COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — A co-conspirator of Alex Murdaugh who helped the now convicted killer defraud his own clients is set to appear in state court Thursday after pleading guilty to federal fraud charges back in April of this year.
Russell Laffitte will appear before Judge Heath Taylor in Columbia Thursday afternoon at the Richland County Courthouse.
Laffitte, the former CEO of Palmetto State Bank, pled guilty to multiple charges involving wire and bank fraud in April for aiding Murdaugh in stealing over $1 million from victims of the disgraced Hampton County magnate’s financial crimes…