Woman who embezzled from Ann Arbor Amateur Hockey Association files for bankruptcy

Kimberly Knight has filed for bankruptcy.

The filing comes less than three weeks after Knight was arrested by Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies on charges that she wrote two bad checks on Feb. 1 to the Dexter Pharmacy.

Knight pleaded guilty in June 2009 to two counts of embezzlement. 

Her sentencing was delayed by Washtenaw County Circuit Judge Melinda Morris, who gave Knight a year to prove she's capable of paying back the stolen money and deserves probation. 

Knight embezzled $934,000 while she was the association's bookkeeper from 2005 to 2007. Pittsfield Township police say she used the money for jewelry, elaborate family vacations and other items, including a 2005 Cadillac Escalade.

According to court records, Knight had been making the required $1,500 monthly
restitution payments through April.

It’s unclear how the bankruptcy filing will affect her embezzlement case.

Washtenaw County Prosecutor Brian Mackie did not return a phone call Friday seeking comment. Knight’s attorney for the embezzlement case, Michael Le Gris, also did not return a phone call.

Knight is a defendant in a lawsuit filed by the AAAHA, which is seeking repayment of the stolen funds and other money. The suit alleges Knight, her husband Jon Knight and father Richard Marshke collaborated in a scheme to launder the stolen money through legitimate companies.

Lee Higgins covers crime and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached by phone at (734) 623-2527 and email at leehiggins@annarbor.com.