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The grand jury indictment charges attorney Michael Sussmann, who spoke to a senior FBI official in 2016 about potential links between a Russian bank and the Trump Organization, with making false statements to the FBI.
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Alex Murdaugh, a prominent attorney, is accused of hiring a hit man to shoot him dead so his son could collect a $10 million life insurance payout, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.
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