Murdaugh coordinated with (Gloria) Satterfield's family to sue himself in order to seek an insurance settlement with the stated intent to give the proceeds to the Satterfield family to pay for funeral expenses and monetary compensation for Satterfield's children." Murdaugh deposited more than nearly $3 million into an account he owned, the affidavits said.

In an email to CNN, Bland disputed SLED's statement.

"These were legitimate claims that were brought in connection with Gloria Satterfield's death," he wrote.

Satterfield died, he wrote, after Murdaugh's four dogs tripped her, and her estate made an "appropriate negligence claim."

"The claim was not fabricated and Alex appropriately referred them to an attorney," he wrote.

"The estate was unaware of the extremely close relationship though between (Cory) Fleming and Alex Mudaugh which was not fully disclosed."

CNN has also reached out to Murdaugh's attorneys for comment on the affidavits.

After Murdaugh's arrest Thursday, his attorneys, Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin, released a statement saying he intends "to fully cooperate with this investigation, as he has with the investigation into the murder of his wife and son.

"He deeply regrets that his actions have distracted from the efforts to solve their murders," the statement said.

Last month, SLED announced it was opening a criminal investigation into Satterfield's death and the handling of her estate, following a request from the Hampton County coroner that highlighted inconsistencies in the ruling of her death, as well as information gathered during SLED's other investigations involving Murdaugh, the agency said.

The investigation into Satterfield's death follows months of legal and personal challenges for Murdaugh.

In early September, Murdaugh was shot in the head and, authorities said, later admitted that his shooting was a conspiracy with a former client to kill him so his only surviving son could collect an insurance payout.

Murdaugh's shooting came less than three months after he called authorities to report he found his wife and youngest son shot dead at their home.