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Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes

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Murdaugh admitted in federal court to 22 counts of financial fraud and money laundering.

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  1. Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to 22 federal charges for financial fraud and money laundering

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    Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes

    Headline from ABC 7 Chicago ·

Reports & sources

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  1. CNN

    Alex Murdaugh signs plea agreement for 22 federal charges related to allegations he stole millions from clients (opens CNN)

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    Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who has been convicted of murdering his wife and son, has agreed to plead guilty to nearly two dozen federal charges alleging he stole millions of dollars from clients, according to a plea agreement signed Monday and filed in South Carolina US Distric…

  2. New York Post

    Alex Murdaugh agrees to plead guilty to financial crimes, pay back $9 million to clients (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Murdaugh, 65, is accused of stealing millions from clients. He faces dozens of charges that include money laundering, wire fraud and bank fraud.

  3. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Alex Murdaugh signs plea agreement for 22 federal charges related to allegations he stole millions from clients | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who has been convicted of murdering his wife and son, has agreed

  4. ABC 7 Chicago

    Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Murdaugh admitted in federal court to 22 counts of financial fraud and money laundering.

  5. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes — the first time he's admitted blame to a judge (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh did something Thursday he hasn't done in the two years since his life of privilege and power started to unravel — plead guilty to a crime.

  6. WTOP Washington DC

    Alex Murdaugh plans to do something he hasn’t yet done in court — plead guilty (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh is expected to step before a judge Thursday and do something he hasn't done in the two years since his life of privilege and power started to unravel: plead guilty to…

  7. Portland Press Herald

    Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes – first time he’s admitted blame to judge (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The federal guilty plea likely locks in years if not decades in prison for the disbarred lawyer, even if his murder conviction and sentence in state court are overturned on appeal.

  8. WSPA Greenville-Spartanburg

    Alex Murdaugh plans to plead guilty in court, court papers say (opens WSPA Greenville-Spartanburg)

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    WSPA Greenville-Spartanburg's feed description

    (AP) – Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh is expected to step before a judge Thursday and do something he hasn’t done in the two years since his life of privilege and power started to unr…

  9. WHDH Boston

    Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes — the first time he’s admitted blame to a judge - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh did something Thursday he hasn’t done in the two years since his life of privilege and power started to

  10. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to federal fraud and money laundering charges | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, Alex Murdaugh has pleaded guilty to crimes.The disgraced former South Carolina attorney, who

  11. CBS News

    Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to 22 federal charges for financial fraud and money laundering (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Convicted murderer and disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded guilty to 22 charges alleging he stole millions of dollars from his clients.

  12. Washington Examiner

    Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to federal financial crimes (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh pleaded guilty to federal financial crimes on Thursday, marking the first time in two years that he admitted guilt since becoming a nationally known criminal.

  13. News Nation Now

    Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to federal financial charges (opens News Nation Now)

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    The 22 charges Murdaugh pleaded guilty to include conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering.

  14. New York Post

    Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes in first time he’s admitted blame to a judge (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh did something Thursday he hasn’t done in the two years since his life of privilege and power started to unravel — plead guilty to a crime.

  15. KTVZ Bend

    Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to federal fraud and money laundering charges (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, Alex Murdaugh has pleaded guilty to crimes. The disgraced former South Carolina attorney, who was convicted in March of murdering his wife and son, pleaded guilty to nearly two dozen fraud and money laundering charges Thursday morning in a federal…

  16. Fox News

    Alex Murdaugh to plead guilty to financial crimes as alleged cohort makes stunning claim (opens Fox News)

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    Disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh will plead guilty Thursday to the theft of more than $9 million as his alleged cohort in a botched assisted suicide plot makes bombshell claim.

  17. Courthouse News Service

    Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to federal charges in $6.5 million fraud scheme (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh pleaded guilty Thursday to federal crimes tied to a decadelong scheme to rob his personal injury clients.

  18. Forbes

    Alex Murdaugh Pleads Guilty To Financial Crimes—Here’s What To Know About The 22 Charges (opens Forbes)

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    Murdaugh, 55, was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering earlier this year.

  19. WHEC Rochester

    Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty in federal court to financial crimes. It’s the first time he’s admitted blame before a judge (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty in federal court to financial crimes. It’s the first time he’s admitted blame before a judge.

  20. Rolling Stone

    Alex Murdaugh Pleads Guilty to Charges of Fraud, Money Laundering (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    “It’s my hope that by taking responsibility that the people I’ve hurt can begin to heal,” convicted murderer and family annihilator tells judge following plea agreement

  21. NBC News

    Murdaugh pleads guilty to federal financial crimes but may face lie detector test (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The former lawyer, who was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of his wife and younger son, must also pay back the $9 million that prosecutors accused him of stealing.

  22. FOX 8 Cleveland

    Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to 22 counts (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

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    FOX 8 Cleveland's feed description

    Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh did something Thursday he hasn’t done in the two years since his life of privilege and power started to unravel — plead guilty to a crime.

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