More than $6 million in money stolen by disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh is unaccounted for, and he failed a polygraph test about where it is, federal prosecutors said in a federal court filing on Tuesday afternoon.
The disclosures were made in a motion by federal prosecutors that seeks the maximum penalty for Murdaugh for his federal financial crimes.
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As part of his guilty plea last September, Murdaugh agreed to be polygraphed and to tell the truth.
But after a polygraph session and interviews with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office, prosecutors now believe Murdaugh did not tell the truth, “despite numerous interview sessions during which the Government gave Murdaugh every opportunity to be fully truthful and forthright,” the government’s motion said.
“The FBI examiner determined that all of Murdaugh’s responses during the polygraph examination indicated deception,” the motion said.
The filing did not specify the exact questions to which prosecutors believe he gave deceptive answers.
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