Margaret Diekemper pleaded guilty in the Southern District of Illinois to conspiring with her husband, Joseph "Joey" Diekemper, to conceal assets in their bankruptcy case. Twenty-two other felony counts will be dismissed as part of plea bargain. The couple was indicted in June on numerous bankruptcy felony counts inlcuding concealing assets in their multi-million dollar bankruptcy case. Joseph is incarcerated while awaiting trial on the bankruptcy fraud charges pending against him because a judge revoked his bond for weapons violations.
In a seperate investigation related to the same case, authorities are also investigating the deaths of two potential witnesses found shot to death on property where the couple allegedly hid a tractor they were charged with concealing. According to news reports citing an FBI memo, the killings came only days after one of the victims approached the FBI about the tractor and told investigators that he was worried that Joseph would burn down his house. Firefighters found the bodies while responding to a fire at the victims' home.
Margaret is scheduled to be sentenced on February 9th.
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