 'Your honor, I'd like to change my plea from not guilty to guilty,' Tonkovich told U.S. District Judge John Copenhaver.Throughout the trial, the defense had maintained that Tonkovich, 43, believed WVCC paid him the money for marketing work he was hired to perform.Copenhaver recessed the proceedings for 10 minutes to allow Tonkovich to confer with his lawyer, James Lees.