South Carolina lawyer accused of killing wife and son charged with tax evasion

Prosecutors say Alex Murdaugh, 54, made nearly $14m over nine years but stole $7m from his law firm at same time

Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced attorney accused of killing his wife and son, was indicted Friday by a grand jury in South Carolina on nine counts of tax evasion, adding to the slew of charges he faces in the aftermath of their deaths more than a year ago.

Prosecutors said Murdaugh, 54, made nearly $14m as a lawyer over nine years, but also stole nearly $7m from his law firm at the same time.