Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes after alleged cohort makes stunning claim
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Disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded guilty Thursday to the theft of more than $9 million as his alleged cohort in a botched assisted suicide plot makes bombshell claim.
The disbarred attorney pleaded guilty to 22 counts in South Carolina U.S. District Court, including bank fraud and money laundering, for the theft of more than $9 million, as part of a plea agreement. Rebecca Rosenberg is a veteran journalist and book author with a focus on crime and criminal justice. Email tips to rebecca.rosenberg@fox.com and @ReRosenberg.
"I want to take responsibility. I want my son to see me take responsibility. It’s my hope that by taking responsibility that the people I’ve hurt can begin to heal," said Murdaugh, standing in his yellow prison jumpsuit.