Attorneys for convicted double murderer Alex Murdaugh have filed a request to change his plea on federal financial fraud charges from not guilty to guilty. The court has scheduled a hearing on September 21 in Charleston, South Carolina, WCSC reports. Murdaugh was indicted on 22 counts in May. The charges included wire fraud, bank fraud, …
A former South Carolina attorney was sentenced on Tuesday to four years in prison for conspiring with convicted killer Alex Murdaugh to steal money from his late housekeeper’s estate. According to WCSC, Cory Fleming was also ordered to pay $102,000 in restitution and a $20,000 fine. Fleming pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy to commit …
A Connecticut man was indicted on federal charges last week for allegedly defrauding Home Depot of nearly $300,000. The U.S. Department of Justice said that Alexandre Henrique Costa-Mota took advantage of the home improvement store’s non-receipted return policy dozens of times between June 2021 and February 2022, targeted stores mostly in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and …
A federal judge described a Florida woman as “unspeakably cruel” before sentencing her to prison for stealing an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor’s savings, while pretending to have a romantic interest in him. AP reports that U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos sentenced 36-year-old Peaches Stergo to over four years in prison Thursday, during a sentencing hearing at …
Alabama attorney Emory Anthony, who represents Carlee Russell, said Wednesday that he anticipates police pressing charges against Russell after she faked her own kidnapping. According to WHDN, the announcement followed a Tuesday meeting between Anthony and Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis. “It was a great meeting; It was a short meeting,” Anthony said. “We tried …
A Nebraska man who allegedly posed as a student at two high schools was charged on Thursday with sexual assault and sex trafficking involving minor victims. Zachary Scheich, 26, reportedly used the pseudonym “Zak Hess” while enrolled at Lincoln Northwest High School before transferring to Lincoln Southeast High School. Scheich corresponded with the female victims …
Authorities are seeking to seize bank accounts connected to a Massachusetts man accused of murdering his wife as part of an art fraud case, WCVB-TV reports. Brian Walshe, 47, of Cohasset is under indictment for allegedly murdering his wife, Ana, and taking steps to mislead investigators. Authorities allege that Brian beat Ana to death because …
Massachusetts police arrested a store clerk Tuesday for allegedly stealing a winning $3 million Mega Millions lottery ticket from a customer who left it behind. WBZ-TV reported that a customer purchased a quick-pick ticket from Lakeville Liquors & Market and added a multiplier to increase his winnings. Surveillance footage from January appears to show the …
On Wednesday, convicted double murderer Alex Murdaugh appeared in a South Carolina court and pleaded not guilty to a host of federal charges related to financial crimes he admitted to during his murder trial. Murdaugh was indicted last week for schemes to steal millions of dollars from clients, friends, and his family’s more than 100-year-old …
