Prosecutor: Alex Murdaugh Now Faces 71 Charges; $8.5 Million Stolen

Prosecutor: Alex Murdaugh Now Faces 71 Charges; $8.5 Million Stolen
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 once-prominent South Carolina lawyer now faces 71 charges that he stole nearly $8.5 million in wrongful death and wreck settlements from more than a dozen people after another round of indictments against Alex Murdaugh were handed up Friday.

The 23 new charges issued by the state grand jury covered new victims but similar schemes, prosecutors said.