Alex Murdaugh's Accomplice Russell Laffitte Sentenced to 7 Years for Financial Crimes

Russell Laffitte.Photo:John Monk/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images John Monk/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Russell Laffitte, a former CEO of Palmetto State Bank who assisted convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh in stealing over $2 million from clients’ legal settlements, will serve seven years in prison, theAssociated Pressreports. Judge U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel handed down his sentence on Laffitte, a banker from Hampton County, S.C., saying that Laffitte played a vital role in the fraud that targeted victims, per thePost and Courier.

Alex Murdaugh's Attorneys Formally File Motion for New Trial Following Murder Conviction

Alex Murdaugh.Photo:Grace Beahm Alford/The Post And Courier via AP Grace Beahm Alford/The Post And Courier via AP Alex Murdaughhas officially filed a motion for a new trial, eight months after he wasfound guiltyfor the 2021murdersof his wife and son. The motion was filed in Colleton County, South Carolina, on Friday, multiple outlets reported, includingFox CarolinaandGreenville News. The formal filing comes roughly two months after Murdaugh’s legal teamappealedthe disgraced South Carolina attorney’s convictions.

Alex Murdaugh's Brother Is 'Shocked' to Learn of Younger Sibling's Alleged Financial Crimes, Drug Addiction

Alex Murdaugh’s oldest brother is distancing himself from the ever-growing scandal surrounding the once-prominent South Carolina attorney amid his stunning fall from grace. On Wednesday, Randolph Murdaugh IV came forward to denounce the alleged criminal actions of his beleaguered younger brother, Alex, which have rocked the powerful South Carolina family and the law firm their great-grandfather founded a century ago. Alex allegedly stole more than $1 million from the firm, sources toldThe Island Packet.

Alex Murdaugh's Brother Says Convicted Murderer 'Knows More Than What He's Saying' About Killings

AfterAlex Murdaugh’s double murder convictionlast week, his older brother and former business partner, Randy Murdaugh, is speaking out. In an interview withThe New York Timesat his South Carolina hunting property, Randy acknowledged that his brother Alex has lied and stolen from his former clients — which Alex, 54, admitted to on the stand during his trial. But despite his conviction, Randy is still unsure if Alex committed the brutal 2021 murders of his 52-year-old wife Maggie and 22-year-old son Paul.

Alex Murdaugh's Brother Sheds Tears While Recounting Cleaning Up Nephew's Remains After Murders

John Marvin Murdaugh.Photo: Andrew J Whitaker/AP/Shutterstock Alex Murdaugh’s younger brother John Marvin Murdaugh tearfully told jurors how he took it upon himself to clean up the remains of his nephew’s body at the crime scene, saying it was “the hardest thing” he had ever done. ‘I saw blood, I saw brains, I saw pieces of skull, I saw tissue," he testified Monday in Colleton County Court. “And when I say brains it could just be tissue.