Pharmacist Killed Husband with Insulin Injection So He Wouldn't Learn About $2M Ponzi Scheme

Mar. 15, 2025

On Wednesday, Jan. 29, a jury in Raleigh County found Natalie Cochran guilty of first-degree murder in the 2019 death of her husband, Michael Cochran, 38,CBS Newsreports.

Cochran burst into tears when she heard the guilty verdict, which the jury reached in two hours, WV Metro News reports.

She is currently serving an 11-year prison sentence after pleading guilty in 2020 to federal wire fraud and money laundering, according to a release from theU.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of West Virginia.

From 2017 to 2019, prosecutors said she ran a $2 million Ponzi scheme, posing as a government contractor and defrauding investors out of millions of dollars, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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Her conviction carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, CBS News reports. On Jan. 30, the jury will decide whether Cochran will be eligible for parole after serving 15 years.

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source: people.com