Lynn Cox Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Attempting to Hire a Hitman to Kill Her Husband

FRESNO, CA—Acting United States Attorney Lawrence G. Brown announced today that LYNN COX, 46, of Bakersfield, California, was sentenced today, by United States District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill, to nine years in federal prison. COX pled guilty to using a facility of interstate commerce to commit murder-for-hire, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1958(a), on January 16, 2009.

The case was investigated by Federal Bureau of Investigation.

According to Assistant United States Attorney Duce Rice, who prosecuted the case, COX attempted to hire someone to kill her husband so she could collect on his insurance. COX wanted the murder to take place while her husband, a truck driver, was stopped to rest, so as to make it appear as a robbery. COX is in custody.

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