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Possible state vs. federal legal war looms over Alex Murdaugh's assets of $1 million-plus
Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh, seen here in a South Carolina state court hearing on Sept. 14, 2023, has pleaded guilty to financial crimes. - Blake Douglas/The State/TNS

Possible state vs. federal legal war looms over Alex Murdaugh's assets of $1 million-plus

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Hours after lawyers for Alex Murdaugh filed a request on Monday for an immediate federal seizure and an accounting of his assets under state control, the lawyers with custody of those assets replied with a request of their own. Shortly after 8 p.m. Monday, the office of John T. Lay, one of the two receivers who has had control over Murdaugh funds since November 2021, sent an email subpoena to Murdaugh lawyer Jim Griffin seeking various kinds of financial information, including: —Any engagement letters or contracts between Griffin and/or Paul Murdaugh and/or Alex Murdaugh. —Any...

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