The public defender's office refused to disclose the costs, citing the gag order and attorney-client privilege.
In Louisville, Kentucky, salaried lawyers in the public defender's office handle a staggering 750 cases a year.
The federal public defender's office in Massachusetts said it has agreed to represent Tsarnaev once he is charged.
It's not clear whether McGillvary has a lawyer, and the public defender's office in Philadelphia had no record of him.
The public defender's office did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
Randi Bianco, an attorney in the federal public defender's office in Syracuse, said at a detention hearing in December that Mujagic denied all charges and believes someone in Bosnia was tortured until they produced the allegations against him.
Federal Public Defender Miriam Conrad, whose office has been assigned to represent Tsarnaev, declined to comment.
Winter's attorney, Dori Ann Hanswirth, said Colorado law requires the Colorado Office of the Public Defender, which is representing Holmes, to pay Winter's travel expenses.
The Federal Public Defender in Boston confirmed Bill Fick from that office was in the hospital for the first appearance and confirms he will represent the defendant, at least for now.
Eric Vos, a lawyer with the U.S. Office of Defender Services who trains federal public defenders, agreed that slipping drugs into unsuspecting travelers' cars or luggage isn't all that common.
His public defender on Friday declined to answer questions about the case, according to his office.
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