COLUMBIA, S.C.—More than 13 months after disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh called 911 after finding his wife and son shot outside their home, a grand jury indicted him Thursday on murder charges in their killings. But the legal documents shed little light on the ongoing mystery over the deaths that captivated the public, who…
Alex Murdaugh Charged in Money Laundering and Drug Scheme
COLUMBIA, S.C.—Once prominent and soon-to-be disbarred South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh has been indicted again, this time prosecutors saying his crimes extended to an eight-year money laundering and painkiller ring with a friend and former client charged with trying to help him commit suicide. Murdaugh wrote 437 checks worth $2.4 million that Curtis “Eddie” Smith…
South Carolina Attorney Alex Murdaugh Likely to Lose License
COLUMBIA, S.C.—Prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who faces more than 70 criminal charges after police scrutinized his finances in the aftermath of the unsolved shooting deaths of his wife and son last year, is likely going to permanently lose his law license. The South Carolina Supreme Court said Murdaugh’s attorneys said Tuesday they would…
Judge Sets $1 Million Bond for Former CEO Russell Laffitte, Accused of Fraud in Murdaugh Saga
By Sammy Fretwell and Jake Shore From The State (Columbia, S.C.) COLUMBIA, S.C.—A judge set a $1 million bond Friday for fired Hampton County banker Russell Laffitte, who is accused of scheming with suspended attorneys Alex Murdaugh and Cory Fleming to defraud legal clients of settlement money. Circuit Judge Alison Renee Lee set the bond…
Ex-Banker Charged With Conspiring in Murdaugh Money Scheme
COLUMBIA, S.C.—A grand jury has indicted the former CEO of a South Carolina bank on charges of conspiring with once-prominent, now- suspended attorney Alex Murdaugh to defraud victims—including the family of a deaf man who became quadriplegic after a car crash — of $1.8 million. Russell Laffitte, who headed Palmetto State Bank until he was…
Murdaugh Friend Charged With Aiding Insurance Fraud Scheme
COLUMBIA, S.C.—A longtime friend of South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh now faces 18 charges involving the theft of more than $3 million in insurance money from the family of Murdaugh’s dead housekeeper, according to newly unsealed court documents. An indictment made public Wednesday accuses Cory Fleming of working with Murdaugh to defraud the sons of…
Judge Denies Jailed Attorney’s Request to Reduce $7 Million Bail
COLUMBIA, S.C.—A judge refused on Tuesday to lower the $7 million bail for a prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh who is charged with stealing millions of dollars from vulnerable clients. Murdaugh’s lawyers had unsuccessfully argued that the high amount was like no bail at all, saying their client was so broke he was unable…
Alex Murdaugh Attorneys Ask Judge to Lower $7 Million Bond
COLUMBIA, S.C.—Lawyers for prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh said Monday that he’s so broke he can’t pay a phone bill—much less $7 million in bail—while a court-appointed overseer said Murdaugh needs to use whatever money he has to pay his alleged victims, not free himself from jail. In a virtual court hearing before a…
South Carolina Authorities Release 911 Call From Housekeeper’s Fall at Once-Prominent Attorney Alex Murdaugh’s Home in 2018
By Lana Ferguson From The State COLUMBIA, S.C.—State police investigating the death of Gloria Satterfield, a housekeeper who died from injuries sustained from a fall at the Murdaugh family home, released a 911 call which confirms the fall in Colleton County but doesn’t say how it happened. At least three people were at the home…
New Charges Against South Carolina Lawyer Accused of Having Himself Shot
Suspended South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh was indicted on 27 charges of embezzlement and other crimes, a prosecutor said on Friday, on top of previous charges of insurance fraud in a conspiracy to arrange his own death. A state grand jury indicted Murdaugh on counts stemming from schemes to defraud law clients and associates and…
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