Former Scottish National Party chief executive Peter Murrell was jailed for just over five years on Tuesday after admitting embezzling more than £400,000 (US$540,000) of party funds to buy items such as cars, a motorhome and luxury goods.Murrell, 61, is the estranged husband of ex-SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, who suddenly resigned in 2023, shortly before she was arrested as part of the probe into the party’s finances.She was cleared of wrongdoing in March last year.He pleaded guilty last month to embezzling £400,310 from the SNP between 2010 and 2023, using the money to buy several vehicles, as well as items from luxury brands such as Estée Lauder and Harrods.Nicola Sturgeon, then Scottish First Minister, poses for the media with husband Peter Murrell in Glasgow in 2019. Photo: APHe was jailed for five years and three months at Edinburgh High Court on Tuesday.
Former Scottish National Party chief jailed for 5 years for embezzling party funds
Peter Murrell, the estranged husband of ex-SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, admitted spending US$540,000 on items including a motorhome and cars.
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