Overview

• Alex Murdaugh, convicted murderer and disgraced attorney, has taken a plea deal for dozens of financial crimes, avoiding a trial set to begin on November 27.
• Murdaugh pleaded guilty to 22 counts including breach of trust, money laundering, forgery, and tax evasion, and is set to be sentenced to 27.5 years in prison on November 28.
• Among the crimes, Murdaugh stole over $4 million from the estate of his late housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield, after urging her family to sue him and then pocketing the insurance settlement.
• Murdaugh is already serving two life sentences for the murder of his wife and son, and the plea deal does not involve his motion for a new double murder trial.
• The plea deal came together at the last minute, and several victims were not able to rush to court.