Trial date set for alleged Murdaugh accomplice Cory Fleming in Satterfield theft case [The State]
Suspended Beaufort County lawyer
The crimes involve the alleged theft of a
After Satterfield’s death, Murdaugh allegedly hatched a scheme involving Fleming to steal some
Fleming, who is represented by attorney
Murdaugh will be tried separately on the Satterfield allegations at a later date.
Fleming, a close friend of Murdaugh’s from his days at the
Fleming’s trial will be the first Murdaugh financial crimes trial in state court.
In
Fleming was one of five defendants involved in Murdaugh-related cases whom trial dates were discussed Friday with state Judge
The walls of the high-ceiling courtroom contain paintings of Murdaugh’s great-grand father, grandfather and father, all prominent solicitors, or chief elected prosecutors, who succeeded each other from about 1920 to 2005 in a five-county Lowcountry region. All were based in Hampton.
No trial dates were set Friday for Murdaugh, who is serving two consecutive life sentences in state prison for killing his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, in
One of Murdaugh’s attorneys, state Sen.
Chief prosecutor
Murdaugh faces nearly 100 counts of various crimes, ranging from money laundering, forgery and embezzlement involving millions of dollars in alleged thefts, according to state grand jury indictments.
‘Justice has a deadline’
On Friday, trial dates were discussed but not set for state grand jury criminal charges involving Laffitte, who appeared with his lawyers
Moore and Rutherford said they needed more time to prepare for any trial, especially Rutherford, who was hired Thursday.
Moore also asked for and got permission from Newman to move
Any spending of that money, which came from the sale of Laffitte’s house and other properties so he could hire lawyers, has to be approved by Newman.
The money was at the Nelson Mullins law firm because that is where Laffitte’s first team of lawyers, who included
Laffitte is expected to be sentenced in that case by
Meanwhile, no trial date was set for Curtis “Eddie” Smith, Murdaugh’s alleged henchman in helping him launder more than
Smith, who is out on bond, did not appear Friday, but his attorney
Trial dates also were set Friday for two Colleton County men —
Rivers, represented by
Both trials will take place in Colleton County.
In 2021, Rivers is alleged to have received more than
Waters said Rivers and Roberts were arrested after evidence showed they played a small role in Murdaugh’s money-laundering schemes.
Prosecutors have “bigger fish to fry” than Rivers and Roberts, Waters told Newman, but said, “when you uncover these things, you can’t ignore them.”
Columbia attorney
“Justice has a deadline, and it’s time,” Bland said. “Cory Fleming was instrumental in what happened in the Satterfield case.”
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