Michael Marin, ex-Wall Street banker, may have swallowed poison pill during courtroom conviction for

Marin, 53, of Phoenix had just been found guilty of arson, a crime that could have put him away for nearly 16 years. Police are investigating whether poison was the cause of death.

A former Wall Street trader convicted of setting his Phoenix mansion on fire in a desperate ploy to get out of his mortgage put his hands to his mouth — seemingly in shock — and collapsed after the verdict was read Thursday.

He later died, but authorities are wondering if the hand gesture was actually a final, preplanned act to poison himself, according to reports.


Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/michael-marin-ex-wall-street-banker-swallowed-poison-pill-courtroom-conviction-arson-article-1.1104528#ixzz1zClLFwn5