Satterfield family adds Bank of America to lawsuit
Attorneys for the family and estate of
Satterfield, a longtime housekeeper for the Murdaugh family, died in
According to indictments by the South Carolina State Grand Jury and the
Murdaugh is facing criminal charges in that matter, and on
The amended complaint to this suit, which the Satterfields' attorneys say was filed in
The Hampton County Guardian learned of the suit through a statement Monday from
"We all recognize the significance of adding
When contacted for comment,
"There is no basis for this lawsuit and we are asking the court to dismiss it. Make no mistake, the wrongdoer here was
Halldin said Murdaugh established a sole proprietor account using his
The amended suit highlights the alleged role that
"Appropriately,
To date, Bland Richter has reported more than
In the introductory paragraph of the amended suit complaint, the Satterfield attorneys allege that
"By flexing their own rules and ignoring banking customs, BOA helped Murdaugh establish his fake Forge accounts, which Murdaugh funded with stolen money from the Plaintiffs, as well as other victims and/or PMPED clients. Once he was in possession of his ill-gotten gain, Murdaugh engaged in other suspicious banking conduct which BOA should have identified."
The suit alleges that, from one of Murdaugh's accounts, he issued 17 cashier's checks to "Charles E. Smith" (named in warrants as
Murdaugh also allegedly "transferred huge sums of stolen money from his fake Forge accounts to a personal checking account, which Murdaugh also established at BOA." From one such account, Murdaugh separately issued 254 personal checks to Smith totaling
Murdaugh and Smith were indicted by a
Smith, 61, was charged with assisted suicide, assault and battery of a high aggravated nature, pointing and presenting a firearm, insurance fraud, and conspiracy to commit insurance fraud. Murdaugh was charged with insurance fraud and conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, along with filing a false police report.
The 162-page amended complaint, which includes numerous exhibits but only names
"The public has been instrumental in the investigation and prosecution of these claims to date," Bland said. "Just as with the prior claims that have resolved, we are confident that members of the public have key information about the facts and circumstances of these claims and we urge them to come forward with their knowledge."
Murdaugh is detained in the
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