Alex Murdaugh Pleads Guilty to Financial Crimes in Deal That Gives Him More Prison Time
Published on November 19, 2023
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 of trust and financial fraud, in exchange for a 27-year sentence. Judge Clifton Newman said he intends to officially accept the plea deal during a sentencing hearing set for Nov. 28 so that victims or their families may attend. “I agree that I wrongly took all of that money, your honor, and did all of those crimes,” Murdaugh told Newman....