Alex Murdaugh, a former South Carolina lawyer, was sentenced to 27 years in prison for financial crimes.

Alex Murdaugh, a former lawyer from South Carolina, admitted guilt earlier this month to charges of stealing money from his customers. After being found guilty of killing his wife and kid, Son, he was given two life terms. On Tuesday, he was given an additional 27 years in jail.

Alex Murdaugh Crimes and Accusations

According to numerous outlets, Murdaugh, 55, earlier this month signed a plea deal pledging guilty to 22 charges in total, including seven counts of money laundering, six counts of breach of trust with fraudulent intent, and four counts of getting a signature under false pretenses.

The provisions of Murdaugh’s plea agreement were accepted by Judge Clifton Newman. According to the plea agreement, prosecutors asked for a sentence of 27 years in prison to be served concurrently with Murdaugh’s two life sentences for murder.

According to court papers, the estate of Gloria Satterfield, the former maid of the Murdaugh family, says that Murdaugh stole around $4.3 million in insurance claims from the family after Satterfield passed away in a “trip and fall accident” at the Murdaugh residence in 2018.

Pamela Pinckney claims that following her deaf son Hakeem’s 2009 auto accident, Murdaugh stole the majority of a $309,581 settlement and an additional $89,000 payout.

According to ABC News, Tommy Moore, a state trooper from South Carolina, alleges that Murdaugh misappropriated $100,000 of a $125,000 settlement after Moore’s patrol car was struck by a driver in 2018 and he suffered neck injuries.

According to the Associated Press, Murdaugh was facing 101 counts of crimes before accepting the plea deal, which lowered the total number of crimes to 22.

Alex Murdaugh murdered their wife Maggie

Despite his insistence on his innocence, Murdaugh was found guilty in March of killing both his wife Maggie, and his 22-year-old son Paul. Murdaugh had earlier claimed he was nowhere near the scene of their deaths, therefore his admission of lying about his location during the trial attracted global attention. The formerly well-known lawyer comes from a long history of well-known lawyers: from 1920 until 2006, members of his family were district attorneys for South Carolina’s 14th circuit district.

Alex Murdaugh Insurance Fraud

Murdaugh continues to be charged with insurance fraud due to allegations that he paid a person $2 million to kill him in order for his son Buster, who is still alive, to get the benefits of a $10 million life insurance policy. Alex is charged with further offenses as well, such as tax evasion on the proceeds of his theft and involvement in a purported drug and money laundering operation.

Alex Murdaugh New trial September

In a September move for a new trial, Murdaugh’s lawyers claimed the court clerk had persuaded the jury to find Murdaugh guilty of killing his wife and adult son in order to hasten the panel’s decision.

Jurors were allegedly encouraged by Rebecca Hill not to believe Murdaugh’s testimony and to “not be fooled” by the facts put forth by Murdaugh’s counsel. Hill has refuted the allegations. The Associated Press reports that a new judge will determine whether or not to hold a hearing on the motion.