After months of legal chess, Alex Murdaugh’s co-conspirators Russell Laffitte and Cory Fleming are finally in federal custody for their roles in helping Murdaugh allegedly steal from his law clients, and it appears that he wants to join them—but why? Fleming, a...
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...
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...