George Zimmerman's wife arrested for perjury
Last edited Tue Jun 12, 2012, 05:33 PM - Edit history (1)
Source: cfnews13.com
SANFORD -- George Zimmermans wife, Shellie, was booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility Tuesday on one count of perjury.
Deputies arrested Shellie Zimmerman, 25, where she was living around 3:30 p.m. and has since bonded out.
The bond was set at $1,000.
Earlier this month, prosecutors accused Shellie of lying to the court during a bond hearing for her husband in April. Shellie testified by phone about how much money they had, which turned out to be much more than originally claimed.
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Mira
(22,382 posts)sakabatou
(42,207 posts)rocktivity
(44,588 posts)Zimmy might be willing to settle for, say, voluntary manslaughter in exchange for the case being dismissed against the missus. And the victim's family might settle for Zimmy having to admit that he was not justified in killing him -- plus, I believe they'd still be able to file wrongful death/civil rights violation charges.
rocktivity
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)I think that something like that is where he is headed. Maybe this arrest will put a little pressure on him.
On edit, this arrest would make it easier for Zimmerman to save face if he did agree to a plea-bargain. I wonder whether that would affect his lawyer's fees. That might change the equation a bit.
OKNancy
(41,832 posts)montanacowboy
(6,116 posts)what a family
RZM
(8,556 posts)Link has no more information.
TheWraith
(24,331 posts)handmade34
(22,759 posts)whopis01
(3,535 posts)Sounds like someone is trying to avoid the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act...
Though I don't believe that they are being to successful at it.
obamanut2012
(26,201 posts)suffragette
(12,232 posts)And shows clearly the willingness to lie in court.
jtuck004
(15,882 posts)awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)matching jump suits.
jtuck004
(15,882 posts)at the family reunion.
"See kids, that was grandma back then..."
jaysunb
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AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)jaysunb
(11,856 posts)I didn't want to say it.
Skittles
(153,321 posts)that's very fitting
Amerigo Vespucci
(30,885 posts)Seriously, she looks like a real sweetheart. I kid.
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citysyde
(74 posts)I look as innocent as the next prostitute you pick up on the street!!!
Why would I lie about tens of thousands of dollars my husband and his family told me to hide?
I'm as pure as the day is long! Look at my picture! Don't I look innocent?
olegramps
(8,200 posts)Sen. Walter Sobchak
(8,692 posts)a pudgy authoritarian with a spotty employment history, explosive rage issues and little financial means.
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)Sen. Walter Sobchak
(8,692 posts)AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)She had better start thinking about telling the truth this time.
Bucky
(54,106 posts)Note to self: never piss off the judge.
qanda
(10,422 posts)The Zimmerman defense fund is gonna need more funds.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)$$$ for him and the Mrs in the mail already
mbperrin
(7,672 posts)Especially to a judge.
Who knew?
Dustlawyer
(10,499 posts)The Court of Apps said Fox was a mix of news and entertainment. I thought it was for satire like the Daily Show, but I guess Fox being news is satire! I was wondering what took so long to bust this b#ch!
denverbill
(11,489 posts)They will need it to pay for the wrongful death lawsuit.
Kencorburn
(74 posts)list the difference between Joseph K and George Zimmerman. They also seem befuddled about how perjury is a criminal offense, among other things.
klook
(12,174 posts)"George and Shellie Samsa awoke from uneasy dreams to find they had been transformed into giant cockroaches."
lunatica
(53,410 posts)WingDinger
(3,690 posts)They were lionized by Fauxheads and were disrepectful of the authority of the court. I could have guessed they would do something stupid.
Wait till they lose in civil.
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)He his Zimmerman's brother have said a lot of shit that they should be prosecuted for!
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)Mrs. Zimmie was under oath saying one thing, while previously recorded, jailhouse phone conversations said the opposite. Who'da thunk?
onehandle
(51,122 posts)Boabab
(120 posts)saying that "sympathies" are about to "shift". Not very likely, imo.
Blatantly lie in front of the judge and try to conceal funds -- lots of funds -- and there you have it. Mrs and Mr GZ sitting in matching cells. How precious.
Where does this all go now? The plot twists are getting too convoluted to follow.
Mnpaul
(3,655 posts)Even when confronted with the actual court documents, they deny reality. Major Tom keeps posting it but they can't see it.
Skittles
(153,321 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,235 posts)I mean, really......
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)jtuck004
(15,882 posts)nothing but the truth...
this time"...."
Swede Atlanta
(3,596 posts)Yes.............. this is rich. The two sanctimonious liars are getting caught in their lies about their financial situation and other factual matters related to the case. Did they think no one would notice? They aren't very bright if they thought they could hide assets, etc.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)that officials heard them discuss their finances and the transferring of money, investigators said."
Duh ohhhhhh.
Pls tell me they have not bred.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)intheflow
(28,521 posts)Because it absolutely cracks me up! A novelist couldn't write this because no one would believe it!
JI7
(89,290 posts)citysyde
(74 posts)intelligent and capable than him?
REALLY?
Does one who posts on DU actually think that people who go to bed with this scum racist pig were SMARTER than him?
Incitatus
(5,317 posts)YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A BAD TIME!
shimonitanegi
(114 posts)Why did they have to lie is beyond me.
Was Zimmerman thinking of jumping bail? or are they just greedy or stupid?
No one knows the answer.
JI7
(89,290 posts)or maybe avoid taxes. plans to leave the country.
Ganja Ninja
(15,953 posts)Jeffrey Neiman, a former federal prosecutor now in private practice, said cash transactions in excess of $10,000 usually trigger a reporting requirement by the bank to multiple government agencies - including the IRS.
"If Mrs. Zimmerman intentionally structured the financial transactions in a manner to keep the offense under $10,000, not only may she have committed perjury in the state case, but she also may have run afoul of several federal statutes and could face serious federal criminal charges," Neiman wrote in an email to The Associated Press.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NEIGHBORHOOD_WATCH_PERJURY?SITE=FLPET&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)Anybody with a brain knows that you send random amounts in the $6,000-$8,000 range when you're trying to conceal deposits (under $10,000) from the Feds, since $7249 just registers differently than $9990 or $9999. This is obvious to even beginning-level money launderers.
The Zimmermans are pitiful little idiots.
LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)ilikeitthatway
(143 posts)n/t
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)harrose
(380 posts)n/t
UglyGreed
(7,661 posts)figured they were smarter than the average bear or the police was going to let them continue their little game. Poor things thought they could lie and cheat just like the big shots and get away with it. Talk about delusions of grandeur.