Heather Mack expected to plead guilty in court Friday to federal charges in role in mom's murder

Mack was convicted in Indonesia with helping kill her mother. Now it looks like she's ready to make a plea deal here in the U.S.

Heather Mack is expected to appear in person in federal court, where she will potentially plead guilty. The 27 year old already spent years in an Indonesian prison for helping in the murder of her mother, Sheila von Wiese-Mack back in 2014.She was indicted on conspiracy to commit murder and obstruction of justice charges for allegedly helping to stuff the body of her mother into a suitcase at a luxury resort in Bali with her ex-boyfriend, Tommy Schaefer.

So why isn't this double jeopardy? Legal experts have said the allegations involve two countries with their own laws and jurisdiction, which doesn't violate the U.S. Constitution's prohibition on prosecuting someone twice for the same acts. The government and defense attorneys informed the judge earlier this month that they were finalizing a plea agreement, so it appears there may be a guilty plea Friday morning.Related Topics

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Heather Mack, convicted in Bali of killing mother, set to plead guilty in USThe daughter of an American woman whose body was found stuffed inside a suitcase at an Indonesian resort island is scheduled to appear in Chicago federal court to change her plea to guilty on charges she helped kill her mother in Bali nine years ago. Heather Mack was convicted in Indonesia in 2015 of being an accessory to Sheila von Wiese-Mack’s murder with her then-boyfriend in a bid to gain access to a $1.5 million trust fund. Mack served seven years before being deported in 2021 and U.S. agents arrested her after her plane landed in Chicago. Friday's hearing is the latest in a story that has garnered international attention.
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