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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGeorge Zimmerman jailhouse calls show couple knew they'd raised $135K when pleading poverty at bond
George Zimmerman jailhouse calls show couple knew they'd raised $135K when pleading poverty at bond hearing
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(CBS/AP) ORLANDO, Fla. - Jailhouse calls show that former Florida neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman, who's accused of murdering teenager Trayvon Martin, instructed his wife to transfer money from bank accounts before he was initially released on bond.
The calls made public by prosecutors Monday could play a crucial role in George Zimmerman's second bond hearing next week.
Zimmerman was released on $150,000 bond in April, several days after the jailhouse calls. At his bond hearing, his wife, Shellie, testified that she didn't know how much money had been raised from a website created for his legal defense and that the couple had virtually no money to pay Zimmerman's high bail.
However, prosecutors say the calls show George and Shellie Zimmerman knew that roughly $135,000 had been raised by the site.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57455225-504083/george-zimmerman-jailhouse-calls-show-couple-knew-theyd-raised-$135k-when-pleading-poverty-at-bond-hearing/
(CBS/AP) ORLANDO, Fla. - Jailhouse calls show that former Florida neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman, who's accused of murdering teenager Trayvon Martin, instructed his wife to transfer money from bank accounts before he was initially released on bond.
The calls made public by prosecutors Monday could play a crucial role in George Zimmerman's second bond hearing next week.
Zimmerman was released on $150,000 bond in April, several days after the jailhouse calls. At his bond hearing, his wife, Shellie, testified that she didn't know how much money had been raised from a website created for his legal defense and that the couple had virtually no money to pay Zimmerman's high bail.
However, prosecutors say the calls show George and Shellie Zimmerman knew that roughly $135,000 had been raised by the site.
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George Zimmerman jailhouse calls show couple knew they'd raised $135K when pleading poverty at bond (Original Post)
Amerigo Vespucci
Jun 2012
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uponit7771
(90,378 posts)1. It's going to be harder now for him to get a fair trail, don't know anyone who wouldn't think he's..
...an asshole
DearAbby
(12,461 posts)2. It's a good thing
his case didn't hinge on credibility, eh?
they thought they could hide $135k
Stooopid
sinkingfeeling
(51,501 posts)3. First time I've seen a picture of Mrs. Zimmerman. Yikes, she looks evil.
greytdemocrat
(3,299 posts)4. Incredible...
People sometimes do the dumbest things. And there was no real reason to lie.
And then to talk about it during a prison call??? We aren't dealing with
atomic scientists here, that's for sure.