Alex Murdaugh: Hot shot lawyer in 'hit man suicide' plot faces new charges

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Mr Murdaugh, authorities say, is suspected of stealing settlement funds from the estate of a housekeeper who died in 2018.
The arrest is the latest crime twist in a series of tragedies and scandals to plague Mr Murdaugh and comes nearly four months after his wife and son were found shot dead.
On Thursday, Mr Murdaugh was arrested in Florida on suspicion that he stole settlement funds from the estate of a housekeeper who died in 2018.
Mr Harpootlian added that Mr Murdaugh is cooperating with authorities and didn't want a "fake crime" to distract them as they investigate the killing of his wife and son.