USA v. Murdaugh

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Case Number:

9:23-cr-00396

Court:

South Carolina

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Judge:

Richard M Gergel

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  1. October 02, 2024

    4th Circ. Says Murdaugh Can't Appeal Fraud Sentence

    Former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who is serving life in prison for murder, was denied an appeal of a separate 40-year sentence after pleading guilty to stealing at least $9 million from clients by a Fourth Circuit panel that said he'd waived his right to appeal.

  2. August 14, 2024

    SC Justices Agree To Hear Murdaugh's Jury Tampering Claim

    South Carolina's Supreme Court has agreed to hear disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh's appeal claiming a clerk of court tampered with the jury that convicted him of murder, invoking a rule that bypasses intermediate appeals when "significant public interest or a legal principle of major importance" hangs in the balance.

  3. April 01, 2024

    Murdaugh Gets 40 Years For Financial Crimes In Fed. Court

    Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced former South Carolina lawyer serving a life sentence for murder, was hit with a concurrent 40-year prison term in federal court Monday after pleading guilty to stealing at least $9 million from clients.

  4. March 27, 2024

    Feds Say Murdaugh Lied, Broke Plea Deal Over $9M Fraud

    Alex Murdaugh, the South Carolina attorney serving a life sentence for killing his wife and son, was dishonest with the government and should potentially face a harsher prison sentence than the one proposed in a plea agreement on federal charges of stealing at least $9 million from clients, prosecutors said. 

  5. October 17, 2023

    Murdaugh Can't Have Feds Seize Fraud Funds From Receivers

    A South Carolina federal judge has rebuffed an effort from attorney and convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh to have the federal government wrest control of his assets from a pair of receivers who Murdaugh alleged were using their positions in his fraud case to line their pockets.

  6. October 11, 2023

    Murdaugh Wants Fraud Funds Seized Over Receivers' Misuse

    Alex Murdaugh, the prominent attorney serving a life sentence for the murder of his wife and son, urged a South Carolina federal judge Tuesday to seize his assets from the hands of receivers Murdaugh says are using the funds to enrich themselves to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

  7. September 21, 2023

    Murdaugh Admits $9M Fraud So Victims Can 'Begin To Heal'

    Alex Murdaugh, the South Carolina attorney serving a life sentence for killing his wife and son, pled guilty Thursday to federal charges of stealing at least $9 million from clients, saying he is taking responsibility so the people he has harmed can "begin to heal."

  8. September 19, 2023

    Murdaugh Strikes Plea Deal For Charges Of Defrauding Clients

    Alex Murdaugh, the South Carolina personal injury attorney sentenced to life in prison for killing his wife and son, has agreed to plead guilty to nearly two dozen federal charges related to purported schemes in which he stole at least $9 million from clients, court records show.

  9. August 02, 2023

    Bank Exec Gets 7 Years For Allegedly Aiding Murdaugh Fraud

    A Palmetto State Bank executive convicted of helping disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh steal clients' money was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in federal prison.

  10. May 31, 2023

    Murdaugh's Atty Hints At Guilty Plea In Federal Fraud Case

    Disgraced former South Carolina personal injury lawyer Alex Murdaugh pled not guilty Wednesday in federal court to charges that he ripped off clients, but his lawyer suggested a guilty plea from the convicted murderer may be on the horizon.

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