofos.


:nopity: :nopity: :nopity:

[Warpy]

2. They're getting off dirt cheap

A better estimate of police man hours involved in the original stunt and in investigating them afterward would probably turn up a tab for at least twice as much.

They need to shut up fast and pay it.

[Hannah Bell]

5. i personally think the bill's inflated.

[kestrel91316]

8. And you are basing that on what FACTS? You are privy to the payroll

details for all the public servants who had to get involved?

Coming from you, this doesn't surprise me.

[tkmorris]

11. I'd like to believe he's making a pun

You know, "inflated", because it was a balloon?

[Hannah Bell]

21. The entire time between the 911 call & finding the kid =

You can make your point without getting personal, thanks for your civility.

[MrCoffee]

3. They're getting off cheaper than I thought they would

They should have to pay 1/30 of every cable bill in the country for having to watch their moronic stunt live.

Edit: "1/30th of every cable bill in the country for the month of October"...because the original version doesn't really make any sense at all, now, does it?

[catbyte]

4. Satellite too!

:rofl: :mad:

Diane

Anishnabe in MI

[ck4829]

6. Receipts? You're lucky they're not taking your kids away

[SoCalDem]

7. That could still happen, if they are not careful .. n/t

[rd_kent]

9. Not enough, IMO.

[rd_kent]

10. Not enough, IMO.

[SOCALS]

12. If they manage

to sell their interviews for more than $42,000, they are in the black!

[seabeyond]

13. good. nt

[we can do it]

14. They Should Double It and Take the Brats Away

[arcadian]

15. I think the media is more to blame than the Balloon parents.

[elehhhhna]

16. Mr. Heene may still have a reality show future ...

in "Cops" and "Lockup"".

[Kansas Wyatt]

17. When do they file bankruptcy now?

[goldcanyonaz]

18. That's it?

[Aristus]

19. This is terrible. This is simply awful!

They're probably going to want to try to pay by making money with a reality show. Thereby starting the whole carousel going around again... B-)

[HopeHoops]

20. That's it? THAT'S IT? Who did Mr Heene blow to get off that easily?

Good fucking grief.

[Hekate]

22. They're getting off cheap for wasting first responder and rescuer time, 911 time, pain & suffering

... of their kids and everyone who got caught up in their manufactured drama.

We need Andy Warhol to tell the Heenes their 15 minutes of fame are up now.

Hekate

[pinniped]

23. These idiots should be sentenced to fly around outer space in that Superman mirror jail.

Their dirtbag lawyer should accompany them.