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George Zimmerman gave instructions in phone call with his wife, records show

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Briefly.. this is an excerpt ..George is making OMara's job very difficult.

George Zimmerman gave instructions in phone call with his wife, records show - BostonHerald.com

George Zimmerman gave instructions in phone call with his wife, records show

Zimmerman’s calls from jail to his wife show that in the days before his April 20 bail hearing, he went to exhaustive lengths to give her instructions on changing passwords so she could move money out of his accounts.

He advised her to always transfer less than $10,000 — an apparent quest to not raise red flags — and recruited his sister and another person to help.


The records also show that the second-degree murder charge was a big moneymaker for Zimmerman: On the day of his arrest, contributions surpassed $75,000 in a single day.

He quickly paid off about $1,800 in bills, and after his release from jail spent nearly $5,000 in one day paying off Sam’s Club, Target and other credit cards, bank records show.

"Ah, man, that feels good," he said to his wife in a recorded phone call the day after his arrest. "That there are people in America that care."
 
Yay. We totally needed two threads for this topic.
 
505 said:
Yay. We totally needed two threads for this topic.
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George is just the gift that keeps on giving.

And now O’Mara has asked the judge in the case to keep dozens of other calls private while trying to seal the statements of witness 9 which can be damaging to his client.

According to the Orlando Sentinel, prosecutors had been set to release 145 additional calls on Monday, but delayed after learning of O'Mara's objection however he did file a motion trying to bar the release of a second statement made by one of the witnesses.

The witness, identified as "Witness 9" in prosecution documents, has not been publicly identified as one of her two statements has been withheld from the public so far, and O'Mara argues it should stay that way.

In her first statement, Witness 9 says that she knows Zimmerman, as well as his family, saying-


"I know George, and I know that he does not like black people...He would start something. He's a very confrontational person. It's in his blood. Let's just say that."


Read more: George Zimmerman's Attorney Wants Witness 9 Statement To Remain A Secret (DETAILS) | Global Grind
 
Intentionally transferring less than 10,000 could mean federal charges. Everybody involved with that account could get in trouble now, and that just shows that his family is willing to lie and cover up for him. I never liked his father. He always seemed angry and demonized Trayvon constantly. I didn't think his reaction was appropriate. I could understand a father being concerned and wanting to express concern for his son, but why should he starting running at the mouth and blasting a dead kid in front of the world?
 
SheWolf said:
Intentionally transferring less than 10,000 could mean federal charges. Everybody involved with that account could get in trouble now, and that just shows that his family is willing to lie and cover up for him. I never liked his father. He always seemed angry and demonized Trayvon constantly. I didn't think his reaction was appropriate. I could understand a father being concerned and wanting to express concern for his son, but why should he starting running at the mouth and blasting a dead kid in front of the world?
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NO.. you are misunderstanding.. If the money were illicit.. laundered money or stolen money or drug money... There is NO penalty for moving legal money.

All it does show the prosecution is a "guilty mind"
 
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.

George Zimmerman's Wife Arrested: Shellie Zimmerman Charged With Perjury
 
SheWolf said:
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.

George Zimmerman's Wife Arrested: Shellie Zimmerman Charged With Perjury
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Yes... It does trigger reporting but that's tax issue with the IRS unless the money itself is illegal... like from a criminal enterprise.

That guy should know... if AP understood him.
 
sharon said:
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He quickly paid off about $1,800 in bills, and after his release from jail spent nearly $5,000 in one day paying off Sam’s Club, Target and other credit cards, bank records show.

"Ah, man, that feels good," he said to his wife in a recorded phone call the day after his arrest. "That there are people in America that care."
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um.....they paid of Sam's Club, Target, and credit cards...using donations for his legal costs?

is that legal?
 
Thunder said:
um.....they paid of Sam's Club, Target, and credit cards...using donations for his legal costs?

is that legal?
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From the original site that solicited those funds.

"... any funds provided are used only for living expenses and legal defense ..."

The Real George Zimmerman​
So the answer is yes. Living expenses.
 
Excon said:
From the original site that solicited those funds.

"... any funds provided are used only for living expenses and legal defense ..."

The Real George Zimmerman​
So the answer is yes. Living expenses.
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buying big-screen tvs, dvds, fancy clothes, sports equipment...would clearly violate that promise. As would paying off bills for such items already purchased.
 
Thunder said:
buying big-screen tvs, dvds, fancy clothes, sports equipment...would clearly violate that promise. As would paying off bills for such items already purchased.
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lol
Not really.


Your daily expenses as different from mine as they are from Donald Trumps.
The point is that the term is subjective.
 
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lol
Not really.
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if you donated money to my legal-defense fund, which was for legal fees & living expenses ONLY, you'd want your money back if I used the money to pay off my bills for a large flat-screen tv and a treadmill.
 
Thunder said:
if you donated money to my legal-defense fund, which was for legal fees & living expenses ONLY, you'd want your money back if I used the money to pay off my bills for a large flat-screen tv and a treadmill.
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Some people might want their monies back. And if PayPal still had the funds they could use Paypal to get them back if there was fraud involved.
lol
But apparently those monies are no longer with Paypal. lol

But as far as it goes, a credit card bill can be considered living expenses.
 
sharon said:
Yes... It does trigger reporting but that's tax issue with the IRS unless the money itself is illegal... like from a criminal enterprise.

That guy should know... if AP understood him.
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I don't know anything about prejury, but I know what I read. They were trying to hide the fact that they were committing perjury by moving that amount of money, so perhaps it doesn't meet the rules you think.
 
Thunder said:
buying big-screen tvs, dvds, fancy clothes, sports equipment...would clearly violate that promise. As would paying off bills for such items already purchased.
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where they buying big screen tvs, fancy clothes, and sports equipment?
 
sharon said:
Briefly.. this is an excerpt ..George is making OMara's job very difficult.

George Zimmerman gave instructions in phone call with his wife, records show - BostonHerald.com

George Zimmerman gave instructions in phone call with his wife, records show

Zimmerman’s calls from jail to his wife show that in the days before his April 20 bail hearing, he went to exhaustive lengths to give her instructions on changing passwords so she could move money out of his accounts.

He advised her to always transfer less than $10,000 — an apparent quest to not raise red flags — and recruited his sister and another person to help.


The records also show that the second-degree murder charge was a big moneymaker for Zimmerman: On the day of his arrest, contributions surpassed $75,000 in a single day.

He quickly paid off about $1,800 in bills, and after his release from jail spent nearly $5,000 in one day paying off Sam’s Club, Target and other credit cards, bank records show.

"Ah, man, that feels good," he said to his wife in a recorded phone call the day after his arrest. "That there are people in America that care."
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Well, if he's about to spend the rest of his life in jail, then it's only prudent that he help is wife financially prepair for that. Getting rid of debt is never a bad thing. Our President should take some notes.
 
Excon said:
Some people might want their monies back. And if PayPal still had the funds they could use Paypal to get them back if there was fraud involved.
lol
But apparently those monies are no longer with Paypal. lol

But as far as it goes, a credit card bill can be considered living expenses.
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I'll remember that in my next debate that discusses how poor people spend too much money.
 
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