Alex Murdaugh Sentenced For Financial Crimes

The FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno

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True Crime

4.8 • 708 Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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On Tuesday, November 28th, 2023, convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to 27 years in prison for his financial crimes. Murdaugh pleaded guilty to 22 of the 100 counts he faced, which ranged from money laundering, fraud, tax evasion, and forgery. He is currently serving two life sentences for the 2021 murders of his wife, Maggie, and his 22-year-old son, Paul. FOX News Senior Atlanta-based Correspondent Jonathan Serrie provides a look at the dramatic scene from the courtroom in Beaufort, South Carolina. He shares the emotional testimonies from the victims and discusses what's next for Murdaugh as he appeals his murder convictions. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.9	I'm Emily Campaniel, and this is the Fox True Crime podcast.
0:46.3	Thank you. True Crime Podcast. On Tuesday, November 28, 23, disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdoch was sentenced
0:53.9	to 27 years in prison for his financial crimes.
0:57.0	Murdae pled guilty to 22 out of 100 counts, which ranged from money laundering, fraud, tax evasion, and forgery.
1:07.0	Many of the victims of Murdaugh's financial crimes were those who had trusted him for help when they fell on difficult times.
1:14.6	Former clients of Murdoch were able to confront him during the Beaufort County Courthouse proceedings in South Carolina to express how much the breach of trust hurt them.
1:24.6	Alex Murdaugh is currently serving two life sentences for the 2021 murders of his
1:30.2	wife, Maggie, and his 22-year-old son, Paul. South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Clifton Newman,
1:36.4	who accepted the plea deal, sentenced Murdaugh to life in prison without parole earlier this year.
1:43.6	Jonathan Seri is a Fox News senior correspondent based in Atlanta, who was in Beaufort, South
1:48.7	Carolina at the time of the sentencing.
1:51.0	He joins me today to provide a detailed look at their dramatic scene from the courtroom.
1:56.6	It was an emotional hearing.
1:58.7	One-by-one victims of Alec Murdoz's financial crimes confronted him in court.
2:04.0	Those victims included the family of Gloria Satterfield. She was the Murdof family's longtime housekeeper who died in 2018 after what was reported at the time as a trip-in-fall accident at the Murdof family home.
2:18.8	Murdoch told the family he would walk them through the process of filing a claim against
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