Brazen Peter Murrell refused to comment as detectives grilled him about his embezzlement - and what he would say to party members who were victims of his theft.

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

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

Brazen Peter Murrell refused to comment as detectives grilled him about his embezzlement - and what he would say to party members who were victims of his theft.

Brazen Peter Murrell refused to comment as detectives grilled him about his embezzlement - and what he would say to party members who were victims of his theft.

The extraordinary Aladdin's Cave of designer goods embezzled by Peter Murrell can be pictured for the first time today.

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 was silent and impassive as police grilled him on his “outrageous” spending on pens and other items that he bought with more than £400,000 embezzled from the…

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.

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…