George Zimmerman's wife pleads guilty to lesser count of perjury
George Zimmerman's wife Shellie pleaded guilty Wednesday to a perjury charge in connection with allegations she misled a Florida court about her family's finances during a bail hearing.
Her plea deal — in which she avoided a felony conviction and was sentenced to a year's probation and 100 hours of community service — comes six weeks after her husband was acquitted of murder in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
Prosecutors had accused Shellie Zimmerman of failing to disclose a $135,000 donation fund set up through PayPal during her husband's bail hearing, even though she was allegedly heard discussing the account over a jailhouse phone.
Originally charged with a felony count of perjury, the nursing student pleaded guilty to a lesser charge that will not stop her from applying for health-care jobs.
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