George Zimmerman’s Bond Revoked for Lying to the Court
The Orlando Sentinel reports that George Zimmerman has been ordered to turn himself in within 48 hours, after a judge revoked his bond for lying to the court about donations he received.
SANFORD – In a shocking turn, Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester has revoked George Zimmerman’s bond in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
Zimmerman now has 48 hours to turn himself in to authorities.
The decision came after the revelation that Zimmerman and his wife may have conspired to lie about thousands of dollars in donations they’d collected before his bond hearing.
In a new motion, prosecutors accused Zimmerman and his wife of lying to the judge during a bond hearing about money they collected for his defense.
Prosecutors allege Zimmerman’s wife knew about the donations her husband had collected through a PayPal account, but didn’t mention the money at his bond hearing.
The account ultimately collected about $200,000, his attorney later revealed.
“Defendant has intentionally deceived the court with the assistance of his wife,” the motion says. “During the jail phone calls both of them spoke in code to hide what they were doing.”
And more news that looks very bad for Zimmerman:
Prosecutor says defense attorney for George Zimmerman acknowledged Zimmerman filed for and obtained a second passport.
— Matthew Keys (@ProducerMatthew) June 1, 2012