PAUL & MAGGIE MURDAUGH: South Carolina vs. Alex Murdaugh for Double Homicide of wife & son *GUILTY*

This case is being kept pretty quiet, no major details released to speak of (other than it does say there were two different guns used), but no info regarding who found them, who called 911, very little else.

Of interest, the grandfather died just a few days after these murders and it sounds as if he was ill from various articles so probably not unexpected. I think of the typical motives, did grandpa have a big estate? How big in the overall family of grandpa's on down? They sound like a pretty well known family and a powerful one in their state, more on that in the article.

Questions abound in SC Murdaugh killing. Among them: Should prosecutor step aside?

Several days after two members of a prominent Hampton County family were fatally shot, questions about what happened still vastly outnumber answers.

www.postandcourier.com

 

[Cousin Dupree]

Laffitte wants a new trial based on removal of two jurors.

Laffite Files Appeal

walterborolive.com

Lawyers for Russell Laffitte have filed their formal appeal of his federal conviction.

The appeal comes 13 months after a jury convicted Laffitte of six charges related to a multi-million-dollar bank fraud and money laundering conspiracy alongside convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh.

In August, Judge Richard Gergel sentenced Laffitte to serve seven years in federal prison for his crimes.

Laffitte’s attorneys base their appeal on the claim of the improper removal of two jurors during deliberations.

A federal appeals court is expected to hear the issue in the new year.

For more information sccorts.org

The new defense strategy. The jurors did it!

 

[Tresir]

Becky Hill's Text Messages Reveal Basis Of Latest Murdaugh Trial Allegation - FITSNews

Unsealed exchange could be the first of many to implicate embattled official ...

www.fitsnews.com

Unsealed exchange could be the first of many to implicate embattled official …​

​

A change in a protective order filed in convicted killer Alex Murdaugh’s failed bid for a new trial has uncovered the basis of some of the latest allegations against embattled Colleton County, South Carolina clerk of court Becky Hill.

The newly released information consisted of six pages of text messages exchanged between Hill and Doug Browne – a contractor who worked for the defense team during Murdaugh’s widely watched trial last year.

The relevant allegation was first referenced in a court filing submitted one week before Murdaugh’s retrial hearing last month by his defense attorneys – Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin. In a filing dated on January 16, 2024, Murdaugh’s legal team alleged that Hill had “covertly used the defense’s trial graphics contractor as a spy during and after trial.”

The exhibit which supported this claim was sealed until February 21, 2024 – when former S.C. chief justice Jean Toal made it public at Murdaugh’s request. Prosecutors in the office of S.C. attorney general Alan Wilson did not comment on the request – nor did they file any motion objecting to the disclosure of the document.

Hill has been the focus of multiple ethics and criminal inquiries over the last few months – several of which are ongoing, as our media outlet reported last week. As our audience is well aware, her phone records have been sought by investigators with the S.C. State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) as part of their investigation into allegations of jury tampering, misconduct in office, obstruction of justice and perjury.



Hill has not been charged in connection with any of these allegations. However, her son – former Colleton County information technology director Jeffrey “Colt” Hill – is currently facing criminal wiretapping charges which reportedly tie back to the scandal surrounding his mother.

The text messages between Hill and Browne (.pdf) began on January 18, 2023 as Colleton County prepared to host the Palmetto State’s “Trial of the Century.” The final message was dated June 3, 2023 – around the time Hill was putting the finishing touches on her book, Behind the Doors of Justice.

The messages began with general chit-chat about tech needs and lunch. Then, at 5:57 a.m. EST on February 10, 2023 in the midst of the trial, Hill sent this message, “Good morning! I heard from a sad Adele that you may be leaving us … surely Harpootlian needs YOU for his defense presentation!!!”

Browne replied by telling Hill that the defense was “running out of money” and was trying to renegotiate his contract.

“Running out of money hmmm … well, maybe if they weren’t paying so damn much to stay at the garden of Eden!!” Hill replied, a reference to the legal team’s pricey accommodations.

At 3:01 p.m. EST that same day, Hill sent Browne a message that said, “Doug! You’re staying! Don’t say anything yet to defense. I still have to email Hollie (sic).”

In the intervening hours, Hill had arranged for Browne to split his time between the defense, the county, and the attorney general’s office for the duration of the trial with the three entities sharing the cost of his services. However, it appears from Hill’s text message that the defense team may have been the last to know.

As word got out that Murdaugh would be taking the stand to testify in his own defense on February 23, 2023, Hill sent the following message to Browne, “Can you believe he’s going to take the stand?” This message was sent on the same day the defense alleged Hill told jurors “don’t be fooled” by Murdaugh’s testimony.

“Right!?!?!” Browne replied, “Of course he’s used to being the center of attention and talking his way out of things.”

At 3:08 p.m. EST on February 28, 2023, Hill send Browne a message that took their interactions in a decidedly different direction. As forensic expert Dr. Kenneth Kinsey – arguably the star witness for the prosecution – testified about the crime scene and evidence, Hill shared a bit of gossipy speculation about him with Browne.​

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Defense attorney Dick Harpootlian and Kenneth Kinsey estimate the distance of a shotgun during Paul Murdaugh’s murder during Alex Murdaugh’s trial for murder at the Colleton County Courthouse on Thursday, February 16, 2023. Joshua Boucher/The State/Pool​

“If you look up Kenny Kinsey on fb, you will notice his wife and children … now I know gay men can be married and have children, but just saying … a really nice, smart, down to earth guy,” Hill wrote.

A review of the timeline of events leading up to Murdaugh’s jury tampering claim provides some perspective as to the timing of this rumor. The message about Kinsey was sent on a particularly eventful day. This is the day Hill questioned the so-called “egg juror” about a Facebook post allegedly made by her ex-husband. That evening S.C. circuit court judge Clifton Newman held an in camera conference on the matter of the egg juror – who would later be dismissed during closing arguments. That night Hill attended a party at the Wildlife Center with the media where her daughter provided musical entertainment.

Hill and Browne exchanged Facebook links in March 2023, but those posts have since been made private. At least one of them was about the Murdaugh trial – as evidenced in follow up text messages that commented on the content and how it might have been helpful to the prosecution.

After the trial ended with a guilty verdict and two life sentences for Murdaugh, Browne sent a message that said he was planning a visit to the courthouse the following week.

“Please come!” Hill replied. “We are giving tours like crazy.”

In the same conversation, Hill said, “(I) have a question for you … what were you getting paid when you worked for the defense?”

“Around five thousand, but that includes a lot of background work as well,” Browne replied. “But if you need me for something I would give you a deal and a half!”​

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Becky Hill (Pool)​

There was a lapse of several weeks before Hill contacted Browne again.

Saturday, June 3, 2023 was the day before Hill was expected to turn her manuscript in for publication – and according to an email she sent to a friend she was “on a time crunch” with the book. It was one of thousands of emails sent from her county email account and obtained by FITSNews in December 2023 through a FOIA request. On that day, Hill was reviewing a mockup for the book cover, writing acknowledgements and asking some to read the manuscript and reply with feedback. The request she made of Browne via text was for information.

“If you can tell me if you know Alex(’s) involvement in writing the closing argument or did Jim help? Do you know?” Hill asked.

Browne did not reply.

“One more – did the Murdaugh family come out to Eden and visit any?” Hill asked.

“No they didn’t,” Browne said. “But when they got kicked out they went and stayed at John Marvin’s place … I do know that every night Alex called for a meeting with the defense team … but I was asked to leave for those since it was attorney client privilege(d).”

Two months later Hill’s book was released, which eventually prompted the defense’s motion for a new trial. While that motion was denied by justice Toal on January 29, 2024, the investigation into the allegations against Hill has continued.

Could the release of these text messages be a sign there is much more to unravel about the clerk of court and her activities during the Murdaugh trial?

Stay tuned …​

 

[GrandmaBear]

Becky Hill's Text Messages Reveal Basis Of Latest Murdaugh Trial Allegation - FITSNews

Unsealed exchange could be the first of many to implicate embattled official ...

www.fitsnews.com

Unsealed exchange could be the first of many to implicate embattled official …​

​

A change in a protective order filed in convicted killer Alex Murdaugh’s failed bid for a new trial has uncovered the basis of some of the latest allegations against embattled Colleton County, South Carolina clerk of court Becky Hill.

The newly released information consisted of six pages of text messages exchanged between Hill and Doug Browne – a contractor who worked for the defense team during Murdaugh’s widely watched trial last year.

The relevant allegation was first referenced in a court filing submitted one week before Murdaugh’s retrial hearing last month by his defense attorneys – Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin. In a filing dated on January 16, 2024, Murdaugh’s legal team alleged that Hill had “covertly used the defense’s trial graphics contractor as a spy during and after trial.”

The exhibit which supported this claim was sealed until February 21, 2024 – when former S.C. chief justice Jean Toal made it public at Murdaugh’s request. Prosecutors in the office of S.C. attorney general Alan Wilson did not comment on the request – nor did they file any motion objecting to the disclosure of the document.

Hill has been the focus of multiple ethics and criminal inquiries over the last few months – several of which are ongoing, as our media outlet reported last week. As our audience is well aware, her phone records have been sought by investigators with the S.C. State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) as part of their investigation into allegations of jury tampering, misconduct in office, obstruction of justice and perjury.



Hill has not been charged in connection with any of these allegations. However, her son – former Colleton County information technology director Jeffrey “Colt” Hill – is currently facing criminal wiretapping charges which reportedly tie back to the scandal surrounding his mother.

The text messages between Hill and Browne (.pdf) began on January 18, 2023 as Colleton County prepared to host the Palmetto State’s “Trial of the Century.” The final message was dated June 3, 2023 – around the time Hill was putting the finishing touches on her book, Behind the Doors of Justice.

The messages began with general chit-chat about tech needs and lunch. Then, at 5:57 a.m. EST on February 10, 2023 in the midst of the trial, Hill sent this message, “Good morning! I heard from a sad Adele that you may be leaving us … surely Harpootlian needs YOU for his defense presentation!!!”

Browne replied by telling Hill that the defense was “running out of money” and was trying to renegotiate his contract.

“Running out of money hmmm … well, maybe if they weren’t paying so damn much to stay at the garden of Eden!!” Hill replied, a reference to the legal team’s pricey accommodations.

At 3:01 p.m. EST that same day, Hill sent Browne a message that said, “Doug! You’re staying! Don’t say anything yet to defense. I still have to email Hollie (sic).”

In the intervening hours, Hill had arranged for Browne to split his time between the defense, the county, and the attorney general’s office for the duration of the trial with the three entities sharing the cost of his services. However, it appears from Hill’s text message that the defense team may have been the last to know.

As word got out that Murdaugh would be taking the stand to testify in his own defense on February 23, 2023, Hill sent the following message to Browne, “Can you believe he’s going to take the stand?” This message was sent on the same day the defense alleged Hill told jurors “don’t be fooled” by Murdaugh’s testimony.

“Right!?!?!” Browne replied, “Of course he’s used to being the center of attention and talking his way out of things.”

At 3:08 p.m. EST on February 28, 2023, Hill send Browne a message that took their interactions in a decidedly different direction. As forensic expert Dr. Kenneth Kinsey – arguably the star witness for the prosecution – testified about the crime scene and evidence, Hill shared a bit of gossipy speculation about him with Browne.​

(Click to view)​

Defense attorney Dick Harpootlian and Kenneth Kinsey estimate the distance of a shotgun during Paul Murdaugh’s murder during Alex Murdaugh’s trial for murder at the Colleton County Courthouse on Thursday, February 16, 2023. Joshua Boucher/The State/Pool​

“If you look up Kenny Kinsey on fb, you will notice his wife and children … now I know gay men can be married and have children, but just saying … a really nice, smart, down to earth guy,” Hill wrote.

A review of the timeline of events leading up to Murdaugh’s jury tampering claim provides some perspective as to the timing of this rumor. The message about Kinsey was sent on a particularly eventful day. This is the day Hill questioned the so-called “egg juror” about a Facebook post allegedly made by her ex-husband. That evening S.C. circuit court judge Clifton Newman held an in camera conference on the matter of the egg juror – who would later be dismissed during closing arguments. That night Hill attended a party at the Wildlife Center with the media where her daughter provided musical entertainment.

Hill and Browne exchanged Facebook links in March 2023, but those posts have since been made private. At least one of them was about the Murdaugh trial – as evidenced in follow up text messages that commented on the content and how it might have been helpful to the prosecution.

After the trial ended with a guilty verdict and two life sentences for Murdaugh, Browne sent a message that said he was planning a visit to the courthouse the following week.

“Please come!” Hill replied. “We are giving tours like crazy.”

In the same conversation, Hill said, “(I) have a question for you … what were you getting paid when you worked for the defense?”

“Around five thousand, but that includes a lot of background work as well,” Browne replied. “But if you need me for something I would give you a deal and a half!”​

(Click to view)​

Becky Hill (Pool)​

There was a lapse of several weeks before Hill contacted Browne again.

Saturday, June 3, 2023 was the day before Hill was expected to turn her manuscript in for publication – and according to an email she sent to a friend she was “on a time crunch” with the book. It was one of thousands of emails sent from her county email account and obtained by FITSNews in December 2023 through a FOIA request. On that day, Hill was reviewing a mockup for the book cover, writing acknowledgements and asking some to read the manuscript and reply with feedback. The request she made of Browne via text was for information.

“If you can tell me if you know Alex(’s) involvement in writing the closing argument or did Jim help? Do you know?” Hill asked.

Browne did not reply.

“One more – did the Murdaugh family come out to Eden and visit any?” Hill asked.

“No they didn’t,” Browne said. “But when they got kicked out they went and stayed at John Marvin’s place … I do know that every night Alex called for a meeting with the defense team … but I was asked to leave for those since it was attorney client privilege(d).”

Two months later Hill’s book was released, which eventually prompted the defense’s motion for a new trial. While that motion was denied by justice Toal on January 29, 2024, the investigation into the allegations against Hill has continued.

Could the release of these text messages be a sign there is much more to unravel about the clerk of court and her activities during the Murdaugh trial?

Stay tuned …​

My God do I want to use expletives I NEVER USE. WTH is wrong with this woman?!!!!

Of course defense wants this out there but REGARDLESS she said and did this!!

Alex and his team are the poster boys of deep SC corruption. Alex is for me unquestionably guilty of even more than he as been charged with and was FOUND guilty

But here we have a full of herself, corrupt, money and attention seeking clerk who may single handedly destroy the verdict and justice in this case.

Like Alex does she consider herself so SPECIAL and IMMUNE to ever getting caught??

This state or at minimum this area of it will never have a clean house. And I do think it reaches farther to SLED and more. There are judges and more that should have come down with Alex and we did not see even the tip of the iceberg of those that should be charged, taken off the bench and never will BUT we have someone who likely thinks Alex guilty and who wants him to tumbel CORRUPT as heck herself!

I think SC and even the judge in the recent jury tampering thing is trying to save itself from all the absolute mud Alex caused and showed of the corruption in this state and Becky slid through. I think Alex guilty and undeserving of a new trial BUT HILL DID THIS and this needs to all be faced and dealt with.

WHAT a place. I am so sorry for all the good people who live there amongst this total corruption.

Nothing any longer would surprise me in this one. And NEVER will they charge all that should be charged. I can't even imagine what far more there is that we don't even know that goes on behind closed doors in this state and amongst cronies and those in power. Never been there but would have liked to have seen the state but I wouldn't even travel through this state if I had that option now.

 

[Tresir]

My God do I want to use expletives I NEVER USE. WTH is wrong with this woman?!!!!

Of course defense wants this out there but REGARDLESS she said and did this!!

Alex and his team are the poster boys of deep SC corruption. Alex is for me unquestionably guilty of even more than he as been charged with and was FOUND guilty

But here we have a full of herself, corrupt, money and attention seeking clerk who may single handedly destroy the verdict and justice in this case.

Like Alex does she consider herself so SPECIAL and IMMUNE to ever getting caught??

This state or at minimum this area of it will never have a clean house. And I do think it reaches farther to SLED and more. There are judges and more that should have come down with Alex and we did not see even the tip of the iceberg of those that should be charged, taken off the bench and never will BUT we have someone who likely thinks Alex guilty and who wants him to tumbel CORRUPT as heck herself!

I think SC and even the judge in the recent jury tampering thing is trying to save itself from all the absolute mud Alex caused and showed of the corruption in this state and Becky slid through. I think Alex guilty and undeserving of a new trial BUT HILL DID THIS and this needs to all be faced and dealt with.

WHAT a place. I am so sorry for all the good people who live there amongst this total corruption.

Nothing any longer would surprise me in this one. And NEVER will they charge all that should be charged. I can't even imagine what far more there is that we don't even know that goes on behind closed doors in this state and amongst cronies and those in power. Never been there but would have liked to have seen the state but I wouldn't even travel through this state if I had that option now.

it sounds like she used her work time and work facilities to write her book. It will be interesting what comes out at her son's trial too.

 

[Tresir]

You are really something on keeping up on stuff like this.

Financial crimes, white collar crimes, they so expect if they worry about it at all to do little to no time. And truly he got little but still I guess feels he doesn't deserve it smh. And more for that matter.

Fleming is appealing too but only his sentence.

 

[GrandmaBear]

it sounds like she used her work time and work facilities to write her book. It will be interesting what comes out at her son's trial too.

It will. The sucky side of it is it makes Alex look he was treated unfairly, did not get a fair trial, etc. but he is guilty of all and got a fair trial BUT this woman singlehandedely has undermined all with her gossipy full of self self interest and goals. It I was a juror not a thing she did could make me think or decide differently but it doesn't matter, she did WRONG. I don't know that it merits a new trial but she has tainted everything and then yes, her son? It just doesn't end.

And MAYBE in some way they were goingi up against what they felt corrupt, the Murdaugh deeply entrenched cronies and corruption but you don't DO corrupt yourself or you are NO better I guess is where it comes down to for me.

Imo this state is a mess with long embedded corruption. And it seems to exist on all sides and at every level.

I am sure there are some good that what, stayed silent? and did their buisness rightfully? Never saw it? I doubt it. They need to clean house from top to bottom. Alex needs to stay put away. HIs cohorts should be in for life too imo. Of course they are not and are whining. AND not all have even been charged or taken down imo. Then we have the CLERK and her SON. And SLED itself is talked of as well.

This state may be as bad as the national govt...Such corruption. No end to it.

 

[Tresir]

I just came across this November 2023 document regarding Cory Fleming voluntarily handing in his bar licences in Georgia and South Carolina. This is quite useful because it lays out exactly what happened in the Sattersfield case.

He is attempting to appeal his sentencing but because he took a plea, it may be that he cannot appeal the sentence, so I don't really know where that stands right now.

IN THE MATTER OF CORY HOWERTON FLEMING

IN THE MATTER OF CORY HOWERTON FLEMING

law.justia.com

 

[Cousin Dupree]

it sounds like she used her work time and work facilities to write her book. It will be interesting what comes out at her son's trial too.

This idiot may just get him another trial.

 

[Cousin Dupree]

I just came across this November 2023 document regarding Cory Fleming voluntarily handing in his bar licences in Georgia and South Carolina. This is quite useful because it lays out exactly what happened in the Sattersfield case.

He is attempting to appeal his sentencing but because he took a plea, it may be that he cannot appeal the sentence, so I don't really know where that stands right now.

IN THE MATTER OF CORY HOWERTON FLEMING

IN THE MATTER OF CORY HOWERTON FLEMING

law.justia.com

Most plea deals include language that the defendant cannot appeal their conviction or their sentence. I don't know if this one did. If it didn't, the states negotiators should be fired.

 

[Tresir]

Most plea deals include language that the defendant cannot appeal their conviction or their sentence. I don't know if this one did. If it didn't, the states negotiators should be fired.

I think KK in the Delphi case is appealing his sentence in his plea deal too.

 

[Tresir]

Most plea deals include language that the defendant cannot appeal their conviction or their sentence. I don't know if this one did. If it didn't, the states negotiators should be fired.

I recently learnt that KK in Delphi didn't have a plea deal. He just agreed to plead guilty so in that case he can appeal the sentence. Do we know that Fleming had a deal including sentence or did he do similar maybe?

ETA Found an article with more info. Fleming wants a sentence similar to the Federal one which was 4 years. As the sentences are deemed to run concurrently that could mean he would be out after only 3 years.

Cory Fleming cites Judge Newman bias in appeal of 'excessive' sentence

Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh co-conspirator Cory Fleming argue he's been excessively and unfairly punished by a biased judge as they offer fuller insight into th

fox28savannah.com

 

[GrandmaBear]

All I know is these men seem to think what the did to people deserves only a tickle on the wrist and not a slap and apparently feel they are just white collar criminals who dindn't hurt anyone or that anyone they hurt matters, only their privileged crooked arse does, and they feel they are special, just like ol' Alex. They can do the crime but not the time as the saying goes, and don't think they deserve the time and are above a common criminal in their eyes.

No idea. Like with KK too, are there unwritten deals... Well not a deal, they want a witness to be able to say there was NO DEAL if on the stand as a witness in another case for instance, NO promises and so on, ideally.

I fall down when it comes to these cohorts other than I've read what you've said and found and so on. I haven't followed them as closely as Alex's crimes and particularly the murders. I know of them all, Fleming, Lafitte and so on. Listened to some of it, like sentencing and so on. We know Alex certainly made a deal on the financials.

More awake I'd recall some better but worked the late shift last night and have to be back this morning before even daylight.

KK I think is another story...

 

[Tresir]

All I know is these men seem to think what the did to people deserves only a tickle on the wrist and not a slap and apparently feel they are just white collar criminals who dindn't hurt anyone or that anyone they hurt matters, only their privileged crooked arse does, and they feel they are special, just like ol' Alex. They can do the crime but not the time as the saying goes, and don't think they deserve the time and are above a common criminal in their eyes.

No idea. Like with KK too, are there unwritten deals... Well not a deal, they want a witness to be able to say there was NO DEAL if on the stand as a witness in another case for instance, NO promises and so on, ideally.

I fall down when it comes to these cohorts other than I've read what you've said and found and so on. I haven't followed them as closely as Alex's crimes and particularly the murders. I know of them all, Fleming, Lafitte and so on. Listened to some of it, like sentencing and so on. We know Alex certainly made a deal on the financials.

More awake I'd recall some better but worked the late shift last night and have to be back this morning before even daylight.

KK I think is another story...

The thing with Fleming is that he and Murdaugh are repaying the victims AFAIK. Now Lafitte - the banker who oversaw all this - only got single digit sentence IIRC.

First, they should all get the same sentence as one could not operate without the other. This was a fraudulent scheme they were running and I have not forgotten that Lafitte's SIL worked at the lawyers offices either.

 

[Tresir]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/14/us/cory-fleming-alex-murdaugh-sentencing-south-carolina/index.html

This explains a bit more. Fleming got 3 years 10 month sentence for the federal charges and two 10 year sentences for the state charges. One of the 10 year state sentences runs concurrent with the federal charge and the other 10 year sentence does not begin till the fed sentence is over. So he will have to serve nearly 14 years, maybe 10 with time served reductions.

Lafitte - 7 years federal sentence. No state charges seemingly. Is appealing the conviction - something about two jurors.

Murdaugh - 27 years federal and 27 years state, sentences to run concurrently. He could end up serving 20 years if he wins his murder appeal


So the banker got the lightest sentence. And will probably serve less than 5 years if he loses his appeal.

They all had to pay victim compensation so not sure how that works.

I don't think we have heard anything about the money launderer - Murdaugh's cousin.

 

[GrandmaBear]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/14/us/cory-fleming-alex-murdaugh-sentencing-south-carolina/index.html

This explains a bit more. Fleming got 3 years 10 month sentence for the federal charges and two 10 year sentences for the state charges. One of the 10 year state sentences runs concurrent with the federal charge and the other 10 year sentence does not begin till the fed sentence is over. So he will have to serve nearly 14 years, maybe 10 with time served reductions.

Lafitte - 7 years federal sentence. No state charges seemingly. Is appealing the conviction - something about two jurors.

Murdaugh - 27 years federal and 27 years state, sentences to run concurrently. He could end up serving 20 years if he wins his murder appeal


So the banker got the lightest sentence. And will probably serve less than 5 years if he loses his appeal.

They all had to pay victim compensation so not sure how that works.

I don't think we have heard anything about the money launderer - Murdaugh's cousin.

The Eddie thing makes me wonder if it is just to disappear or other things and bigger things are being looked into... Some has been said about him but not much... of course focus has been on other crimes and charges...

All of these men got too light and they think it TOO LONG. Even Alex in the financials although since he has murder sentences maybe some feel it not such a big deal...

Their sentences are a joke when compared to what they did, to how many and for how long.

 

[GrandmaBear]

The thing with Fleming is that he and Murdaugh are repaying the victims AFAIK. Now Lafitte - the banker who oversaw all this - only got single digit sentence IIRC.

First, they should all get the same sentence as one could not operate without the other. This was a fraudulent scheme they were running and I have not forgotten that Lafitte's SIL worked at the lawyers offices either.

They all deserve more and the same although it is not unusual each case and atty. makes their own deals and so on but yeah, overall and for the most part, if things were fair that would be how it should go.

It was entire fraud and repeated fraud.

I haven't forgotten that either and for me, the others in the law firm are still in my peripheral radar as are his brother/s and more. I don't think more than the tip of the iceberg has been touched.

 

[Cousin Dupree]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/14/us/cory-fleming-alex-murdaugh-sentencing-south-carolina/index.html

This explains a bit more. Fleming got 3 years 10 month sentence for the federal charges and two 10 year sentences for the state charges. One of the 10 year state sentences runs concurrent with the federal charge and the other 10 year sentence does not begin till the fed sentence is over. So he will have to serve nearly 14 years, maybe 10 with time served reductions.

Lafitte - 7 years federal sentence. No state charges seemingly. Is appealing the conviction - something about two jurors.

Murdaugh - 27 years federal and 27 years state, sentences to run concurrently. He could end up serving 20 years if he wins his murder appeal


So the banker got the lightest sentence. And will probably serve less than 5 years if he loses his appeal.

They all had to pay victim compensation so not sure how that works.

I don't think we have heard anything about the money launderer - Murdaugh's cousin.

I believe in most paybacks the victims get pennies on the dollar back.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Just saw this. I won't get to see this live but WTH is this about??!!! @Tresir

 

[RoundPeg]

Update if anyone is interested.

 

[Cousin Dupree]

Update if anyone is interested.

She's a media whore.