A pharmacist in West Virginia has been convicted of killing her husband to prevent him from learning from her $ 2 million ponzi schedule.
Natalie Cochran, 44, was found guilty of murder in the first degree for the death of her husband 2019, Michael Cochran, 38, on Wednesday.
Prosecutors said that Cochran poisoned him with insulin, so that he would not know about a $ 2 million ponzi schedule that they admitted to work from 2017 to 2019.
She was sentenced to 11 years in March 2021 because she presented herself as a contractor of the government and cheating investors from millions of dollars.
Federal Public Prosecutors said she misled investors to think that she had two successful companies with government contracts.
However, she never invested the money; Instead, she used part of it to buy a Shelby Cobra Classic car from 1965, two properties and jewelry.
When her husband started asking questions about the operation, the authorities said she poisoned him.
Michael fainted on 6 February 2019 and was taken to the hospital, where he died five days later.
Natalie Cochran (photo), 44, was found guilty of murder in the first degree before the death of 2019 of her husband, Michael Cochran, 38, on Wednesday
Prosecutors said that Cochran Michael (right) poisoned with insulin, so that he would no longer find out about a ponzi schedule of $ 2 million that she had admitted that she operated from 2017 to 2019
Cochran was initially sued for a first degree murder on November 19, 2021, in the death of her husband, according to Wowk.
However, the charges were withdrawn to re-examine Michael's body for advanced tests, which showed that Michael died because unpresented insulin was introduced in his body.
During her federal conviction, Cochran implied that her husband suffered from problems with substance abuse, according to the court TV.
“When Michael began to take steroids and used illegal supplements, he used far and above normal doses and processing controversial alternative therapies,” she said.
“It became his addiction. Every day I wanted Mike here. I wish he had not left me to deal with this alone. I wish he had never started the drugs. '
Cochran's lawyers built their defense around the idea that some supplements he took could have caused his death.
Lawyer Matthew Victor admitted that his client was a 'bad girl' who falsely played and deal with financial crimes and 'Shenanigans', but argued that she had not committed murder with premeditated.
Prosecutors said Cochran killed her husband because she felt that she only had two choices, “come clean or take him out.”
She was sentenced to 11 years in March 2021 because she praised herself as a government contractor and investors from millions of dollars
Federal Public Prosecutors said she misled investors to think that she had two successful companies with government contracts
'You may not have done mathematics, but I did that; This Thursday will be six years since then [Natalie] Michael Cochran injected insulin into his house, “said Assistant Officer of Justice Ashley Acord during the concluding arguments, WOAY reported.
'Five days later it will be six years since he left the earth. Six years since two children lost their father. Six years since this woman, Donna Bolt, and this man, Ed Bolt, lost their son. Six years since they saw him for the last time. '
Cochran is confronted with life in prison, but the jury will return to deliberative on Thursday if it receives a grace order that can make it eligible for conditional release after 15 years.
