September 14, 2023
A former personal injury lawyer serving nearly four years in federal prison for helping disgraced South Carolina attorney and convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh steal money from clients was sentenced in state court Thursday to another 20 years in a case the judge said undermines faith in the legal profession.
August 17, 2023
Cory Fleming, a former personal injury attorney who pled guilty to assisting disgraced South Carolina attorney and convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh fleece $4.3 million from his late housekeeper's estate, was sentenced to 46 months in prison.
August 14, 2023
An attorney who pled guilty to assisting disgraced South Carolina lawyer and convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh in stealing $4.3 million from his late housekeeper's estate said he was the only alleged accomplice to take responsibility for his crimes, asking a sentencing judge for leniency.
May 25, 2023
Former personal injury lawyer Cory Fleming entered a guilty plea on Thursday in South Carolina federal court for conspiring with former attorney and convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh to steal money from a $4.3 million settlement from Murdaugh's housekeeper's estate after she died from a fall at his South Carolina home.
May 24, 2023
Disgraced former South Carolina personal injury lawyer Alex Murdaugh, who was convicted of murdering his wife and son and is serving life in prison, was indicted Wednesday on federal charges alleging he ripped off clients through a series of fraud schemes.