Disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to stealing millions from clients
by Associated Press from on (#6GFCX)
Convicted South Carolina murderer says: I agree that I wrongly took all of that money ... I am guilty'
Alex Murdaugh has pleaded guilty to stealing millions of dollars from vulnerable legal clients in schemes lasting over a decade under an agreement that all but ensures more prison time for the longtime lawyer who was convicted of killing his wife and younger son in South Carolina.
Murdaugh agreed to plead guilty to 22 total counts, including money laundering, breach of trust and financial fraud, in exchange for a 27-year sentence. Judge Clifton Newman said he intends to officially accept the plea deal during a sentencing hearing set for 28 November so that victims or their families may attend.
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