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Alex Murdaugh, the once prominent South Carolina lawyer accused of orchestrating his own murder in a twisted insurance plot, allegedly funneled money from his clients and former law firm into a fake bank account for years, according to a new lawsuit.
Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth, and Detrick (PMPED), the law firm founded a century ago by Murdaughs great-grandfather, made the shocking allegation in a suit filed Wednesday in Colleton County court. It alleges that Murdaugh, who was ousted from the firm last month over allegations of theft, was able to covertly steal these funds by disguising disbursements from settlements as payments to a fraudulent Bank of America account.
For several years Murdaugh submitted false documentation to the firm and to clients that allowed him to funnel stolen funds into fraudulent bank accounts, PMPED said in a Wednesday statement. In addition, the suit states, "Murdaugh, on occasion, used firm assets in an unauthorized manner and without the consent or knowledge of his former partner to further his scheme to defraud.
The law firm is also seeking information on where the ill-gotten funds went and if any of it is hidden away and hopes to recover stolen funds.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/alex-murdaughs-old-law-firm-alleges-he-stole-from-clients-for-years?ref=home
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Oh what a tangled web we weave/ When first we practice to deceive
Tomconroy
(7,611 posts)A woman? Bad investments? Gambling?
Jilly_in_VA
(9,940 posts)in the Pandora Papers?
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)It happened before to a lesser extent.
Demovictory9
(32,419 posts)Jilly_in_VA
(9,940 posts)Or had someone do it. But maybe the other kid did. As tfg was fond of saying, "We'll see."
Demovictory9
(32,419 posts)Jilly_in_VA
(9,940 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Tomconroy
(7,611 posts)Witness? Two different weapons: two different shooters? Hired hit men?
Prof. Toru Tanaka
(1,943 posts)choie
(4,107 posts)and she (the wife) was poking around his assets.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Has the South Carolina State police identified suspects in his wifes and sons murders?