Overview

• He received a 60‑month federal sentence, three years of supervised release, a $20,000 fine, and a $600 special assessment.
• He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and three counts of misapplication of bank funds.
• Prosecutors said he diverted clients’ settlement money at Alex Murdaugh’s direction while serving as conservator and personal representative, including disbursing $1,325,000 from one client’s funds.
• He paid $3,555,884.80 in restitution before sentencing and agreed to forfeit $85,845.73, with officials saying victims have been made financially whole.
• His plea bars him from controlling any federally insured bank without permission, and a state sentencing hearing is expected on Oct. 13.