US EditionAlex Murdaugh is sentenced to another 40 years in prison for federal financial crimes
- Murdaugh failed a polygraph test, potentially leading to a harsher sentence as prosecutors seek to revoke the plea agreement.
- The defense attributed Murdaugh's failure to an FBI agent's behavior and questions during the test. They requested the release of all his statements to the FBI.
- Prosecutors aim to keep FBI statements confidential to protect an ongoing grand jury investigation into missing money and potential accomplices in the theft.
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Murdaugh faces 40 additional years in prison after conviction over financial crimes
A federal judge sentenced convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh to 40 years in prison on Monday for stealing millions from his clients while he was an attorney in South Carolina. Murdaugh, who is already serving a life prison sentence for the 2021 murders of his wife and son, recently appeared in federal court to face allegations of financial crimes. These very offenses are what investigators believe the 55-year-old was trying to distract from by fat…
Alex Murdaugh Sentenced to 40 More Years in Prison for Financial Crimes - American Faith
Alex Murdaugh was sentenced by a federal judge on Monday to 40 years in prison for numerous financial crimes. The convicted murderer will serve the 40-year sentence at the same time as the 27 years South Carolina sentenced him to for similar crimes. Those sentences are in addition to the two consecutive life sentences Murdaugh received for killing his wife, Maggie, and youngest son, Paul. “Trust in our legal system begins with trust in its lawye…
Murdaugh gets 40 years in prison for stealing from firm, clients - Charleston City Paper
MORNING NEWSBREAK | Convicted murderer and disbarred S.C. attorney Alex Murdaugh was sentenced Monday to 40 years in federal prison for stealing millions of dollars from clients and his law firm, becoming one of the U.S.’s top fraudsters. He is already serving a life sentence without parole in a state prison for killing his wife […] The post Murdaugh gets 40 years in prison for stealing from firm, clients appeared first on Charleston City Paper.
Murdaugh gets 40 years in prison for stealing
CHARLESTON, S.C. — 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, where he was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison.
Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh sentenced to 40 years in prison for financial crimes, years after murder of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh
Alex Murdaugh is serving two life sentences for killing his wife and son — his latest sentencing means a successful appeal likely won't set him free.
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