George Zimmerman's wife arrested for perjury

[tuvor]

Last edited Tue Jun 12, 2012, 05:33 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: cfnews13.com

SANFORD -- George Zimmerman’s 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.

Read more: http://cfnews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2012/6/12/george_zimmerman_s_w.html

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[Mira]

1. Methinks the plot just thickened. n/t

[sakabatou]

5. How long till it congeals?

[rocktivity]

18. Congeals into a plea bargain, you mean?

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]

37. He would be wise to do what you are suggesting.

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]

2. I wondered if this was in the works

[montanacowboy]

3. Couldn't happen to a more deserving person

what a family

[RZM]

4. Was this about the money?

Link has no more information.

[TheWraith]

10. I would imagine so. nt

[handmade34]

13. the court papers w/transcript

of phone calls

http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Shellie-Zimmerman-Arrest-6-12-12.pdf

[whopis01]

21. Interesting that many transfers were just shy of $10,000 (4 at $9,990 and 2 at $9,999)

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]

27. Or reporting deposits to the IRS

[suffragette]

45. Yep, pretty clear they were attempting to conceal it

And shows clearly the willingness to lie in court.

[jtuck004]

6. Nothing says togetherness like the county jail. n/t

[awoke_in_2003]

23. Maybe they will get...

matching jump suits.

[jtuck004]

26. Awww, a little somethin' for the memories. He hands the photo through the bars

at the family reunion.

"See kids, that was grandma back then..."

[jaysunb]

7. Mrs Zimmerman

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[AnotherMcIntosh]

9. Isn't that punishment enough?

[jaysunb]

11. rofl !

I didn't want to say it.

[Skittles]

42. she looks like a thug

that's very fitting

[Amerigo Vespucci]

14. What a "goon."

Seriously, she looks like a real sweetheart. I kid.

[citysyde]

44. WHAT, ME LIE???

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]

50. She sure looks like one tough cookie.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

56. I sort of wondered what sort of woman would go for

a pudgy authoritarian with a spotty employment history, explosive rage issues and little financial means.

[Thor_MN]

57. Why do I feel I know exactly what her voice sounds like?

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

59. This youtube video came to mind...

[AnotherMcIntosh]

8. Perjury prosecutions are very rare. Amost nonexistent.

She had better start thinking about telling the truth this time.

[Bucky]

62. Usually it happens when you piss off the judge.

Note to self: never piss off the judge.

[qanda]

12. I guess the Freepers better get out their checkbooks

The Zimmerman defense fund is gonna need more funds.

[lunasun]

38. With a loser wife like this the teabaggers will idolize him even more

$$$ for him and the Mrs in the mail already

[mbperrin]

15. Advertising and politicians aside, it IS actually not legal to lie.

Especially to a judge.

Who knew?

[Dustlawyer]

19. But it is legal to lie if you are Fox News according to an older lawsuit in Florida.

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]

16. I hope freepers keep pouring money in to Zimmerman's account.

They will need it to pay for the wrongful death lawsuit.

[Kencorburn]

35. I just hopped over to peek at their site. Someone had the nerve to reference Kafka. Someone should

list the difference between Joseph K and George Zimmerman. They also seem befuddled about how perjury is a criminal offense, among other things.

[klook]

54. More like The Metamorphosis

"George and Shellie Samsa awoke from uneasy dreams to find they had been transformed into giant cockroaches."

[lunatica]

17. Birds of a feather really do find each other

[WingDinger]

20. I asked how long till they bust her too. Here's my answer.

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]

22. Shouldn't they also arrest his father? Or, was his father on the witness stand.

He his Zimmerman's brother have said a lot of shit that they should be prosecuted for!

[magical thyme]

24. The Magistrate and brother were on Faux, not in court under oath

Mrs. Zimmie was under oath saying one thing, while previously recorded, jailhouse phone conversations said the opposite. Who'da thunk?

[onehandle]

25. Quick! NRAhadists to the rescue! nt

[Boabab]

28. The Faux crowd is screeching about a "witch hunt",

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]

41. Check out the blaze(Beckistan)

Even when confronted with the actual court documents, they deny reality. Major Tom keeps posting it but they can't see it.

[Skittles]

43. Faux crowd is pro-paranoid gun nut

[Tommy_Carcetti]

29. Bet someone is really, really, really regretting her choice of a man to marry right now.

I mean, really......

[kestrel91316]

31. Oops.

[jtuck004]

32. They will need a custom oath. "...swear to tell the truth the whole truth and

nothing but the truth...

this time"...."

[Swede Atlanta]

33. A little bit of good news.....

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]

34. Take the plea, Zimmy...nt

[dixiegrrrrl]

36. It was in recorded phone calls between George and Shellie, while he was in jail,

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. I could tell you that, but I'd be lying. She looks extremely hateful.

[intheflow]

39. Is it right for me to laugh about this?q

Because it absolutely cracks me up! A novelist couldn't write this because no one would believe it!

[JI7]

40. i don't know but i laughed also

[citysyde]

46. Does anyone think this racist scum would have hooked up with someone MORE

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]

47. If you commit perjury,

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A BAD TIME!

[shimonitanegi]

48. Bail bond money is usually refundable.

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]

60. if the lawyer didn't know maybe they didn't want to pay him

or maybe avoid taxes. plans to leave the country.

[Ganja Ninja]

49. She may also face Federal charges. Check this out from the Tampa Bay Times.

A state attorney investigator met with credit union officials and learned she had control of transfers to and from her husband's account.

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]

52. Gawd they're so dumb

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]

55. Good for her!

[ilikeitthatway]

51. I'm only into zombie news stories at the moment.

n/t

[hrmjustin]

58. The zombies will come. My sister says she will hide in costco.n/t

[harrose]

61. Wouldn't it be great if we could get ALL Repugs thrown in jail, not just this one?

n/t

[UglyGreed]

63. The Zimmermans

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.