The former CEO of Palmetto State Bank and notorious accomplice of convicted killer , 54, has put in a fresh bid to a new trial citing his murderous friend's court testimony in which the 51-year-old was vindicated of his crimes.Russell Laffitte, 51, was convicted November 2022 on six financial charges related to a decades-long corruption scheme led by Murdaugh in which hundreds-of-thousands of dollars were laundered from clients.The 51-year-old was denied a new trial by a South Carolina judge on March 6 but said testimony from Murdaugh's trial – in which he was convicted of the brutal slaying of his wife Maggie, 52, and son Paul, 22 - should be considered.
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