I did this for myself so I could track this whole 'real george' 'paypal' thing more easily. I think its accurate, but I could be wrong. I was most interested in the time between when the website was started and when George disclosed the amount of monies in the paypal account to his attorney Mark O'Mara.
Thursday April 5, 2012
George Zimmerman attorneys Craig Sonner and Hal Uhrig work with Zimmerman's father Robert to set up a website and an account at a bank to receive donations for George's defense fund via a PayPal account at the website.
Sunday April 8, 2012
- George Zimmerman registers a domain name with GoDaddy.
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, LLC (
http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name:
Created on: 08-Apr-12
Expires on: 08-Apr-13
Last Updated on: 24-Apr-12
Monday April 9, 2012
- George Zimmerman launches and unveils "the real george" website and PayPal account to collect funds for both living expenses and possible defense costs.
- George contacts Angela Corey's office twice without the knowledge of his attorneys.
- George contacts Sean Hannity of FoxNews. Hannity acknowledges they spoke but declines to reveal the conversation.
Tuesday April 10, 2012
- Zimmerman's attorneys hold unprecedented press conference to announce that they are dropping him as a client (unless he contacts them). They had not heard from him for two days, and he would not return their calls.
Wednesday April 11, 2012
- George Zimmerman turned himself in to the state police office in Jacksonville, Florida. He is arrested and charged with 2nd Degree Murder and driven to jail in Seminole County. He arrived at the Polk Correctional Facility in Sanford at 8:24 pm.
- Mark O'Mara is hired by Zimmerman's family either Tuesday night or today.
Thursday April 12, 2012
- George makes first court appearance accompanied by his new attorney Mark O'Mara.
Friday April 20, 2012
- Bond Hearing. George Zimmerman bail set at $150,000. (Bondsman will require $15,000 cash and collateral to cover the rest). Family including George's father and wife testify they have no money. Wife says she doesn't know anything about the 'real george website' that it was set up by George's brother, Robert Zimmerman, Jr.
Monday April 23, 2012
- George is released from jail and is picked up by an unidentified bail bondsman driving a white Mercedes in the early morning hours.
Tuesday April 24, 2012
- George, out of jail, and working with his attorney Mark O'Mara regarding the 'real george' website, asks O'Mara what he should do about the PayPal monies.
- The 'real george' website is removed from the internet.
- The PayPal money amounts to between $200,000 and $204,000.
Wednesday April 25, 2012
- O'Mara receives a FedEx package of PayPal monies? (or checks?) from George.
Thursday April 26, 2012
- Mark O'Mara reveals on Anderson Cooper 360 about the existence of the $200,000 + of PayPal monies.
Friday April 27, 2012
- O'Mara tells court about the PayPal funds and says there was about $150,000 on the day of the Bond Hearing.