Murdaugh Charged With Taking Insurance Money in Maid’s Death

Murdaugh Charged With Taking Insurance Money in Maid’s Death
Alex Murdaugh walks into his bond hearing in Varnville, S.C., on Sept. 16, 2021. Mic Smith/AP Photo
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COLUMBIA, S.C.—A prominent South Carolina lawyer has been charged with stealing insurance settlements meant for the sons of his late housekeeper that a lawsuit said total more than $4 million, state police said Thursday.

Alex Murdaugh was arrested at a drug rehab facility in Orlando, Florida, where his attorneys said he has spent the past six weeks since claiming he was shot in the head on the side of a lonely road near his home, authorities said.