22 jun 2026
Peter Murrell to be sentenced for embezzling SNP funds
The former party chief executive has admitted embezzling more than £400,000 over a 12-year period.
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Estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon is sentenced for stealing from party over 12-year period Peter Murrell has been sentenced to five years and three months in jail after he admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the Scottish National party while he was its chief executive. Murrell stole the money over a 12-year period, splashing out on a luxury motorhome, a Jaguar SUV, Montblanc pens and luxury watches, a set of Lalique salt and pepper grinders and 2kg of coffee granules.
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Peter Murrell jailed for five years after embezzling £400,000 from SNP
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