Conviction and 7-year sentence for Alex Murdaugh’s banker overturned in appeal of juror’s dismissal
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Conviction and 7-year sentence for Alex Murdaugh’s banker overturned in appeal of juror’s dismissal

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The banker who prosecutors said helped Alex Murdaugh move millions of dollars around to avoid detection of his thefts in exchange for a share of the money had his conviction and seven-year prison sentence overturned on appeal Thursday. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the federal judge trying the case made mistakes handing a juror who was dismissed after saying she was suffering from anxiety during deliberations in Russell Laffitte’s trial. The jury had been deliberating nearly eight hours — well into the night the Tuesday before Thanksgiving in 2022 — when a juror wrote a note saying she was experiencing anxiety and couldn’t do her job Judge Richard Gergel interviewed the juror without lawyers or Laffitte in the room and she told him she took medicine for anxiety and felt like she could handle her responsibility, but her anxiety grew with the reaction of other jurors to her beliefs about the case. We respect the court’s decision and stand ready to prove Laffitte’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt a second time,” U.S. Attorney for South Carolina Adair Ford Boroughs said in a statement.

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Alex Murdaugh’s murder appeal cites biased clerk and prejudicial evidence
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Alex Murdaugh’s murder appeal cites biased clerk and prejudicial evidence

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh are taking two paths to appeal his murder convictions for killing his wife and son, saying that a court clerk pushed a guilty verdict to jurors to sell books and that the trial judge allowed improper evidence like the disgraced South Carolina lawyer’s financial crimes. Murdaugh lawyers wrote his murder convictions need to …

Federal court rejects Murdaugh’s appeal that 40 years is too harsh for stealing millions
3 months ago

Federal court rejects Murdaugh’s appeal that 40 years is too harsh for stealing millions

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal court has rejected Alex Murdaugh’s request to throw out his 40-year sentence for stealing from clients and his law firm. U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel said in April that he chose a harsher prison sentence because Murdaugh stole from “the most needy, vulnerable people,” clients who were maimed in wrecks or lost loved ones and …

Alex Murdaugh is sentenced to 40 years in prison for federal financial crimes
9 months, 1 week ago

Alex Murdaugh is sentenced to 40 years in prison for federal financial crimes

The Independent  

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Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh gets 40 years in federal prison for stealing from clients and his law firm
9 months, 1 week ago

Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh gets 40 years in federal prison for stealing from clients and his law firm

Hindustan Times  

For maybe the last time, Alex Murdaugh, in a prison jumpsuit instead of the suit he used to wear, shuffled into a courtroom Monday in South Carolina and was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison. Alex Murdaugh, convicted of killing his wife, Maggie, and younger son, Paul, in June 2021, sits during a hearing on a motion for a …

Alex Murdaugh gets 40 years in federal prison for stealing from clients and his law firm
9 months, 1 week ago

Alex Murdaugh gets 40 years in federal prison for stealing from clients and his law firm

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, S.C. — For maybe the last time, Alex Murdaugh, in a prison jumpsuit instead of the suit he used to wear, shuffled into a courtroom Monday in South Carolina and was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel said he sentenced Murdaugh to a harsher punishment than suggested because he stole from “the most …

Alex Murdaugh sentenced in federal court to 40 years in prison for financial crimes
9 months, 1 week ago

Alex Murdaugh sentenced in federal court to 40 years in prison for financial crimes

CNN  

Charleston, South Carolina CNN — Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh received another prison sentence Monday, this time in federal court, where a judge sentenced him to 40 years after he pleaded guilty to a raft of financial crimes, including nearly two dozen charges of conspiracy, fraud and money laundering. The sentence levied by US District Court Judge Richard M. Gergel exceeded …

Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers say FBI agent’s mention of Joran van der Sloot led to failed polygraph test
9 months, 1 week ago

Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers say FBI agent’s mention of Joran van der Sloot led to failed polygraph test

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh said an FBI agent conducting a polygraph test that the agency said the convicted killer flunked asked odd questions and confided he had just examined the notorious Dutch killer of an Alabama teen, throwing the results off. Prosecutors said in court papers filed Tuesday that their plea deal to have Murdaugh serve any …

FBI says Alex Murdaugh lied about where money stolen from clients went and who helped him steal
9 months, 1 week ago

FBI says Alex Murdaugh lied about where money stolen from clients went and who helped him steal

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh didn’t tell the truth when FBI agents repeatedly asked him where more than $6 million he stole ended up and whether another attorney not yet identified helped him steal from clients and his law firm, federal prosecutors said in court documents Tuesday. He pleaded guilty to stealing money from clients and his law …

FBI says Alex Murdaugh lied about where money stolen from clients went and who helped him steal
9 months, 1 week ago

FBI says Alex Murdaugh lied about where money stolen from clients went and who helped him steal

The Independent  

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Alex Murdaugh confronted at sentencing: ‘What kind of animal are you?’
1 year, 1 month ago

Alex Murdaugh confronted at sentencing: ‘What kind of animal are you?’

The Independent  

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Alex Murdaugh sentenced to 27 years for financial fraud after victims angrily confront him in court
1 year, 1 month ago

Alex Murdaugh sentenced to 27 years for financial fraud after victims angrily confront him in court

Associated Press  

For years, South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh looked his anguished clients in the eyes and promised to help them with their medical bills, their suffering or simply to survive. I don’t think you understand yourself.” For his part, Murdaugh spent nearly 45 minutes apologizing to his family for bringing them shame and dishonor, and addressing all his victims, although he …

Alex Murdaugh, already convicted of murder, will be sentenced for stealing from 18 clients
1 year, 1 month ago

Alex Murdaugh, already convicted of murder, will be sentenced for stealing from 18 clients

The Independent  

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Alex Murdaugh is sentenced to 27 years in prison for nearly 2 dozen state financial crimes
1 year, 1 month ago

Alex Murdaugh is sentenced to 27 years in prison for nearly 2 dozen state financial crimes

CNN  

CNN — Alex Murdaugh – the disgraced former South Carolina attorney serving two life sentences for the murders of his wife and son – was sentenced to another 27 years in prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to nearly two dozen state financial crimes, including money laundering, breach of trust, conspiracy, forgery and tax evasion. Murdaugh pleaded guilty earlier this …

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes in a deal that gives him more prison time
1 year, 1 month ago

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes in a deal that gives him more prison time

Associated Press  

BEAUFORT, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh pleaded guilty Friday to stealing millions of dollars from vulnerable legal clients in schemes lasting over a decade under an agreement that all but ensures more prison time for the longtime lawyer who was convicted of killing his wife and younger son. Murdaugh agreed to plead guilty to 22 total counts, including money laundering, breach …

Alex Murdaugh pleads GUILTY to 100 financial crimes and pleads for just 27 years in prison as he admits to stealing $9M of customers' cash at his law firm
1 year, 1 month ago

Alex Murdaugh pleads GUILTY to 100 financial crimes and pleads for just 27 years in prison as he admits to stealing $9M of customers' cash at his law firm

Daily Mail  

He is currently serving life in prison for murdering his wife and son Alex Murdaugh has pleaded guilty to over 100 financial crimes as he reached a plea deal, admitting he targeted clients in a scheme to steal millions of dollars. Alex Murdaugh seen back in court Friday for a pre-trial hearing, where he accepted a plea agreement over 100 …

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to state financial charges
1 year, 1 month ago

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to state financial charges

CNN  

CNN — Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, already serving two life sentences for the murder of his wife and son, entered a guilty plea Friday to nearly two dozen state financial charges against him, including money laundering, breach of trust, conspiracy, forgery and tax evasion, as part of a plea deal his defense team negotiated with prosecutors. Lead prosecutor …

Alex Murdaugh murder case headed back to lower court over jury tampering allegations
1 year, 2 months ago

Alex Murdaugh murder case headed back to lower court over jury tampering allegations

CNN  

CNN — The South Carolina Court of Appeals has granted Alex Murdaugh’s motion to suspend his conviction appeal and sent the case back to circuit court to consider allegations of jury tampering by the Colleton County clerk. Handout “We intend to proceed expeditiously and will seek a full blown evidentiary hearing addressing the serious allegations pertaining to improper jury communications …

Latest fight in the Alex Murdaugh case is over who controls the convicted murderer’s assets
1 year, 3 months ago

Latest fight in the Alex Murdaugh case is over who controls the convicted murderer’s assets

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Attorneys for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh want the federal government to take over whatever is left of the millions of dollars and other assets the convicted murderer stole and earned through his legal work. The lawyers handlings the assets for the state, who are called receivers, shot back with demands that Murdaugh’s lawyers reveal how much they …

Alex Murdaugh lawyers say he can’t afford trial as they float murder theory
1 year, 3 months ago

Alex Murdaugh lawyers say he can’t afford trial as they float murder theory

The Independent  

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Alex Murdaugh co-conspirator granted delay to prison sentence – again
1 year, 3 months ago

Alex Murdaugh co-conspirator granted delay to prison sentence – again

The Independent  

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Will Alex Murdaugh be granted a new trial? Legal expert weighs in
1 year, 3 months ago

Will Alex Murdaugh be granted a new trial? Legal expert weighs in

The Independent  

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Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes — the first time he’s admitted blame to a judge
1 year, 3 months ago

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes — the first time he’s admitted blame to a judge

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh did something Thursday he hasn’t done in the two years since his life of privilege and power started to unravel — plead guilty to a crime. In exchange, authorities get a requirement placed in almost every plea deal, which is especially significant in this case: “The Defendant agrees to be fully truthful and …

Court clerk accused of jury tampering in Alex Murdaugh trial says daughter was ‘excited’ to be on jury
1 year, 3 months ago

Court clerk accused of jury tampering in Alex Murdaugh trial says daughter was ‘excited’ to be on jury

The Independent  

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Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to committing crime for first time
1 year, 3 months ago

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to committing crime for first time

The Independent  

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Smiling Alex Murdaugh appears in court in shackles as trial date set in financial fraud case
1 year, 3 months ago

Smiling Alex Murdaugh appears in court in shackles as trial date set in financial fraud case

The Independent  

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South Carolina lawmaker Todd Rutherford stands to shake hands with convicted killer Alex Murdaugh in court
1 year, 3 months ago

South Carolina lawmaker Todd Rutherford stands to shake hands with convicted killer Alex Murdaugh in court

The Independent  

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Alex Murdaugh makes his first appearance in court since his murder trial
1 year, 3 months ago

Alex Murdaugh makes his first appearance in court since his murder trial

Associated Press  

BEAUFORT, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh appeared publicly for the first time since his murder trial at a Thursday state court hearing over the slew of financial crimes allegedly committed by the disbarred South Carolina attorney. Newman, the same judge who presided over the nearly six-week murder trial earlier this year, said the indictments were issued across many counties home to …

Another twist in the Alex Murdaugh double murder case. Did the clerk tamper with the jury?
1 year, 4 months ago

Another twist in the Alex Murdaugh double murder case. Did the clerk tamper with the jury?

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh’s double murder case has been full of twists and turns: How did a dog crack the case? Murdaugh’s lawyers filed court papers saying he deserves a new trial because elected Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill allegedly tampered with the jury that found him guilty earlier this year. Hill also allegedly told the jury …

Alex Murdaugh loses prison phone privileges after lawyer records phone call for documentary
1 year, 4 months ago

Alex Murdaugh loses prison phone privileges after lawyer records phone call for documentary

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has lost his phone privileges and his prison tablet computer after his lawyer recorded him reading his journal entries on a call for a documentary about his case, South Carolina Corrections Department officials said Wednesday. The media interview violation, along with another violation for using a different inmate’s password to make a telephone …

Alex Murdaugh friend pleads guilty to helping steal from dead maid’s family
1 year, 4 months ago

Alex Murdaugh friend pleads guilty to helping steal from dead maid’s family

Associated Press  

KINGSTREE, S.C. — Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh ‘s old college buddy has pleaded guilty to a second set of charges for helping the disgraced South Carolina attorney steal millions of dollars of insurance settlements from the sons of Murdaugh’s dead housekeeper. During his federal sentencing, Fleming said he knew Murdaugh, now serving a life sentence for killing his wife and …

Alex Murdaugh’s friend sentenced to prison for scheming to steal millions from dead housekeeper’s family
1 year, 4 months ago

Alex Murdaugh’s friend sentenced to prison for scheming to steal millions from dead housekeeper’s family

The Independent  

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Alex Murdaugh’s friend gets almost 4 years in prison for helping steal from his dead maid’s family
1 year, 4 months ago

Alex Murdaugh’s friend gets almost 4 years in prison for helping steal from his dead maid’s family

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A longtime friend of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was sentenced Tuesday to nearly four years in prison for scheming to steal millions of dollars in insurance settlements from the sons of Murdaugh’s dead housekeeper. Fleming is the second associate of Murdaugh sent to prison since investigators began scrutinizing every aspect of his life in June …

Alex Murdaugh planned a birthday party for his son Paul from jail 10 months after killing him, book claims
1 year, 4 months ago

Alex Murdaugh planned a birthday party for his son Paul from jail 10 months after killing him, book claims

The Independent  

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An accomplice to convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh’s financial misdeeds gets seven years in prison
1 year, 5 months ago

An accomplice to convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh’s financial misdeeds gets seven years in prison

Associated Press  

The man who once headed a highly respected bank in the South Carolina Lowcountry will spend seven years in federal prison for helping convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh steal nearly $2 million from clients’ legal settlements. The ex-CEO of Palmetto State Bank became the first of the disgraced former attorney’s accomplices to face prison time following the June 2021 shooting deaths …

Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to 22-count fraud indictment
1 year, 7 months ago

Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to 22-count fraud indictment

Daily Mail  

Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh has pleaded not guilty to charges that he siphoned some $4 million from his dead housekeeper's life insurance settlement and defrauded his law partners and other clients for 16 years. Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh is due to appear in federal court on Wednesday The family's longtime housekeeper Gloria Satterfield died in February 2018 after appearing to …

Alex Murdaugh’s accomplice Corey Fleming takes plea deal in housekeeper Gloria Satterfield theft case
1 year, 7 months ago

Alex Murdaugh’s accomplice Corey Fleming takes plea deal in housekeeper Gloria Satterfield theft case

The Independent  

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Alex Murdaugh’s longtime friend admits helping to steal $4 million wrongful death settlement
1 year, 7 months ago

Alex Murdaugh’s longtime friend admits helping to steal $4 million wrongful death settlement

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A longtime friend of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh admitted Thursday he helped his old college roommate steal more than $4 million meant for a wrongful death settlement after Murdaugh’s housekeeper died in a fall. After Murdaugh’s maid, Gloria Satterfield, died following a fall at the family’s home, Murdaugh convinced Satterfield’s sons to hire Fleming as their lawyer, …

As Alex Murdaugh sits in prison cell, legal woes continue
1 year, 8 months ago

As Alex Murdaugh sits in prison cell, legal woes continue

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh may be serving a life sentence for killing his wife and son, but the legal system is far from done with him. Murdaugh’s lawyers are also fighting a lawsuit against him filed by Nautilus Insurance Co., which paid out nearly $4 million to settle claims in the aftermath of the death of his longtime housekeeper, …

Alex Murdaugh 'Invented' Story About Housekeeper’s Fatal Fall, His Attorneys Say
1 year, 8 months ago

Alex Murdaugh 'Invented' Story About Housekeeper’s Fatal Fall, His Attorneys Say

Huff Post  

Alex Murdaugh is seen in March after being convicted of murdering his wife and son. via Associated Press Alex Murdaugh’s attorneys claim in a new legal filing that the convicted murderer lied about how his family’s dogs fatally tripped his housekeeper in 2018 as part of a bogus insurance claim, while suggesting that any insurance money stolen be repaid by …

In prison for life, Murdaugh faces 2 more tax evasion counts
1 year, 8 months ago

In prison for life, Murdaugh faces 2 more tax evasion counts

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina grand jury Tuesday charged convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh with two counts of tax evasion after prosecutors reviewed his final years of tax returns before he headed behind bars. Murdaugh, 54, also faces about 100 other charges, including tax evasion for his 2011 through 2019 returns as well as charges he stole money from clients, …

Alex Murdaugh’s desperate murder trial confession likely sentenced him to 700 extra years in prison
1 year, 9 months ago

Alex Murdaugh’s desperate murder trial confession likely sentenced him to 700 extra years in prison

The Independent  

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Alex Murdaugh trial news: Detective explains murders crime scene detail as killer begins guilty verdict appeal
1 year, 9 months ago

Alex Murdaugh trial news: Detective explains murders crime scene detail as killer begins guilty verdict appeal

The Independent  

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Attorneys appeal Alex Murdaugh’s convictions, life sentence
1 year, 9 months ago

Attorneys appeal Alex Murdaugh’s convictions, life sentence

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh on Thursday filed a notice to appeal his convictions for the murder of his wife and son along with his life sentence. The trial in rural South Carolina lasted six weeks and included more than 75 witnesses, but culminated in a jury taking less than three hours to find the 54-year-old Murdaugh guilty …

Alex Murdaugh trial: Timeline of murders, financial fraud, unexplained deaths, arrest and conviction
1 year, 9 months ago

Alex Murdaugh trial: Timeline of murders, financial fraud, unexplained deaths, arrest and conviction

The Independent  

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Alex Murdaugh will appeal his convictions in the killings of his wife and son, court filing says
1 year, 10 months ago

Alex Murdaugh will appeal his convictions in the killings of his wife and son, court filing says

CNN  

CNN — Former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh will appeal his convictions and sentences for the 2021 murders of his wife and son, his defense team said Thursday in a three-page court filing. Murdaugh was convicted March 2 of murder in the June 2021 shooting deaths in South Carolina of his wife, Maggie, and son Paul after a weekslong trial …

Why did Alex Murdaugh kill his wife and son? Here’s the motive presented by prosecutors
1 year, 10 months ago

Why did Alex Murdaugh kill his wife and son? Here’s the motive presented by prosecutors

The Independent  

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How Alex Murdaugh’s son helped solve his own murder and convict his father
1 year, 10 months ago

How Alex Murdaugh’s son helped solve his own murder and convict his father

CNN  

CNN — For a year and a half, Alex Murdaugh denied he was anywhere near where his wife, Maggie, and 22-year-old son, Paul, were brutally killed. “It is ironic, in the end, that it was the victim, Paul Murdaugh, who solved his own murder,” Dave Aronberg, state attorney for Florida’s Palm Beach County, told CNN Thursday night. Murdaugh was “a …

Murdaugh’s fall from grace ends in life sentence for murder
1 year, 10 months ago

Murdaugh’s fall from grace ends in life sentence for murder

Associated Press  

WALTERBORO, S.C. — One of the last pieces of a legal dynasty that doled out justice in rural South Carolina for decades crumbled Friday as lawyer Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder of his wife and son at their sprawling estate. In the quiet Lowcountry that Murdaugh’s family had dominated …

US lawyer Alex Murdaugh found guilty of killing wife, son: The case that rocked America
1 year, 10 months ago

US lawyer Alex Murdaugh found guilty of killing wife, son: The case that rocked America

Firstpost  

The twisting case of Alex Murdaugh, the scion of a prominent legal family in US’ South Carolina, has come to an end after a jury found him guilty of murdering his wife and younger son. The trial exposed years of financial wrongdoings, drug addictions and other deaths A nearly six week-long trial came to a dramatic close on Thursday when …

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