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May 18, 2025

alex murdaugh

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Murdaugh friend charged with aiding insurance fraud scheme

March 17, 2022 Michelle Liu, Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A longtime friend of South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh now faces 18 charges involving the theft of more than $3 million in insurance money from the family of Murdaugh’s dead housekeeper, according […]

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Prosecutor: Alex Murdaugh now faces 71 charges; $8.5M stolen

January 28, 2022 Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A once-prominent South Carolina lawyer now faces 71 charges that he stole nearly $8.5 million in wrongful death and wreck settlements from more than a dozen people after another round of indictments […]

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Murdaugh blamed some problems on addiction; bond set at $7M

December 28, 2021 Michelle Liu, Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Speaking publicly for the first time in months, the prominent South Carolina attorney accused of a slew of mostly financial crimes after his wife and son were found shot dead outside their […]

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Murdaugh killings in South Carolina unsolved 6 months later

December 9, 2021 Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — More than six months after the wife and son of a prominent South Carolina lawyer were gunned down at the family’s estate, their killings remain unsolved. But while little is said about […]

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New indictments: Alex Murdaugh stole almost $5 million

November 22, 2021 Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was indicted Friday on 27 additional charges, with prosecutors saying he stole nearly $5 million in settlement money he had obtained for his dead housekeeper, an injured […]

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Lawsuits: Jailed lawyer Alex Murdaugh may be hiding millions

October 28, 2021 Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Attorneys in three different civil lawsuits against Alex Murdaugh want the court to have independent representatives take control of the money and other assets of  the South Carolina lawyer involved in a […]

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Suits: Fake account with similar name key to Murdaugh scheme

October 14, 2021 Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina lawyer charged with trying to arrange his own death created a fraudulent bank account to steal money from an insurance settlement for his dead housekeeper and from his law […]

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In Murdaugh family scandal, tiny South Carolina town shaken

October 4, 2021 Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

HAMPTON, S.C. — Ask any of the 2,600 residents in this South Carolina town whether they know Alex Murdaugh, and you’ll probably get a quick nod. Nearly everyone does in Hampton, a tiny place where […]

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SC lawyer Murdaugh exits jail after $10M insurance fraud arrest

September 17, 2021 Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Instead of a suit and tie, lawyer Alex Murdaugh found himself in a jail jumpsuit Thursday in a cramped South Carolina courtroom, struggling to wipe tears from his eyes with handcuffed wrists […]

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