The Supreme Court of South Carolina has disbarred Cory Fleming for ‘deplorable misconduct and shocking abuse’ of the state’s legal system. Fleming, a once-close associate known as an enabler to the now-also disbarred Richard ‘Alex’ Murdaugh, had earlier pleaded guilty to criminal charges this year, leading to this conclusion in his professional life.
Fleming’s disbarment citation specifically refers to his systemic theft of client funds orchestrated both independently and in collaboration with Murdaugh that spanned over a decade. Examples of their fraudulent activities listed in the court documents include forging litigation expenses, withholding client settlement funds intended for medical liens, and diverting client funds into an account held by Murdaugh, provocatively named ‘Forge’.
Conviction in these narratives of illegal acts have seen both parties stripped of their right to practice law, with Alex Murdaugh subsequently disbarred in July 2022.
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