Casey Anthony has spent her first four weeks of freedom living in secrecy, but that obscurity is going to come to an end soon — and so are some of her liberties.Orange-Osceola Chief Judge Belvin Perry ruled Friday that Anthony has until Aug. 26 to turn herself in to the Florida Department of Corrections, which will monitor her for one year while she serves probation.There was confusion last month, when Anthony was released from the Orange County Jail, about whether she would have to serve probation resulting from check-fraud convictions in 2010. The Department of Corrections allowed her to serve while in jail, but that was not what the judge who sentenced her had intended."To permit the Defendant, whose counsel was well aware that the probation was to begin upon the Defendant's release from jail, to avoid serving probation now, would take a lawfully imposed sentence and make it a mockery of justice," Perry wrote in his order.Anthony will have to provide her address to a probation officer, though Perry took her safety into consideration and told the Department of Corrections it has discretion to keep Anthony's location confidential and not subject to public record.However, if and when she returns to Orange County, Anthony will not be back at her parents' home on Hopespring Drive, their attorney said in a statement Friday evening."Regardless of what happens George and Cindy Anthony do not have any idea where Casey Anthony currently is or where she will be living while she is on Probation," attorney Mark Lippman said.It's unknown when Anthony will report to probation, but as part of the sentence, she:•Must work a lawful occupation and support any dependents to the best of her ability.•Must not consume alcoholic beverages to the extent her normal faculties are impaired.•Mustallow her probation officer to visit her home, employment location or elsewhere.•Will not change her residence or employment or leave the county of her residence without getting consent from her probation officer.In January 2010, Anthony pleaded guilty to 13 charges in the check-fraud case, and Judge Stan Strickland found her guilty on six of the charges: one count of grand theft, four counts of check forgery, and fraudulent use of personal identification. Strickland sentenced her to time served in jail followed by one year of probation.But, the Department of Corrections began Anthony's probation while she was an inmate at the Orange County Jail awaiting her first-degree murder trial, and it ended Jan. 24. When Anthony was acquitted on the murder and other serious charges last month, she walked out of the jail a free woman.Soon after, Strickland said he intended for Anthony to serve her probation after she got out of jail — intentions that were clear in video and transcripts from the January 2010 sentencing — and the judge amended his original order.Perry heard arguments last week from Anthony's defense team, who said she already served probation and shouldn't have to serve it again.In his order, Perry said it is clear Anthony's probation was to start once she was released from jail. He said Strickland had the ability to correct what amounted to a clerical error."This would allow a defendant to take advantage of a scrivener's error and be rewarded. This is not the message the courts want to send to the public or defendants," Perry wrote.Anthony's lead defense attorney, José Baez, did not respond to a request for comment Friday. ||||| Casey Anthony, the Florida woman recently acquitted of murder in the death of daughter Caylee Anthony, can't completely come and go as she pleases just yet. She must report to the state's Department of Corrections by the end of the month, a judge has ruled. 
 
 The order has nothing to do with the highly publicized trial involving the death of her 2-year-old. Instead, a judge ruled Friday that Anthony, whereabouts currently unknown, must begin serving a one-year probation for check-fraud convictions. 
 
 In 2010, Anthony was convicted of check fraud and other related charges and was sentenced by Judge Stan Strickland to time served in jail followed by one year of probation, the Orlando Sentinel reports. 
 
 But the Florida Department of Corrections began her probation while she was an inmate at the state's Orange County Jail awaiting her first-degree murder trial. 
 
 Her probation ended Jan. 24. So when Anthony was acquitted last month of the charges, she was released from jail -- officially a free woman. 
 
 But then Strickland said Anthony was actually supposed to serve her probation after her release from jail. Video and transcripts from the January 2010 sentencing supported his statements. 
 
 Orange-Osceola Chief Judge Belvin Perry heard arguments from Anthony’s defense, but ordered her to report to the Department of Corrections no later than Aug. 26. 
 
 Anthony's whereabouts remain unknown publicly. She did not have to attend last week's hearing. As part of the order, Anthony’s address will remain confidential. 
 
 ALSO: 
 
 It's true, size matters 
 
 Can't see the Perseid meteor shower? Listen to it 
 
 Alec Baldwin: Prime time, but not ready to be hizzoner 
 
 -- Stephen Ceasar 
 
 Photo: Casey Anthony talks with her attorneys, Cheney Mason, left, and Dorothy Clay Sims, before the start of her sentencing hearing in Orlando, Fla., on July 7. Credit: Associated Press 
 

– Casey Anthony is still a free woman, just not quite as free as she used to be. A Florida judge ruled today that she must return to Orange County before the end of the month to serve one year of probation, reports the Orlando Sentinel. Because she is the most hated person in America, at least according to this new poll noted by the Los Angeles Times, the court will make an exception and keep her address under wraps. She will have to report once a month to a local probation officer, get a job, and steer clear of drugs. The probation isn't related to her murder trial; it's for a conviction on check fraud charges that occurred before that trial began. Anthony admitted she stole checks from a friend around the time she reported her daughter missing. She has to be back in Florida no later than Aug. 26. As for that most-hated poll, Anthony beat out other luminaries such as Octomom, Spencer Pratt, and OJ Simpson.