Alex Murdaugh and his accomplice have been ordered to pay millions of dollars in a money scheme following the death of a housekeeper.

An insurance company will receive millions of dollars from disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh and his accomplice, who were found guilty of stealing approximately $4 million in insurance funds from the family of Murdaugh's housekeeper after her death.

Fleming, a longtime friend and fellow attorney of Murdaugh, was ordered to pay nearly $3.8 million in the federal civil case against him, while Murdaugh was ordered to pay $14.8 million.

U.S. District Judge Richard Mark Gergel presided over Fleming's trial in Charleston, which lasted two days, before issuing a settlement order.

The unfair and deceptive actions of Fleming were crucial in enabling Murdaugh to steal more than $4 million in settlement funds, as stated in the settlement order filed on January 9.

Gloria Satterfield, the housekeeper of Murdaugh, fell on the front steps of their South Carolina estate, Moselle, and passed away in a hospital.

According to court documents, Murdaugh convinced his sons to sue his insurance company, Nautilus, and they were awarded more than $4 million. However, most of this amount was stolen by Murdaugh.

Gergel wrote in his Jan. 2 order that Murdaugh admitted to inventing a story about his dogs causing Gloria Satterfield's death in order to create liability for himself and receive payment from his insurance carriers.

The judgment entered against Defendant Murdaugh does not affect the claims Plaintiff has against the remaining defendants, Cory Fleming and Moss & Kuhn, P.A.

Fleming's attorney is accused of working with Murdaugh to deposit forged settlement checks into a fraudulent bank account that appears to be named after an insurance advisory company.

Murdaugh's former insurance company, Nautilus, does not owe Fleming anything in the federal civil suit, according to Fleming's argument.

"The Court determines that Defendant Fleming intentionally violated the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act and, as a result, triples Plaintiff's damages, awarding $3,750,000.00."

In a Jan. 9 filing, Gergel stated that the federal jury granted Nautilus a total of $1.25 million in damages.

"At trial, the plaintiff proved that Cory Fleming, as an attorney, engaged in several unethical practices while handling the wrongful death and survival claims of the Gloria Satterfield Estate. These practices included unethical communications with a potential defendant, Richard Alexander Murdaugh, who was represented by counsel."

Gergel continued, "In addition, Fleming made false statements to both opposing counsel and the excess carrier about alleged communications with one of the Satterfield Estate's beneficiaries and with a potential issuer of a structured settlement."

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The $4 million Murdaugh stole from the Satterfield family is one of the 100 financial crimes charges filed against him for stealing millions from his former law firm clients.

Murdaugh was previously sentenced to 40 years in federal court and 27 years in state court for his financial crimes.

In 2021, he received a life sentence for murdering his wife, Maggie, and his youngest son, Paul.

In June of that year, a Colleton County jury convicted the disgraced lawyer of shooting Maggie and Paul near dog kennels on the family's hunting estate. Prosecutors claim he did this to divert attention from his mounting financial crimes, which were becoming public knowledge at the time.