Ex-banker Russell Laffitte pleads guilty to fraud, to pay $3.5M and face 5 years for aiding Murdaugh. El ex banquero Russell Laffitte se declara culpable de fraude, pagará $3.5 millones y enfrentará 5 años por ayudar a Murdaugh.

Former banker Russell Laffitte has pleaded guilty to six federal charges related to a fraud scheme with disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh, who is serving a life sentence for murdering his wife and son. El ex banquero Russell Laffitte se ha declarado culpable de seis cargos federales relacionados con un plan de fraude con el desacreditado abogado Alex Murdaugh, que está cumpliendo cadena perpetua por asesinar a su esposa e hijo. Laffitte, accused of helping Murdaugh steal millions from clients, will pay $3.5 million in restitution and face a recommended five-year prison sentence. Laffitte, acusado de ayudar a Murdaugh a robar millones de clientes, pagará $3.5 millones en restitución y se enfrentará a una sentencia recomendada de cinco años de prisión. His previous convictions were overturned due to trial issues. Sus condenas anteriores fueron revocadas debido a problemas en el juicio.