SC - Paul Murdaugh, 22 and mom Margaret, 52, found shot to death, Islandton, 7 June 2021 #10

[Luna20]

According to Bland, Westendorf didn’t file a single document on the settlement (beyond the initial petition) during his tenure as a personal representative, yet he collected $30,000 for his role. He finally stepped down as personal representative weeks after Bland and Richter filed a lawsuit against him and others for the scheme.

“It’s highway robbery,” Bland said of the $30,000 Westendorf collected. “He didn’t do anything. He didn’t file anything. He didn’t manage any money. Nothing.”

Last week, Westendorf mailed Bland a $30,000 check to pay the estate back for the money he took. Bland said he was dismissed from the lawsuit because he already got what he needed from him.

Murdaugh Murders Saga: Attorneys Target Bank For Botched $4.3 Million Settlement

On October 1, the same day Fleming and his law firm settled with the Satterfield estate, Westendorf signed a statement that said he asked his boss Russell Laffitte, CEO of Palmetto State Bank, if Westendorf could serve as personal representative of Satterfield’s estate.

According to the signed statement, Laffitte told him it would be OK to serve as personal representative.

“He served up the bank to me on a Thanksgiving Day platter,” Bland said.

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Hand written letter is unusual to me.

Eta and why would AM be asking him and not Fleming?

What does the second sentence mean?

“Last week, Westendorf mailed Bland a $30,000 check to pay the estate back for the money he took. Bland said he was dismissed from the lawsuit because he already got what he needed from him”

 

[Lux et Veritas]

According to Bland, Westendorf didn’t file a single document on the settlement (beyond the initial petition) during his tenure as a personal representative, yet he collected $30,000 for his role. He finally stepped down as personal representative weeks after Bland and Richter filed a lawsuit against him and others for the scheme.

“It’s highway robbery,” Bland said of the $30,000 Westendorf collected. “He didn’t do anything. He didn’t file anything. He didn’t manage any money. Nothing.”

Last week, Westendorf mailed Bland a $30,000 check to pay the estate back for the money he took. Bland said he was dismissed from the lawsuit because he already got what he needed from him.

Murdaugh Murders Saga: Attorneys Target Bank For Botched $4.3 Million Settlement

On October 1, the same day Fleming and his law firm settled with the Satterfield estate, Westendorf signed a statement that said he asked his boss Russell Laffitte, CEO of Palmetto State Bank, if Westendorf could serve as personal representative of Satterfield’s estate.

According to the signed statement, Laffitte told him it would be OK to serve as personal representative.

“He served up the bank to me on a Thanksgiving Day platter,” Bland said.

....

Hand written letter is unusual to me.

Eta and why would AM be asking him and not Fleming?

Cheapskate criminal Westendorf should also have written another check for INTEREST on that $30,000 he stole, then returned to Bland / Satterfields, say, a healthy 25%.

Maybe AM asked Westendorf to be PR because CF couldn't because he was already attorney for lawsuit defendant AM?

 

[MassGuy]

Alex Murdaugh’s recent arrest warrants issued


https://twitter.com/mandymatney/status/1449499229689421825?s=21

 

[elliefant]

What does the second sentence mean?

“Last week, Westendorf mailed Bland a $30,000 check to pay the estate back for the money he took. Bland said he was dismissed from the lawsuit because he already got what he needed from him”

As I understand it Bland’s lawsuit is to recoup the boys’ money from these fraudsters. He has succeeded in getting the $30,000 Westendorf took, so Westendorf is no longer part of that lawsuit.

(Doesn’t mean W is off the hook in any investigation etc of course, just means he isn’t being pursued for the 30k now)

 

[LotusPawprint]

There are A LOT of folks involved (both known and unknown to us as of yet) who should (and will) be out of a job and in a prison cell.

 

[LotusPawprint]

1) <sbm>

3) Why was he given Keppra, an epilepsy drug? One of the possible adverse side effects of Keppra is suicidal thoughts or behavior.

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Keppra is also used as a mood stabilizer and I'm fairly certain can be for alcohol withdrawals.

 

[LotusPawprint]

I noticed AM's hospital records mentioned 'well healed ACL repair'... Maybe this is where pain meds first came into play?

 

[SuziQ]

What does the second sentence mean?

“Last week, Westendorf mailed Bland a $30,000 check to pay the estate back for the money he took. Bland said he was dismissed from the lawsuit because he already got what he needed from him”

Westendorf gave Bland the information he needed to go after the bank/deeper pockets. While this gets him out of hot water in the lawsuit, it won't get him off legally if he is charged with a crime.

 

[SuziQ]

Cheapskate criminal Westendorf should also have written another check for INTEREST on that $30,000 he stole, then returned to Bland / Satterfields, say, a healthy 25%.

Maybe AM asked Westendorf to be PR because CF couldn't because he was already attorney for lawsuit defendant AM?

I think Westendorf was asked because someone at the bank level was needed to make it all work. He really should have never been in that position and his boss should never have approved it. It is a conflict of interest and checks and balances were removed.

 

[SuziQ]

Gotta wonder how many other fraudulent schemes Westendorf's been involved in with AM and CF? $30K isn't a lot of money but if you've run 10, 20, 30 frauds it's a lucrative scam.

I have been wondering about this as well.

 

[Luna20]

As I understand it Bland’s lawsuit is to recoup the boys’ money from these fraudsters. He has succeeded in getting the $30,000 Westendorf took, so Westendorf is no longer part of that lawsuit.

(Doesn’t mean W is off the hook in any investigation etc of course, just means he isn’t being pursued for the 30k now)

Thank you for the explanation!

 

[Luna20]

Westendorf gave Bland the information he needed to go after the bank/deeper pockets. While this gets him out of hot water in the lawsuit, it won't get him off legally if he is charged with a crime.

I guess they hope these after the fact gestures will somehow prevent any further conflict.

I think that is why Cory acted quickly but it was too late.

 

[MoeInVA]

Westendorf obviously failed to fulfill his obligations to the heirs, however I do believe he paid off one of the estate’s debts (a mortgage in GS name). See Sclandrecords.com

 

[Luna20]

Alex Murdaugh’s recent arrest warrants issued

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https://twitter.com/mandymatney/status/1449499229689421825?s=21

Why are there 2?

 

[Chelly]

Here's the full medical report that was released. Anybody have any thoughts as to why they are calling AM "Buffalo Indonesia"

READ: Medical Docs Reveal What Injuries Alex Murdaugh Suffered in Alleged Suicide-for-Hire Plot

I believe Buffalo Indonesia was used as medical anonymity code name in hospital trauma center or ER.

 

[LetsSolvIt]

AM is back in SC.

Lawyer Alex Murdaugh jailed in alleged theft of former housekeeper's settlement cash
He was being detained in his home state of South Carolina after being arrested in Florida. | NBC News, 16 Oct 2021


Embattled lawyer Alex Murdaugh was behind bars in his home state of South Carolina on Saturday after the family of his former housekeeper alleged he absconded with millions of dollars in settlement cash.

Inmate records from the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Columbia list Murdaugh in custody based on allegations of obtaining property under false pretenses. Two counts are listed with bond of $10,000 each.

Murdaugh, 53, was charged Thursday in connection with the case. He was subsequently arrested in Orlando, Florida, upon his release from a drug rehabilitation center. An extradition hearing was held Friday.

Read the full story on NBCNews.com

 

[LetsSolvIt]

Here is detention listing at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Columbia, S.C. Doesn’t tell us much except they consider him blond with green eyes.

https://www6.richlandcountysc.gov/JMSOnline/public/default.aspx

 

[LetsSolvIt]

DBM: Fox page too confusing — not direct enough on our subject cases

 

[JRWoodwardMSW]

HOT NEWS:

Alex Murdaugh ARRESTED for 'syphoning off $4.3M settlement for sons of his housekeeper who died in trip and fall at his home' | Daily Mail, 14 Oct 2021

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Alex Murdaugh has been arrested on his release from rehab in Florida for allegedly syphoning off a $4.3 million settlement meant for the sons of his housekeeper, who died in a mysterious 'trip and fall' at his home in 2018.

Murdaugh, who was charged last month over a botched hitman scheme, and is a person of interest in his wife and son's double murder, was taken into custody Thursday morning in Orlando by agents with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

The 53 year-old had been in the city to receive treatment for an opioid addiction after being bailed on the hitman charges on September 17. Cops did not disclose the name of the rehab facility he had been staying at.

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He is being held in Orange County Correctional Facility near Orlando, ahead of his extradition back to South Carolina.

Cops in Florida have yet to say when Murdaugh will appear for that hearing, but Murdaugh's lawyers say they expect him to appear before a bond hearing in Beaufort County, South Carolina, on Friday over the latest charges.

Heaven help the Florida taxpayers!

 

[JRWoodwardMSW]

Imo, the bank will be liable for every dollar that was deposited into the incorrect account plus punitive damages. The name on the check Or electronic transfer must match precisely to the name on the account. The bank could try to retrieve money from AM, but it is probably gone and will be time consuming.

The loot didn’t wind up in Palmetto State Bank;,the accounts were in Bank of America. Still, Palmetto needs to clean house. Croooked bank executives have a way of repelling depositors ( and attracting bank examiners).