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Court OKs eight-figure judgment against Murdaugh
Alex Murdaugh now faces a $14.8 million judgment after a false insurance claim was submitted in the death of his housekeeper, and the settlement was misappropriated. A Jan. 2 order […]
Murdaugh plans two-track appeal of murder conviction
COLUMBIA — Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh are taking two paths to appeal his murder convictions for killing his wife and son, saying that a court clerk pushed a guilty verdict […]
4th Circuit rejects Murdaugh’s appeal of 40-year term
COLUMBIA — A federal court has rejected Alex Murdaugh‘s request to throw out his 40-year sentence for stealing from clients and his law firm. The disgraced South Carolina lawyer said […]
Murdaugh appeals financial fraud sentence
Alex Murdaugh is appealing the 40-year sentence he was given in April by a federal district judge for financial fraud, The State newspaper of Columbia reported. The convicted double murderer […]
Buster Murdaugh sues media companies over programs
HAMPTON — Buster Murdaugh, the son of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh, has sued seven media companies and a newspaper editor, alleging he was defamed by comments included in television programs […]
Clerk over Murdaugh trial faces ethics complaint
Becky Hill, who served as Colleton County clerk of court during Alex Murdaugh's murder trial, faces 76 ethics violations in a state complaint.
Retired Colleton County official tapped as clerk of court
Patricia C. Grant has been appointed Colleton County Clerk of Court by Gov Henry McMaster.
Federal court sentences Murdaugh to 40 years
CHARLESTON — For maybe the last time, Alex Murdaugh, in a prison jumpsuit instead of the suit he used to wear, shuffled into a courtroom Monday in South Carolina and […]
Prosecutors: Murdaugh lied about stolen money
COLUMBIA — Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh didn’t tell the truth when FBI agents repeatedly asked him where more than $6 million he stole ended up and whether another attorney not […]
Murdaugh’s final assets divided by mediator
WCSC-TV CHARLESTON — A decision has been made on how Alex Murdaugh‘s remaining money will be divided. Special referee Walter Tollison filed an order Monday with how Murdaugh‘s remaining assets, […]
Court denies Murdaugh murder retrial
COLUMBIA — A South Carolina judge on Monday denied Alex Murdaugh‘s bid for a new trial after his defense team accused a clerk of court of tampering with a jury. […]
Judge limits evidence in Murdaugh’s bid for new trial
Alex Murdaugh faces a steep uphill battle in his push for a new murder trial after a state judge on Tuesday limited witness questioning and set a high burden of […]
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