(CNN) — La esposa de George Zimmerman fue detenido la tarde del martes por presuntamente mentir en su audiencia de fianza por las finanzas de la pareja.
Shellie N. Zimmerman, 25, se enfrenta a un cargo de perjurio, de acuerdo con Jackie Barnard, portavoz de la oficina del Fiscal del Estado para el Cuarto Distrito Judicial de Florida. Conoció las condiciones para una $1,000 fianza y fue liberado la tarde del martes, según la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Seminole.
En abril de su marido 20 audiencia de fianza, Shellie Zimmerman fue preguntado si la pareja tenía los medios financieros para ayudar en la defensa.
“Uhm, no — No que yo sepa,” ella respondió, según una declaración jurada de causa probable presentada el lunes.
Ella también testificó bajo juramento que ella no era consciente de lo mucho que se había planteado desde un sitio web solicitando dinero en efectivo para la defensa de George Zimmerman en la muerte a tiros de Trayvon Martin febrero, 17, en Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman dijo que actuó en defensa propia.
En abril, Zimmerman fue acusado de asesinato en segundo grado después de que el caso fue referido a un abogado del estado para una revisión. Él fue puesto en libertad más tarde ese mes tras pagar una fianza.
De junio 1, Juez del Condado Seminole Kenneth Lester Jr. Zimmerman ordenó volver a la cárcel, acusando al sospechoso de no ser veraz acerca de la cantidad de dinero que tenía acceso a cuando se fijó su fianza.
Los fiscales alegaron que George Zimmerman, 28, en realidad tenía sobre $135,000.
De acuerdo con la declaración jurada, elaborado por un investigador de la oficina del Fiscal del Estado, the Zimmermans discussed finances via phone before the April 20 bond hearing.
Those talks included the transfer of money from George Zimmerman’s account to accounts of his sister and wife, according to the affidavit.
Records show $47,000 was transferred from George Zimmerman’s account to his sister’s account from April 16 y 17, authorities allege. Shellie Zimmerman transferred more than $74,000 from her husband’s account to her account from April 16 a abril 19, the affidavit states.
George Zimmerman asked his wife in jail calls to “pay off all the bills,” including an American Express bill and a Sam’s Club card, prosecutors allege.
En abril 24, after his release on bond, Shellie Zimmerman transferred more than $85,500 from her account back to George Zimmerman’s account, according to the affidavit.
Shellie Zimmerman will be arraigned July 31.
Prosecutors have alleged the Zimmermans spoke in code when discussing the money in a credit union account, according to court documents filed by State Attorney Angela B. Corey.
Zimmerman “fully controlled and participated in the transfer of money from the PayPal account to defendant and his wife’s credit union accounts,” Corey said in court records. “This occurred prior to the time defendant was arguing to the court that he was indigent and his wife had no money.”
The judge “relied on false representations and statements” by Zimmerman and his wife when the court set his bond at $150,000, Corey said. Zimmerman was required to post only 10% of that.
Defense lawyers have argued that “the vast majority of the funds in question are in an independently managed trust” that Zimmerman and his attorneys cannot access directly.
“The audio recordings of Mr. Zimmerman’s phone conversation while in jail make it clear that Mr. Zimmerman knew a significant sum had been raised by his original fundraising website,” attorneys said last week. “We feel the failure to disclose these funds was caused by fear, mistrust and confusion. The gravity of this mistake has been distinctly illustrated, y el Sr.. Zimmerman understands that this mistake has undermined his credibility, which he will have to work to repair.”
The attorneys said Zimmerman did disclose the existence of the funds five days after the bond hearing, during his first conversation with the defense about the fund. “When the defense team learned of the funds, we disclosed this to the court and to the State Attorney’s Office, and the money was transferred to the Legal Defense Fund, which is now independently managed,” the defense said.
De los $204,000 raised by the website, acerca de $150,000 is now in the defense fund and $30,000 was used “to make the complicated transition from private life in Sanford, Florida, to a life in hiding as a defendant in a high-profile court case.”
The remainder, acerca de $20,000, “was kept liquid to provide living expenses for the first several months as the legal process unfolds,” attorneys said.
Fuente: CNN
De junio 14, 2012 en 9:42 al
Él(Zimmerman) was advised to back off by the very same people he wants to be like..
That fact alone should be enough for jail time. This here only adds to it..
De junio 14, 2012 en 6:02 pm
The entire Zimmerman family belongs behind bars, including his wife. What a bunch of flat out liars.
Proves that the Zimmerman clan will do and say anything to protect Zimmerman, someone who is a street thug with a violent criminal past that includes assaulting a uniformed police officer and two domestic violence cases his prior significant other.
Zimmerman took the law into his own hands when shot and killed an unarmed minor for kicks and he needs to step up and be a man, and deal with the consequences of his actions. This was 100 percent preventable. Zimmerman intended to shoot to kill because he exited the safety of his truck with a loaded weapon against the directions of the 911 police dispatcher when the cops were already on their way.
Sounds premeditated to me…he should be charged with and convicted of murder in the first degree.