Alex Murdaugh ranks among South Carolina’s biggest tax deadbeats while awaiting new murder trial

As Alex Murdaugh awaits a new trial in the murders of his wife and son, the disgraced former attorney is facing a separate seven-figure problem.

Murdaugh owes more than $1.6 million in unpaid South Carolina taxes, penalties and interest, ranking him among the state’s biggest individual tax delinquents, according to newly published records.

The South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) listed “Murdaugh, Richard” as owing $1,630,201.02 in its latest quarterly report of top delinquent taxpayers, published July 16. The debt is the fourth-largest attributed to an individual on the state’s current list.

The agency said it publishes the names and outstanding balances of delinquent taxpayers as part of an effort to promote “transparency, fairness and compliance.”

Murdaugh’s seven-figure tax debt comes as his attorneys prepare to defend him in a second murder trial. Dick Harpootlian previously told Fox News Digital that the lawyers received a substantial flat fee upfront roughly five years ago and would remain on the case through its conclusion.

The court found that Hill was drawn by the “siren call of celebrity” and allowed public attention to overcome her duty. The state has maintained that Murdaugh received a fair trial, but the South Carolina Supreme Court reversed the murder and weapons convictions and remanded the case for new proceedings.

Murdaugh’s attorneys have already previewed some of the issues they want to raise before any retrial, including a motion to test unknown male DNA reportedly found under Maggie’s fingernails.

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Fox News Digital has reached out to Murdaugh’s attorneys and state prosecutors for comment.