"Ex-lawyer Alex Murdaugh Receives 40-Year Sentence for Financial Crimes and Deception"
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Guardian US
Disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for stealing from clients and his law firm, in addition to serving a life sentence without parole for the murders of his wife and son. The judge imposed a harsher punishment due to the impact on vulnerable victims, and Murdaugh must also pay nearly $9 million in restitution. Prosecutors suspect he is withholding information about the $6 million he stole and may have had help in his criminal schemes. Murdaugh attributed his actions to opioid addiction, but the judge dismissed this explanation, emphasizing the complexity of his financial crimes.