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Russell Laffitte to Be Sentenced in Federal Court for Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, Bank Fraud, and Misapplication of Bank Funds

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Carolina

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA — Russell Lucius Laffitte, 53, of Estill, is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court on Tuesday, August 1.  Laffitte was convicted following a nearly three-week-long jury trial in November 2022 of conspiring with Hampton personal injury attorney Alex Murdaugh to commit wire fraud and bank fraud; wire fraud; bank fraud; and three counts of misapplication of bank funds. 

United States District Judge Richard M. Gergel presided over the trial and will impose the sentence. 

WHEN:        Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at 10:00 am

WHERE:      United States District Courthouse

                        Courtroom 6

                        85 Broad Street

                        Charleston, South Carolina

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Contact

Brook Andrews, First Assistant United States Attorney, brook.andrews@usdoj.gov, (803) 929-3000

Updated July 31, 2023
Topic
Financial Fraud
Component
USAO - South Carolina

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