Former attorney Cory Fleming will serve 46 months in federal prison and pay $102,221 in restitution for his involvement in the scheme to steal millions from the Satterfield family. Moments after Judge Richard Gergel announced his sentence on August 15, Fleming...
Cory Fleming to be Sentenced for Financial Crimes in Federal Court
Suspended attorney Cory Fleming is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 for his involvement in stealing $4.3 million from Gloria Satterfield’s family. Fleming, a longtime friend of co-conspirator Alex Murdaugh, accepted a plea...
Russell Laffitte Sentenced to 84 Months in Federal Prison
On August 1, Judge Richard Gergel sentenced Russell Laffitte to 84 months in federal prison plus five years of probation and ordered him to pay over $3.55 million in restitution. Judge Gergel heard from nine defense witnesses and several victims in court Wednesday...
Former Palmetto State Bank CEO Expected To Get Decade in Federal Prison
US Attorney Emily Limehouse doesn’t appear to be pulling any punches in a sentencing memorandum filed ahead of the August 1 hearing where disgraced banker Russell Laffitte will learn his sentence. Laffitte is expected to spend anywhere from 9 to 11.4 years in...
Mallory Beach’s Family To Receive $15 Million After Settling In Wrongful Death Case
Renee Beach has agreed to settle a wrongful death case alleging that Greg Parker, CEO of Parker’s Kitchen convenience stores, was responsible for her daughter’s death following a February 2019 boat crash in Beaufort County. Liz Farrell was the first to confirm...
Hall Denies Parker’s Severance Motion; Beach Trial Will Go On
Judge Daniel Hall has declined a two-part motion that would sever Parker’s Kitchen from the Murdaugh defendants and change the venue in the wrongful death suit filed by Renee Beach after her daughter died in a 2019 boat crash. Mike DeWitt of editor of the...