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Showing Original Post only (View all)$50,000 of the money "for living expenses -- rent or whatever," [View all]
It's been 2 months since Zimmerman shot & killed Trayvon Martin.
We've found out after bail was set that Zimmerman has raised over $200k to help for his defense. Then I read this in the LA Times article:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-zimmerman-reveals-support-fund-2012-0427,0,1035645.story
O'Mara said that Zimmerman had already used roughly $50,000 of the money "for living expenses -- rent or whatever," and that the remaining $150,000 was now in a separate trust account under O'Mara's control.
O'Mara said that Zimmerman had already used roughly $50,000 of the money "for living expenses -- rent or whatever," and that the remaining $150,000 was now in a separate trust account under O'Mara's control.
Look I realize the guy doesn't have a job right now because of what is happening; however $50k for living expenses over a 2 month period? Really? I own a house and pay all my bills and yet I barely need a tenth of that to survive for 2 months.
I think someone needs to find out what Zimmeman did with $50k of that money if it was "for living expenses -- rent or whatever" because that seems like Zimmerman found a way to make money off this tragedy and used the money to have fun with it.
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I doubt he promised in writing to his donors to make wise financial decisions ...... OF course he is
robinlynne
Apr 2012
#10
I expect him to be a little more savvy when it comes to his own public image
Shampoobra
Apr 2012
#16
The website was created the weekend before it's announcement April 10, 2012
CommonSenseForChange
Apr 2012
#66
If I blew $50k in 2 months I'd at least have a deviated septum to show for it.
hobbit709
Apr 2012
#14
Just to be charitable, I'm thinking some of that went to the lawyers as a retainer. n/t
Fla Dem
Apr 2012
#22
zimmerman to do a "tom delay" and be a "Dancing with the Stars" contestant?
solarman350
Apr 2012
#52