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Judge again denies bond for prominent attorney Alex Murdaugh

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By JEFFREY COLLINS
Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge has ruled that prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh must stay in jail until his trial on insurance fraud charges. Prosecutors say he stole $3.4 million meant for the sons of his housekeeper, who died in his home.  Circuit Judge Clifton Newman initially denied bond, then asked Murdaugh’s lawyers to report on his mental condition. Newman reviewed that report for weeks before denying bond again late Tuesday. Murdaugh’s lawyers have asked the South Carolina Supreme Court to overturn Newman’s decision. The shooting deaths of Murdaugh’s wife and other son remain unsolved.

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