New indictment and bond hearing for Curtis Smith
Smith was arrested last week and today he was in court for a bond hearing.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–In an afternoon filing, the South Carolina Supreme Court disbarred Alex Murdaugh Tuesday afternoon. The following was written in the order. ‘Based on his admitted reprehensible misconduct, we hereby disbar Respondent Richard Alexander Murdaugh from the practice of law in South Carolina.’ Murdaugh was suspended by the Court from the practice of law on September 8, 2021. The…
Smith was arrested last week and today he was in court for a bond hearing.
A new indictment has been issued for former disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh and his former client, Curtis Smith.
The South Carolina Supreme Court said Murdaugh’s attorneys said Tuesday they would not contest any arguments scheduled for a disbarment hearing Wednesday. As a result, the justices canceled the proceedings.
Murdaugh made 121 calls from October 2021 until February 2022.
Timeline of events in the Murdaugh saga, one year since the deaths of Paul and Maggie
SLED says the family of Alex Murdaugh’s housekeeper who died in 2018 has given them permission to exhume her body.
By confessing judgment, Murdaugh admits Satterfield’s family is owed $4.3 million they sought from him in a lawsuit filed on their behalf back in September 2021. The $4.3 million dollar figure represents the amount of insurance settlement money Murdaugh is accused of stealing from the Satterfield estate after her death.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says the State Grand Jury issued superseding indictments with new charges for former banker Russell Lucius Laffitte, along with suspended attorneys Corey Fleming and Alex Murdaugh.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says a State Grand Jury issued a superseding indictment against suspended attorneys Alex Murdaugh and Cory Fleming.