Basically, there are two old passports. One of them had been reported lost, so technically already expired when given to the judge in April, but on its face, it expired May 2012. The other one was obtained in 2004 and expires sometime in 2014.
No way he got the 2004 passport anticipating a need to flee in 2012.
O'Mara, on CNN, said that the 2004 passport has been in his possession since April.
O'MARA: On the 26th when I first talked to George, coincidentally I was talking to him about the money and the check. He told me about a second passport. That they had found when they left the state. They gathered up all their belonging. Left the state. Uncovered the second passport.CNN Anderson Cooper, June 1, 2012He told me about that. He forwarded to me in a fed ex package the second passport and the check at one time. As it turns out, we have good documentation that it came to me on the 26th. On the 27th I did a notice of filing to give that to the court file. We were at court and literally it was left in my pleading file until this morning when Bernie, the prosecutor first said to me, we found out about this second passport. I said, hold on, I have it. And I've had it since the 27th or 26th of April. My apologies, but it's always been here.
So then the lawyer O’Mara had both the passport and the PayPal money in his possession the whole time. Corey has got to have egg on her face this morning. And then she asked for a gag order on O’Mara and was denied and higher bail bond was also denied.
I suppose. But it seems the notion there was intent to flee at all, is typical Corey prosecutory desperation.
"On the 26th when I first talked to George, coincidentally I was talking to him about the money and the check. ........ He forwarded to me in a fed ex package the second passport and the check at one time. As it turns out, we have good documentation that it came to me on the 26th."
How does this work? The same day? From out of state? And a check for how much?
It looks like on 4/12 the site is set up, and George also signs up with O'Mara. Interesting coinkydinky there...
George is released on 4/20.
So the question is how much of the Paypal funds were verified and transferable on that date. That amount is all George's wife would have been compelled to acknowledge. IMHO.