United States v. Margo Thibault-Lemke, United States of America v. William E. Lemke

990 F.2d 1265 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Margo THIBAULT-LEMKE, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William E. LEMKE, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 91-50774, 91-50860. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 5, 1992. * Decided March 17, 1993. Before HUG, FLETCHER and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 Appellants William E. Lemke ("Lemke") and Margo J. Thibault-Lemke ("Margo") 1 appeal their criminal convictions and sentences for engaging in a murder-for-hire scheme. Margo was charged with eight violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1958 ("use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire") (Counts One through Eight), five counts of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 (Counts Nine through Thirteen), and a single count of conspiracy in contravention of 18 U.S.C. § 371 ("conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud…