Disgraced South Carolina Attorney Alex Murdaugh Faces New Financial Charges
CNN has reached out to Murdaugh’s attorney, Richard Harpootlian, for comment. A Harpootlian spokesman told CNN in an email: “No comment at this time.” The latest indictments allege Murdaugh stole from the former law firm and his brother. According to an indictment, it was a common practice for certain partners in the PMPED law firm (Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth and Detrick) to loan money to the firm at the beginning of each year to cover certain expenses until the firm had generated sufficient revenue and they could to be repaid with interest, but Murdaugh usually did not make these loans....