re: Investigators When they KNEW Murdaugh lied (Page 112)

I may just be getting old and lowering my standards, but I find this CFO witness of his law firm to be kinda sexy.

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i havent been following this at all.

is this a slam dunk he did it case?

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I think so.

He is heard in the background of a video his son was recording just a couple mins before the murder.

Alex did not know that recording was taking place. (son was recording a dog and Alex and Maggie can be clearly heard in the background)

Since Alex didnt know about this recording, his alibi was that he was asleep during this time.

Much more than this, but IMO this is the dagger.

If Wilson is the long time friend who was tied to the misappropriation of funds that were supposed to go to the deceased housekeeper's family, he's also wading into trouble.

Heck, maybe he's not that one, just one of many????

How much will what's left of the law firm, their corporate insurance and whatever regulatory bodies might have oversight ....how much will they tolerate?

With Alex Murdaugh reported to be facing over ninty counts, that dude has to have a circle of friends 'cause he couldn't have managed that level of malfeasance single handed.

This guy on the stand is pretty good. Defense is trying to come up with some wacky shite now.

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The state argues that it is important to establish what was going on in Mr Murdaugh’s life in the lead-up to 7 June 2021.

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Definitely agree with this. Not necessarily to show the jury he’s a bad guy cause of these other crimes, but they really do need to see what was going on in his life to understand the motive. The walls were closing in on him. He had no way out and his behavior was becoming more and more erratic

He set up his money laundering account using the stolen name of “Forge Investment” firm.
Guy has a sense of irony, doesn’t he?

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Angry at what his son had brought on him, angry with her for demanding a big settlement in divorce, exposing his financial improprieties when her divorce attorney started looking at Alex’s financial doings? Blaming them for putting him in position to be exposed?

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He was behaving erratically, like the mounting pressure was getting to be too much. There is also a strange botched or fake assassination attempt mixed in there…

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He set up his money laundering account using the stolen name of “Forge Investment” firm. Guy has a sense of irony, doesn’t he?

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It’s hilarious but still nefarious. “Real” Forge is an investment firm who specializes in structured settlements, while the “Fake” Forge was just AM dba “Forge,” in reality just an account with Bank of America to run settlement checks through before funneling to his personal account.

So on a cursory glance, it appeared these settlements were set up as structured settlements for the plaintiff, but later revealed that plaintiffs were getting a fraction (and sometimes zero) of the actual settlement figure. This was all after attorney fees had been subtracted of course.

The 1700 acre $4M hunting lodge property where murders occurred and the Edisto beach house had been placed solely in MM’s name. Apparently AM had been borrowing against beach house -without her knowledge- with help of Palmetto State Bank (law firm CFO’s brother-in-law banker again).

There is some speculation that Paul may have been last minute collateral damage, as AM felt squeeze with law firm confronting him and his highly respected and influential father being end-of-life, with whatever financial reasons he might have had for killing MM that night. I did read there was a $4M inheritance from his daddy but would be in trust for AM and sons, but not completely sure of source.

Also fun fact: AM supposedly paid $5 for the Moselle hunting lodge property to his father, who had acquired in some questionable way from a convicted drug trafficker. That’s why the big shed by the kennels was called the hangar, cause that guy had an airstrip there.

**Anyone with better info feel free to correct any scurrilous Reddit/Twitter rumors I am repeating.**

Even if he is found not guilty, he is going to get his arse handed to him when he goes to court for the financial crimes. What was talked about today doesn’t even scratch the surface.

I hope the judge allows the financial stuff. He stole millions, lied about it, and showed no remorse doing it. I think the jury needs to see that and not the picture Poot is trying to paint.