![]() ![]() Murdaugh is also charged with money laundering in a third scheme that includes the creation of accounts in the name of a false corporation, Forge, in September 2015. Laffitte was convicted on six charges related to the scheme in November 2022 and is currently awaiting sentencing. Texas AG sues Biden administration over asylum app That scheme took place from July 2011 to at least October 2021, according to prosecutors. ![]() According to the indictment, those funds were used to pay off Murdaugh’s personal loans and for personal expenses. Laffitte would allegedly serve as personal representative or conservator for personal injury clients, accepting checks which were then used for Murdaugh’s benefit. The second scheme laid out in the indictment claims Murdaugh worked with his banker Russell Laffitte to commit wire and bank fraud. The first scheme allegedly took place from September 2005 through at least September 2021, and according to the indictment, included Murdaugh claiming funds in his law firm’s trust as attorney fees, claiming and collecting fees on non-existent annuities, creating false expenses and re-routing insurance money intended for beneficiaries into his own accounts. The indictment lays out three distinct financial schemes, which prosecutors say were intended to funnel money meant for Murdaugh’s personal injury clients into his own bank accounts. Alex Murdaugh facing new indictments for conspiracy, fraud ![]()
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