Alex Murdaugh continues dramatic decline with more fees

Alex Murdaugh, a South Carolina attorney facing a slew of criminal charges, has been indicted on new financial crimes.

A South Carolina grand jury indicted Murdaugh, 53, on more than 20 counts, including money laundering and forgery., Government First report on Friday. According to Eric Bland, who represents the family of Murdaugh’s former housekeeper and nanny, Gloria Satterfield, several “additional indictments brought forward today” are “related” to his alleged crimes me to my family.

Murdaugh has been facing charges of allegedly orchestrating his own shooting in September, and diverting millions of dollars from a wrongful death settlement for Satterfield’s sons into a bank account. fake bank account.

“The Satterfield family is grateful to law enforcement for their continued efforts in investigating the events and circumstances surrounding Gloria Satterfield’s death as well as the serious breaches of trust and conduct. theft against her sons,” Bland said in a statement to The Daily Beast.

“Of course, Mr. Murdaugh is presumed innocent and has his rights under the criminal process. For now, though, it seems the State Wide Grand Jury isn’t as impressed with his opioid defense and other explanations as we’re used to. As always, we are steadfast in Satterfield’s perspective and are committed to seeing these issues through. Ultimately, we will assign a Judge or jury to let us know when the Satterfields have received their full justice—not Alex Murdaugh or his attorney,” Bland added.

The State Attorney General’s office has yet to issue a statement on the charges — and Murdaugh’s attorneys did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The indictment marks more bad news for Murdaugh in a long smoldering story involving a double murder, drug addiction and embezzlement charges.

Charges related to the Satterfield saga led to Murdaugh serving an indefinite prison term after a judge concluded he was a danger to society considering a court-ordered psychiatric assessment. Prosecutors allege that after Satterfield “falled and hit his head” on Murdaugh’s property in 2018 – and later died of a stroke and cardiac arrest – the disgraced attorney coordinated with the housekeeper’s family “to sue myself to claim an insurance settlement.”

However, Satterfield’s two sons insist they did not receive a dime in the $4.3 million settlement, which prosecutors allege Murdaugh negotiated in secret, ultimately pocketing the cash. for “your own use”.

The charges that rocked October 13 come less than a month after Murdaugh and his alleged former drug dealer were charged in a plot to kill himself to keep his son alive. , Buster, could collect a $10 million insurance payout own. Murdaugh was approved for those charges after his attorneys argued he needed to stay in rehab because his drug addiction was aggravated after Murdaugh’s wife, Maggie and their son, Paul, was found murdered outside their property in Hampton County. At the time, Paul was facing charges of a 2019 boat crash that killed a teenage girl.

Murdaugh has also been implicated in a series of lawsuits, ranging from allegations that he conspired influence the boat survey in 2019 against claims that he swindled millions of dollars from his former law firm. Earlier this month, Judge Dan Hall of Chesterfield County ruled that Murdaugh would have all his cash and assets frozen and controlled by court-appointed wards amid the alleged concealment money.