Cheer Incorporated

Cheer Incorporated exposes the institutional sex abuse scandal unearthed by Rockstar Cheer gym owner Scott Foster’s suicide in late August 2022. As more information surfaced it became apparent that Foster, as well as other coaches, would soon be facing public allegations of sexual abuse of minors. What wasn’t clear initially was that the misbehavior extends to the corporate entities and governing bodies responsible for ensuring the safety of Cheer athletes, and that they would soon be facing allegations of covering up years of sexual abuse to fatten up their bottom lines. Join investigative researcher and cheer mom Jennifer Wood, and FITSNews.com founding editor Will Folks on their journey to shine light in the dark corners of this industry with new episodes premiering every Thursday morning.

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Cheer Incorporated

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November 10, 2022 • FITSNews

The Cheer Incorporated team has been Murdaughed ... for those of you who aren't FITSNews core audience members, allow me to explain.

This expansive case involves Alex Murdaugh, a disgraced and disbarred attorney from a small town called Hampton, South Carolina, was indicted in July for the murder of his 52 year old wife, Maggie Murdaugh and 22 year old son, Paul Murdaugh at their home on June 7, 2021. The brutal murders alone would have made headlines, but the web of crime and corruption that started unraveling in the aftermath elevated the story to new heights. As of today, Alex Murdaugh has been indicted on 90 separate charges and accused of stealing almost $9 million dollars from his clients over the past 15 years.

This week, the first criminal trial tied to this long running story kicked off in US District Court in Charleston, South Carolina when the trial of alleged Murdaugh co-conspirator and former CEO of Palmetto State Bank began.

Federal prosecutors in the office of U.S. attorney Adair Ford Boroughs began laying out their case against disgraced former banker Russell Laffitte, who is accused of being a key cog in Alex Murdaugh’s many financial fleecings of former clients. Laffitte is facing one conspiracy count, one count of wire fraud, one count of bank fraud and three counts of misapplication of bank funds in connection with his alleged role in the scandal. The 51-year-old Hampton, S.C. native is also facing multiple criminal conspiracy charges at the state level. I’d give you a full recap, but if you aren’t familiar I can assure you that a 30 second elevator pitch will never cover the absolute madness of the Murdaugh case. If you love true crime and wild cases, trust me when I say you want to check out our YouTube Channel and/or the FITSNews Week in Review podcast available on iTunes and Spotify to catch up.

Now… I bet you are wondering why we are talking about Murdaugh and not cheer? Because our Producer, Dylan Nolan is in Charleston attending the hearings in person while Will and I are holding the fort down in Columbia. As talented as Will and I pretend to be, we rely on our producer, Dylan Nolan for all things technical and I promise you do not want to hear a podcast that we threw together without him! We will be back next week with more new episodes and may even have some exciting news to share!