The disgraced former attorney, who is serving a life sentence for killing his wife, Margaret, and their son Paul in 2021, still faces a slew of financial-related charges.
of murdering his wife and son as he faces the next phase of the state's sprawling case against him, a web of alleged financial crimes involving two co-conspirators.
Murdaugh appeared in Beaufort County General Sessions Court alongside alleged accomplices Cory Fleming, a former lawyer and college roommate, and Russell Laffitte, an ex-banking CEO, who prosecutors say aided him in schemes to defraud clients out of money from at least 2005 to 2021.Trial dates were expected to be set for Murdaugh and Laffitte. Fleming was due to be sentenced. Murdaugh's attorneys eventually accepted a trial date of November 27 after arguing for a greater delay.
Circuit Judge Clifton Newman, who presided over Murdaugh’s murder trial, also presided over this hearing, as the former attorney sat and stared directly ahead throughout the short appearance.
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