Alex Murgdaugh, whose wife Maggie and son Paul were brutally murdered back in June is now accused of honchoing a scheme to funnel millions of dollars that were supposed to be paid to the sons of his former housekeeper in a wrongful death lawsuit - after she reportedly tripped over his dogs, hit her head, and passed away.
"They were never told of the settlements. They were never told of the court hearings. They were never told of the disbursements," said Eric Bland, attorney for the Gloria Satterfield family.
According to court documents, Murdaugh allegedly worked with two of his friends - an attorney and a banker - to pocket money from the $4.3 million settlement which should have gone to the family of his former housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield. The attorney for the housekeeper's family says they've seen a fraction of what they're owed.
"They want to know what happened to the money. They have to answer for what they did. It is a tremendous stain on the justice system in our state. I'm confident at the end of this, truth will always come out," said Eric Bland, attorney for the Gloria Satterfield family.
Now Murdaugh is also being sued by his former law firm, which was founded by his great-grandfather in the early 1900s.
Murdaugh resigned from the firm in September after being accused of funneling money he allegedly stole from the firm and their clients into a bank account for his own personal use for years.
The firm saying it wants to recover money he stole from the firm and clients of the firm.
Murdaugh's lawyer called the lawsuit "A very sad development," saying that Murdaugh has pledged his full cooperation to the firm.
According to his attorneys, Murdaugh, who has been indefinitely suspended from practicing law, is currently in an undisclosed rehab facility battling opioid addiction.
He briefly left to face a judge last month after police say he hired a hitman and tried to stage his own murder on the side of a road with the intent of committing insurance fraud so his surviving son could collect his $10 million insurance policy.
"If anyone wants to see the face of what opioid addiction does, you're looking at it," Murdaugh's attorney said in court.
Authorities are now looking into the housekeepers death. The murder of Murdaugh's son and wife remains unsolved.