Alex Murdaugh Pleads Guilty to Dozens of Financial Crimes

Set to be sentenced to 27.5 years in prison, the plea deal comes just days before his trial was set to begin.

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.