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Alex Murdaugh charged in money laundering and drug scheme

FILE - This photo provided by the Colleton County sheriff's office shows Curtis Edward Smith. Soon-to-be disbarred South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh has been indicted again, this time prosecutors saying his crimes extended to an eight-year money laundering and painkiller ring with a friend and former client charged with trying to help him commit suicide. Smith is the man Murdaugh said he called when he wanted someone to kill him so his surviving son could collect a $10 million life insurance policy. Smith's shot only grazed Murdaugh's head on the side of a two-lane road last September, police said. (Colleton County Sheriffs Office via AP, File) Curtis Edward Smith, accompanied by his attorney Jarrett Bouchette, faces Judge Clifton Newman during a hearing at Richland County Bond court, Tuesday June, 28, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. Smith is charged with two counts of conspiracy, four counts of money laundering, three counts of forgery and multiple drug related charges. (Tracy Glantz/The State via AP) Curtis Edward Smith is escorted out of Richland County Bond court with his attorney, Jarrett Bouchette, Tuesday June, 28, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. Smith is charged with two counts of conspiracy, four counts of money laundering, three counts of forgery and multiple drug related charges. (Tracy Glantz/The State via AP) FILE - Lawyer Alex Murdaugh walks into his bond hearing on Sept. 16, 2021, in Varnville, S.C. The South Carolina Supreme Court announced, Thursday, June 16, 2022, that they want to revoke the law license of Murdaugh, saying there is overwhelming evidence he stole millions of dollars from his clients even though more than 70 criminal charges against the prominent lawyer have not been resolved. (AP Photo/Mic Smith, File)