Alex Murdaugh, who is already serving two life sentences for the murder of his wife and child, was sentenced Monday to 40 more years in prison for financial crimes, according to Charleston, South Carolina, ABC affiliate WCIV.
Murdaugh, 55, pleaded guilty in September to the 22 federal charges — including bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering — for stealing millions of dollars from his South Carolina law firm.
“I’ve never seen this type of conduct, a massive fraud over many years,” U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel said during the sentencing hearing, according to WCIV.
Over the course of more than a decade, Murdaugh conducted multiple fraud schemes, including redirecting settlement money intended for the personal injury firm’s clients into a personal bank account, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
He has admitted to his financial crimes, saying he was in the throes of a yearslong opioid addiction.
In a press conference outside the courthouse, U.S. Attorney Adair F. Boroughs said Monday’s sentence “was about obtaining justice for the financial victims of Alex Murdaugh.”
