Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh sentenced to 40 years for financial crimes

Murdaugh, the head of an elite family of judges and lawyers, is already serving a life sentence for the 2021 murders of his wife, Maggie and son, Paul

Disbarred lawyer was back in court in South Carolina on Monday for sentencing on money-laundering charges and conspiracy to commit bank fraud

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Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh in court in 2021. Murdaugh was sentenced in South Carolina on Monday to 40 years in prison for financial crimes. Photo: The State via AP

Published: 1:50am, 2 Apr 2024

Alex Murdaugh, the South Carolina lawyer convicted in a high-profile trial last year of murdering his wife and son, was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Monday for financial crimes.

Murdaugh, 55, head of an elite family of judges and lawyers, is already serving a life sentence for the June 2021 murders of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, 22, at the family hunting estate.

Murdaugh pleaded guilty last year to state charges of stealing millions of dollars from clients of his prominent personal injury firm, and was sentenced to 27 years in prison.

The disbarred lawyer was back in court in South Carolina on Monday for sentencing on federal charges of conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud and money laundering.

A family photo of Buster, Paul, Maggie and Alex Murdaugh which was shown during Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial in March last year. Photo: The Post And Courier via AP

District Judge Richard Gergel sentenced Murdaugh to 40 years in prison, to be served concurrently with the 27 years he already received.