U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh sentenced Jonathan Toebbe to 19 years and his wife, Diana, to 21 years, surpassing the minimum federal guidelines for both defendants.
At Wednesday’s hearing, the couple wore bright orange jumpsuits and sat alongside their attorneys but did not speak to each other.
The judge said she was not persuaded by his motivations, but that she found him to be remorseful for his actions, unlike his wife. “You’ve put me in great danger I could go to jail for life for something I didn’t doTell them the truth, I didn’t know anything about any of this,” the letter said.Groh said Diana Toebbe’s jail letters to her husband showed she had not fully accepted responsibility, because she denied her cooperation and part in the conspiracy. Therefore, the judge said she could not reduce her sentence based on federal sentencing guidelines.
But Diana Toebbe’s defense attorney, Barry Beck, argued his client did accept responsibility by pleading guilty and was cooperative with prosecutors and law enforcement.
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