Alex Murdaugh Facing Over 70 Financial Crimes Charges After Indictments Allege He Defrauded Victims Out Of Nearly $9 Million

The South Carolina Attorney General's Office said Friday that Alex Murdaugh had been indicted on 27 new counts of fraud and computer charges.

In this Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 file photo, Alex Murdaugh sits during his bond hearing.

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According to the indictments, Murdaugh cheated four people out of over $2 million in various schemes throughout the state of South Carolina.

According to the indictments, Murdaugh is accused of spending the victims' compensation and trust checks for his own personal use.

According to the indictment, Murdaugh converted one victim's $325,000 compensation check for an injury from a vehicle collision into money orders for himself and his family.

Murdaugh is accused of using a trust account check of over $300,000 to pay off personal business loans and to obtain cash for himself and a family member.

A total of 75 charges have been brought against Murdaugh, including counts of money laundering, forgery, and computer crimes.

An attorney for Murdaugh did not reply to a request from Forbes.

$8,885,000 According to the South Carolina Attorney General's Office, that's how much money Murdaugh is accused of swindling.

There is a key background.

Murdaugh was found on the side of the road in September with a superficial gunshot wound, and he is now facing a number of charges. Police issued a warrant for his arrest after he was accused of asking a man to kill him because he wanted to give his son the insurance money. The lawyer's wife Margaret and his son Paul were found shot to death in June. In September, the Supreme Court of South Carolina suspended Murdaugh's law license, and he remains in jail.

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Murdaugh is accused of taking millions from Gloria Satterfield's wrongful death settlement. Satterfield died from her injuries after falling at the Murdaugh residence. The $4.3 million settlement was never given to her sons because they didn't know about it.

Alex Murdaugh was indicted on new financial crime charges.

Alex Murdaugh was indicted on dozens of money Laundering, fraud charges.

The lawyer who said he hired a man to kill him turned himself in.