COLUMBIA, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh, who earned millions of dollars from his Hampton law practice over a nine-year period and at the same time stole millions more from his firm and clients, has been indicted on tax evasion, the South Carolina attorney general’s office announced Friday.
Murdaugh was indicted by a state grand jury on nine counts of willful attempt to evade or defeat a tax, the attorney general’s office said.
Between 2011 and 2019, the 11-page indictment alleged Murdaugh failed to report more than $6.9 million of income “earned through illegal acts,” causing his state taxable income to be underreported to the state.
