Convicted murderer and disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded guilty to 22 charges alleging he stole millions of dollars from his clients.
admitted in federal court on Thursday to 22 counts of financial fraud and money laundering. It was the first time the convicted murderer and disbarred South Carolina attorney pleaded guilty to a crime since his arrest nearly two years ago.in a South Carolina prison for shooting his wife and son. He has denied any role in the killings since their deaths in June 2021 and insisted he was innocent in two days of testimony earlier this year before he was convicted of two counts of murder.
"I want to take responsibility. I want my son to see me take responsibility. It's my hope that by taking responsibility that the people I've hurt can begin to heal," said Murdaugh, standing in his orange South Carolina prison jumpsuit.Alex Murdaugh appears in court in Beaufort, South Carolina, on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023.The deal for pleading guilty in federal court is straightforward.
Murdaugh admitted Thursday to stealing from money meant to provide care for a man paralyzed from the neck down in a wreck, from two sisters who were children when they lost their mother and brother in a crash, the estate of his longtime maid who died in a fall at the family home and from others. As federal prosecutor Emily Limehouse gave the judge details about each scheme to steal money, Murdaugh rocked back and forth.
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