Who else was allegedly in on Alex Murdaugh's fleecings?
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According to prosecutors, Murdaugh accepted responsibility for the crimes to which he confessed – and admitted the involvement of his co-conspirators, convicted fraudsters
Russell Laffitte and
Cory Fleming. But he was allegedly not truthful when asked about hidden assets and the involvement of this mysterious “other attorney.”
To whom were prosecutors referring?
Sources familiar with the ongoing investigation told us they believe at least one of the “targets” of the investigation is none other than Bamberg, S.C-based attorney
Chris Wilson. One of Murdaugh’s childhood friends, the 54-year-old Wilson was a key figure during Murdaugh’s murder trial as prosecutors worked to establish his motive for killing his wife
Maggie Murdaugh and son
Paul Murdaugh on June 7, 2021.
n the afternoon of the murders, state prosecutors claimed Murdaugh was in his office working on financial disclosures tied to a high-profile wrongful death case. That same day,
Jeanne Seckinger – the chief financial officer of the law firm where Murdaugh worked – confronted him regarding
$792,000 in missing fees from a case he worked with Wilson. At Laffitte’s federal trial in November 2022, Seckinger testified Murdaugh told her the fee had been placed into Wilson’s trust account. However, evidence showed it had actually been paid directly to Murdaugh.
During the murder trial, Wilson testified how Murdaugh – whom he described as his best friend – allegedly stole nearly
$200,000 from him as part of this settlement. According to Wilson, Murdaugh belatedly admitted he had stolen money from him and others – claiming “he was addicted to opioids and that he had been addicted for twenty years or so.”
Murdaugh made this admission to Wilson during a face-to-face meeting on September 4, 2021 – just hours before he was involved in a bizarre
roadside shooting incident on Old Salkehatchie Road near Varnville, S.C.
During this meeting, Wilson testified that Murdaugh confessed to stealing from him – and from others.
At this point, lead prosecutor
Creighton Waters asked the witness whether Murdaugh “had a particular phrase he used” to describe the way he had treated Wilson and others.
“*advertiser censored* me up,” Wilson responded.
“He said he ’*advertiser censored* you up?’” Waters asked.
One of the most compelling witnesses presented against Murdaugh, Wilson claimed to have been completely blindsided by the betrayal of his friend,
but is it possible he knew more than he let on? And if so … does he know where the missing
$6 million went?
Murdaugh’s federal sentencing hearing has been scheduled for 10:00 a.m. EDT tomorrow (April 1, 2024) at the Waring Judicial Center in Charleston, S.C.
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Our
Dylan Nolan will attend tomorrow’s hearing in Charleston and provide updates.
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