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From [HERE] and [HERE] A Florida judge on Friday revoked the bond of George Zimmerman, who has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, after state prosecutors filed a motion contending that Mr. Zimmerman had misled the court about his finances.
During an afternoon hearing in Sanford, Fla., a Seminole County Circuit Court judge, Kenneth R. Lester Jr., ordered Mr. Zimmerman, 28, a white man, to surrender to authorities within 48 hours.
Judge Lester made his ruling shortly after an assistant state attorney, Bernardo de la Rionda, argued that Mr. Zimmerman and his wife, Shellie, had “lied” and “were very deceptive” about the state of their finances during a bail hearing for Mr. Zimmerman on April 20 that cleared the way for his release from jail on $150,000 bond.
At issue is the roughly $200,000 that Mr. Zimmerman raised over an Internet account following the shooting death of Mr. Martin, 17, which Mr. Zimmerman’s lawyer, Mark M. O’Mara, said he learned about after the bond hearing.
“Judge Lester’s decision is the most important ruling in this case so far because it focuses everyone’s attention back on the credibility of George Zimmerman, which is the crux of the matter in this case,” said Benjamin Crump, a lawyer for the Martin family.