Crime & Justice

Alex Murdaugh Smirks as He Cops Plea Deal for Financial Crimes

‘insatiable desire for money’

He will now avoid a trial on charges stemming from stealing millions in insurance money from his late housekeeper’s family.

Pilar Melendez
Pilar Melendez 

Senior National Reporter

Photo of Alex Murdaugh during murder trial
Joshua Boucher/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
Pilar Melendez

Pilar Melendez

Senior National Reporter

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