Alex Murdaugh Cops a Plea Deal for Financial Crimes

Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced former lawyer convicted of murdering his wife and son, has reached a plea deal on scores of financial charges just days before his first white-collar crimes trial was set to begin.

Murdaugh, who is serving two life sentences in state prison, was due to stand trial on Nov. 27 on allegations that he stole upwards of $4.3 million in insurance money intended for the family of his late housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield. The state trial was to be Murdaugh’s first trial on financial crimes, even though he had admitted in open court that he stole from the Satterfields, as well as his law firm and clients.

Prosecutor Creighton Waters said on Friday that the agreement will “bring some finality to this matter.” Murdaugh, who was originally charged with 101 financial offenses, pleaded guilty to at least two dozen. He now faces upwards of 27 years in state prison.

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