COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina officials have filed 76 counts of ethics violations against the court clerk who handled the Alex Murdaugh murder trial. The 25 pages of allegations accuse former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill of allowing a photo of Murdaugh in a holding cell to be taken to promote her […]
While awaiting trial in the Richland County jail, Alex Murdaugh got into a fight with a man charged with burglarizing and sexually assaulting one of Murdaugh’s nieces. The fight was disclosed by the niece in a recent TEDx video talk that was posted on YouTube. In the video, the niece discussed the ways she has […]
Richard “Alex” Murdaugh, the disgraced South Carolina attorney convicted of killing his wife and youngest son, will be behind bars for the rest of his life. Murdaugh, 55, is serving two consecutive life sentences for the fatal shootings of his wife, Maggie, and 22-year-old son, Paul, which his attorneys have appealed. Authorities have said the double murder […]
Last year when the Alex Murdaugh murder trial was in full force, O.J. Simpson decided to throw in his thoughts and predictions about the case. Simpson, whose own murder trial in the 90s captivated the nation, died on Wednesday, according to the New York Times. He was 76. O.J. Simpson said last year that he […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A federal judge sentenced convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh to 40 years in prison Monday for stealing millions of dollars from his legal clients — a punishment that can be served at the same time as a 27-year sentence previously imposed by South Carolina for related crimes. The stakes had been raised in […]
For maybe the last time, Alex Murdaugh, in a prison jumpsuit instead of the suit he used to wear, shuffled into a court on Monday in the US and was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison. Murdaugh, 55, was punished, this time in federal court in South Carolina, for stealing from clients and his […]
Alex Murdaugh to be federally sentenced for financial crimes Former South Carolina attorney and convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh is scheduled Monday to be sentenced on a series of financial crimes. Murdaugh pleaded guilty on 22 charges, including conspiracy to commit bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. PREVIOUS: Alex Murdaugh sentenced in SC court for […]
For maybe the last time, Alex Murdaugh, in a prison jumpsuit and shackles instead of the suit the lawyer used to wear, will shuffle into a courtroom in South Carolina and wait for a judge to punish him. Murdaugh is scheduled to be sentenced Monday morning in federal court for stealing from clients and his […]
Alex Murdaugh’s thefts began as early as 2005 when he took more than $290,000 from a settlement he negotiated for a client, federal prosecutors have alleged. In the years since, the disgraced former lawyer stole nearly $11 million from 21 victims, prosecutors revealed in their most complete itemization of Murdaugh’s crimes to date. The allegations […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — 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. The prosecutors want a judge […]
More than $6 million in money stolen by disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh remains unaccounted for, and he failed a polygraph test about where it is, federal prosecutors said in a federal court filing on Tuesday afternoon. The disclosures were made in a motion by federal prosecutors that seeks the maximum penalty for Murdaugh for his […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A judge Monday denied convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh a new trial after a daylong evidentiary hearing that centered on allegations that a court clerk had tampered with the jury and tainted the verdict. Judge Jean Toal made the ruling after hearing testimony from all 12 jurors in Murdaugh’s trial and the Colleton […]