New Charges Against South Carolina Lawyer Accused of Having Himself Shot

New Charges Against South Carolina Lawyer Accused of Having Himself Shot
Alex Murdaugh is seen in a mugshot taken on Sept. 16, 2021. Hampton County Detention Center
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Suspended South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh was indicted on 27 charges of embezzlement and other crimes, a prosecutor said on Friday, on top of previous charges of insurance fraud in a conspiracy to arrange his own death.

A state grand jury indicted Murdaugh on counts stemming from schemes to defraud law clients and associates and launder more than $4.8 million dollars, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said in a statement.