Prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh—who was shot in the head on Saturday, months after he found his wife and son murdered at their hunting estate—said Monday that he’s resigning from his law firm and heading to rehab.
A prominent South Carolina lawyer whose wife and son were murdered—and who then reported being shot in the head over the weekend—was accused Monday night of stealing from his law firm.Alex MurdaughThe drama stretches back to June when Murdaugh’s wife, Margaret, 52, and his son, Paul, 22, were found shot to death near the hunting dog kennels at the family estate.
“The murders of my wife and son have caused an incredibly difficult time in my life. I have made a lot of decisions that I truly regret,” he said. “His resignation came after the discovery by PMPED that Alex misappropriated funds in violation of PMPED standards and policies,” the firm said in a statement Monday evening.
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