Peter Murrell pleaded guilty to embezzling funds in his role as chief executive of the Scottish National Party. He held the SNP's purse strings while his then-wife, Nicola Sturgeon, was Scottish First Minister.

The Peter Murrell scandal has rocked the SNP and shocked the public given the sheer scale and, indeed, strangeness of the fraud he committed.

The Peter Murrell scandal has rocked the SNP and shocked the public given the sheer scale and, indeed, strangeness of the fraud he committed.

The estranged husband of former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison.

Nicola Sturgeon's estranged husband had admitted to using SNP funds to splash out on luxury goods, including a £124,000 motorhome, and two Bremont watches for a total of £9,350

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Former husband of Nicola Sturgeon sentenced to more than five years behind bars after making extravagant purchases with party funds

Peter Murrell was led away from court in handcuffs after he was sentenced to more than five years in prison for embezzling more than £400,000 from the Scottish National Party. The…

Jailing him at the High Court in Edinburgh , Judge Lord Young told Murrell he had committed a 'calculated crime of dishonesty'.

Peter Murrell splashed out on a luxury motorhome, a Jaguar SUV and luxury watches

Peter Murrell a été condamné mardi à cinq ans et trois mois de prison pour avoir détourné des fonds du parti indépendantiste écossais, le SNP, lorsqu’il en était le directeur…

The imprisonment of former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell for embezzling more than £400,000 brings to the end an especially sordid chapter in the history of Scotland’s largest…

"Murrell occupied a significant position of privilege and power in public life in Scotland," assistant chief constable Stuart Houston of Police Scotland said. #EuropeNews

Former Scottish National Party (SNP) chief executive Peter Murrell has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison after admitting to embezzling more than £400,000…

Peter Murrell, the estranged husband of ex-SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, admitted spending US$540,000 on items including a motorhome and cars.

A court sentenced Peter Murrell, the former chief executive of the ruling-Scottish National Party, to five years and three months in prison for theft.

Peter Murrell pleaded guilty to embezzling funds in his role as chief executive of the Scottish National Party. He held the SNP's purse strings while his then-wife, Nicola…

The estranged husband of Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison for embezzling more than 400 thousand pounds…

EDINBURGH: The ex-husband of Scotland’s former first minister Nicola Sturgeon was jailed for five years and three...

Court documents have revealed what former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell bought with funds he embezzled from the party over 12 years.