COLUMBIA, S.C. — The banker who prosecutors said helped Alex Murdaugh move millions of dollars around to avoid detection of his thefts in exchange for a share of the money had his conviction and seven-year prison sentence overturned on appeal Thursday.

The banker who prosecutors say helped Alex Murdaugh move millions of dollars around to avoid detection of his thefts in exchange for a share of the money has had his conviction and seven-year prison s

The removal of a juror during jury deliberations at his bank fraud trail violated Hampton County banker Russell Laffitte’s right to an impartial jury, a 4th Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled.

A federal appeals court has thrown out the conviction and prison sentence of former Hampton banker Russell Laffitte, citing judicial errors during his trial over allegations that he conspired with disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh to steal from vulnerable clients.

Russell Laffitte had been serving a seven-year sentence after being convicted on six counts of bank fraud. His conviction was thrown out on appeal.

A court of appeals has overturned the sentence and conviction of Russell Laffitte, the former banker and Alex Murdaugh accomplice who was sent to prison for a slew of financial-related crimes, according to new court filings.

A former Hampton banker and previously convicted Alex Murdaugh fraud accomplice will get another day in court. On Thursday, a federal appeals court vacated former Palmetto State Bank CEO Russell Lucius Laffitte's 2022 conviction.