George Zimmerman's Wife Charged With Perjury
Zimmerman, 28, has pleaded innocent, contending he acted in self-defense after getting into a fight with the unarmed Martin. He was released on $150,000 bond April 22. Lester revoked the bond June 3 and ordered Zimmerman back to jail when authorities learned that he had collected more than $100,000 through Internet donations. According to an affidavit, Shellie Zimmerman transferred more than $74,000 to her personal account days before the bond hearing.
Taped phone calls between the couple revealed that they had discussed the money transfers in code to hide the funds, according to the affidavit. The calls also showed that George Zimmerman instructed his wife to "pay off all the bills,'' including payments to American Express and Sam's Club. Nearly $50,000 was transferred to an account held by Zimmerman's sister.
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Orange County Jail via Miami Herald via AP
In his bond revocation order — made public Tuesday — Lester concluded that Zimmerman's wife had "testified untruthfully" about her husband's finances at his initial bond hearing and that Zimmerman had failed to tell the court about one of his two passports.
Lester also noted that the evidence against George Zimmerman "is strong."
"Most importantly, though, is the fact that he has now demonstrated that he does not properly respect the law or the integrity of the judicial process," Lester wrote...
Yikes.
