'Disgrace': Federal judge shows no mercy for Alex Murdaugh's many crimes, betrayals | Region
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Federal Judge Richard Gergel never once raised his voice in anger on Monday at the financial crimes sentencing hearing for Alex Murdaugh.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. — Federal Judge Richard Gergel never once raised his voice in anger on Monday at the financial crimes sentencing hearing for Alex Murdaugh.
U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel lengthened the sentence because the victims in the case were “the most needy, vulnerable people.”
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His victims include a former client who became a quadriplegic after a crash.
For maybe the last time, Alex Murdaugh, in a prison jumpsuit instead of the suit he used to wear, shuffled into a courtroom Monday in South Carolina and was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison.