Alex Murdaugh Indicted AGAIN -- This Time For Stealing Millions From Dead Housekeeper's Estate!
24.05.2023 - 18:49
/ perezhilton.com
Alex Murdaugh‘s legal trouble is far from over!
The disgraced South Carolina lawyer is already in prison for murdering his wife Maggie and son Paul — but now he’s being slammed with more charges! Prosecutors indicted the felon on 22 counts of financial fraud-related charges on Wednesday, including for allegedly stealing insurance money from his late housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield.
As Perezcious readers know, Gloria died following a mysterious trip-and-fall accident while working at the Murdaugh property in 2018. Initially, Alex told authorities his dogs tripped the housekeeper, but earlier this month he walked all that back and admitted he lied about those details in order to gain an insurance payout. With this in mind, it’s still unclear exactly what led to her death.
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This bombshell came after her sons accused the ex-attorney of stealing the $4.3 million settlement they were owed. It seems like authorities are now backing up this theory!
Along with the charges, the US Attorney’s Office in South Carolina said the 54-year-old conspired with Cory Fleming, another personal injury lawyer and his close friend, to siphon settlement funds (disguised as “prosecution expenses”) from Gloria’s family. Allegedly, Alex directed Cory to draft checks totaling about $3.5 million to a bank account he used for his own personal needs while Satterfield’s estate never received any money.
Fleming is expected to plead guilty on Thursday to a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection to the case, federal prosecutors announced.
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But the case involves far more