Judge Carmen Mullen signed off on a settlement worth millions involving the children of Alex Murdaugh s deceased housekeeper knowing it would be kept from public view, a complaint alleges.
The scandal-hit family s legal woes began in February 2019, when Murdaugh s son Paul allegedly ploughed their 17ft bay boat into a bridge, sending three people overboard.
Latest in the Murdaugh Murders Saga: Alex Murdaugh indicted on new charges today for stealing settlement money from clients including the Hakeem Pinckney case.
Disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh, 53, is now facing 74 criminal charges after he was hit with four new indictments on Friday accusing him of stealing an additional $2.6 million
South Carolina Circuit Judge Alison Renee Lee has refused to lower the $7 million bond for Alex Murdaugh, 53, after his lawyers claimed it was set too high