Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to 40 years in a federal South Carolina courtroom on Monday. Murdaugh previously pleaded guilty to 22 federal financial crimes in September 2023.
A federal South Carolina judge sentenced Alex Murdaugh to another 480 months, or 40 years, in prison on Monday after the former personal injury lawyer pleaded guilty to 22 federal financial crimes charges in September of last year. U.S. District Judge Richard M. Gergel said he was committed to impose 480 months and mandatory restitution totaling more than $9 million.
In court documents filed last week, however, federal prosecutors alleged that Murdaugh failed part of a polygraph test regarding $6 million in stolen funds, violating his plea agreement. His defense attorneys, Jim Griffin and Dick Harpootlian, are asking a judge to dismiss the allegations and said they want to publicize Murdaugh's statements from the test. During Monday's hearing, the defense asked for a motion to review the polygraph test. Judge Gergel said the motion was withdrawn.
At the conclusion of the state financial crimes case last year, South Carolina prosecutor Creighton Waters said that in the 'many instances' of people who trusted Murdaugh and sought his legal help, there were 'significant funds that Mr. Murdaugh paid to those individuals, but that was how the scheme usually worked. It was a sleight of hand.
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