Ex-attorney sentenced for helping Alex Murdaugh steal
By Thad Moore
The Post And Courier
CHARLESTON – Former Beaufort attorney Cory Fleming will spend 46 months in prison for helping his law school roommate, the notorious ex-lawyer Alex Murdaugh, steal from the family of Murdaugh’s late housekeeper.
Before he announced his decision Tuesday, Aug. 15, U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel said Fleming was guilty of “amazingly egregious conduct,” but he recognized that the ex-attorney has been remorseful for his actions.
Fleming went immediately into federal custody at the end of the hearing at the federal courthouse in Charleston.
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