US EditionCourt Clerk in Murdaugh Murder Trial Charged With Showing Sealed Photographs, Perjury
- Becky Hill, who previously served as the clerk of court in Colleton County, South Carolina, was taken into custody on Wednesday, May 14, 2024, facing four felony counts connected to the Alex Murdaugh murder case.
- Hill faces charges including obstruction of justice, perjury related to her February 2024 testimony, and two accusations of official misconduct involving the acceptance of bonuses and the use of her office to promote a book she authored.
- She admitted plagiarizing part of her book about the trial and is accused of misusing county funds for personal bonuses and promotional purposes before resigning in March 2024.
- Hill, aged 57, could face up to five years for perjury and unlimited sentences for other felonies, while attorneys stress the arrest highlights the need to protect judicial integrity.
- The arrest adds to ongoing concerns about trial conduct, coincides with Murdaugh's appeal efforts, and underscores calls for a fair, impartial trial in this high-profile case.
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Clerk in Murdaugh Trial Is Charged With Misconduct and Perjury - Overpasses For America
The former court clerk who handled the trial of Alex Murdaugh, the South Carolina lawyer who was convicted in 2023 of murdering his wife and son, used her position for personal gain, misused public funds, shared information under court seal with a reporter and committed perjury, prosecutors said on Wednesday. The former clerk, Becky Hill, 57, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with two counts of misconduct in office and one count each of obst…
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Court clerk in Murdaugh murder trial charged with showing sealed photographs, perjury
A former court clerk who helped with the murder trial that led to the conviction of once-powerful South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh has been arrested.
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