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

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Former SNP chief executive pleaded guilty to buying thousands of pounds worth of personal items with party funds

Peter Murrell was brought to the High Court in Edinburgh in a white prison van, where prosecutors will outline the facts of the case. He sat in the back wearing a dark suit with…

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh in handcuffs today after pleading guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 from party funds

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Murrell oversaw the party’s rocketing rise in popularity and a large influx of new members around the 2014 independence referendum

High court in Edinburgh hears £125K vehicle was described as a van in faked invoice and stocked with luxury goods

The £124,550 campervan was the most high profile of item bought by the disgraced chief exec with stolen funds

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