Latest Fight in the Alex Murdaugh Case Is Over Who Controls the Convicted Murderer’s Assets

Latest Fight in the Alex Murdaugh Case Is Over Who Controls the Convicted Murderer’s Assets
Disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh arrives in court in Beaufort, S.C., on Sept. 14, 2023. James Pollard/AP Photo
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COLUMBIA, S.C.—Attorneys for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh want the federal government to take over whatever is left of the millions of dollars and other assets the convicted murderer stole and earned through his legal work.

The assets have been under state control for nearly two years, but Murdaugh’s attorneys said the federal government won’t charge the hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees the people watching over the state’s work have been paid.