Alex Murdaugh Pleads Guilty to Financial Crimes—the First Time He’s Admitted Blame to a Judge

Disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh arrives in court in Beaufort, S.C., on Sept. 14, 2023. James Pollard/AP Photo

CHARLESTON, S.C.—Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh did something Thursday he hasn’t done in the two years since his life of privilege and power started to unravel—plead guilty to a crime.

Murdaugh admitted in federal court to 22 counts of financial fraud and money laundering.