Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePeter Murrell, the former SNP chief executive, embezzled party funds to acquire three personal vehicles, including a luxury campervan, a Volkswagen Golf and a Jaguar i-Pace. The £124,550 Niesmann and Bischoff Smove 7.4e campervan was driven only four miles before being seized by police in April 2023. Murrell used fraudulent expense claims and direct transfers from SNP accounts, often splitting payments to avoid detection, to fund these purchases. False invoices were created to conceal the transactions, with the Jaguar i-Pace described as a 'stage payment' for events and the motorhome as a 'van'. The vehicles were for Murrell's personal use, not party assets, and the campervan was configured for pleasure, despite suggestions it could be used for campaigning. In fullPeter Murrell’s £124k motorhome bought with embezzled SNP money had just four miles on the clockThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Peter Murrell’s £124k motorhome was driven just four miles before police seized it
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePeter Murrell, the former SNP chief executive, embezzled party funds to acquire three personal vehicles, including a luxury campervan, a Volkswagen Golf and a Jaguar i-Pace. The £124,550 Niesmann and Bischoff Smove 7.4e campervan was driven only four miles before being seized by police in April 2023. Murrell used fraudulent expense claims and direct transfers from SNP accounts, often splitting payments to avoid detection, to fund these purchases. False invoices were created to conceal the transactions, with the Jaguar i-Pace described as a 'stage payment' for events and the motorhome as a 'van'. The vehicles were for Murrell's personal use, not party assets, and the campervan was configured for pleasure, despite suggestions it could be used for campaigning. In fullPeter Murrell’s £124k motorhome bought with embezzled SNP money had just four miles on the clockThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
