Category: Alex Murdaugh

SC Attorney Alex Murdaugh Denied Bond on $3 Million Theft Charges

October 20, 2021
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COLUMBIA, S.C.—A judge denied bond Tuesday for a prominent South Carolina attorney who has become embroiled in two multimillion-dollar insurance fraud cases months after he found his wife and son dead in their home. The judge said Alex Murdaugh’s considerable financial resources and mental instability appear for now to make it too risky to allow…

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Murdaugh Charged With Taking Insurance Money in Maid’s Death

October 15, 2021
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COLUMBIA, S.C.—A prominent South Carolina lawyer has been charged with stealing insurance settlements meant for the sons of his late housekeeper that a lawsuit said total more than $4 million, state police said Thursday. Alex Murdaugh was arrested at a drug rehab facility in Orlando, Florida, where his attorneys said he has spent the past…

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South Carolina Police Arrest Alex Murdaugh, Lawyer Who Allegedly Plotted Own Shooting

September 16, 2021
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South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh was arrested Thursday in South Carolina on charges including insurance fraud after he told state agents that he conspired with another man to commit suicide so his son would get $10 million from a life insurance policy. Murdaugh, 53, was charged with insurance fraud, conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, and…

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Attorney Hired Man to Kill Him Months After Wife, Son Murdered: Police

September 15, 2021
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A high-profile attorney in South Carolina hired another man to shoot him for a life insurance payout months after his wife and son were killed, authorities said in court documents. Curtis Edward Smith, 61, conspired with Alex Murdaugh, 53, in the plan, South Carolina’s Law Enforcement Division said. On Sept. 4, “Mr. Murdaugh provided Mr….

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