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What former Scottish leader's estranged husband bought with stolen ... Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell arrives in a prison van at the High Court in Edinburgh for a further hearing, following his admission that he embezzled more than £400,000 from the SNP, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (Jane Barlow/PA /PA via AP) Scotland’s First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon is interviewed in Washington, May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, center arrives at Edinburgh High Court, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Monday May 25, 2026. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP) LONDON (AP) — The estranged husband of formerScottish leader Nicola Sturgeoncreated fake invoices and falsified accounting records as heembezzled more than 400,000 pounds($540,000) from the Scottish National Party to buy hundreds of items from a luxury motorhome to Nintendo games, prosecutors said Tuesday. Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, 61, rode in a prison van Tuesday to the High Court in Edinburgh, where prosecutor Alan Cameron detailed how Murrell stole cash from the party’s main bank account to go on a personal spending spree. Court papers revealed a long list of things he …

SNP accused of ‘embezzling’ voters over Peter Murrell’s theft of party funds <p>Scottish National party’s attempt to focus on call for independence referendum overshadowed by embezzlement scandal</p><p>The Scottish National party was accused of “embezzling” voters after opposition leaders highlighted the crisis over Peter Murrell’s misuse of £400,000 from party funds.</p><p>The scandal over <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/25/peter-murrell-pleads-guilty-embezzlement-snp-scottish-national-party">Murrell’s guilty plea</a> on Monday to embezzling £400,310.65 while he was the SNP’s chief executive overshadowed a Holyrood <a href="https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/votes-and-motions/S7M-00105">motion</a> tabled by John Swinney to call for a second independence referendum.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/26/snp-embezzling-voters-peter-murrell">Continue reading...</a>

Scotland: Sturgeon's ex-husband Peter Murrell jailed for 5 years and 3 months 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.

Nicola Sturgeon: I feel as if I’m serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit <p>Former Scottish first minister says she will not apologise for actions of her ex- husband found guilty of embezzlement</p><p>Nicola Sturgeon has said feels like she is “serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit” after her former husband and former Scottish National party chief executive, Peter Murrell, admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the party.</p><p>Murrell <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/25/peter-murrell-pleads-guilty-embezzlement-snp-scottish-national-party">pleaded guilty</a> this week to embezzling the sum from the SNP between 2010 and 2022 to fund a lavish personal lifestyle.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/31/nicola-sturgeon-feel-serving-sentence-crime-did-not-commit">Continue reading...</a>

Ex-Scottish National Party chief pleads guilty to embezzling funds Peter Murrell admitted the offences at the High Court in Edinburgh after an investigation into the party&#039;s finances.

Scotland: Former SNP chief executive admits embezzling funds The Scottish National Party's former chief executive, Peter Murrell, has admitted embezzling about £400,000 of party funds to fund a lavish lifestyle.

Humza Yousaf says he hopes Peter Murrell gets ‘hefty’ sentence over embezzlement charges <p>Former Scottish first minister says scandal cast ‘massive shadow’ over his time as leader, after former party chief executive pleaded guilty to stealing £400,000</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/may/27/tony-blair-keir-starmer-wes-streeting-andy-burnham-mahmood-labour-leadership-latest-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s former first minister, has called for Peter Murrell to get a “hefty” jail sentence after he admitted stealing £400,000 from the Scottish National party.</p><p>Yousaf had been serving as first minister for just eight days when Murrell was arrested in April 2023 at the home he then shared with Nicola Sturgeon, Yousaf’s ally and mentor, in a police fraud investigation.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/27/humza-yousaf-hopes-peter-murrell-gets-hefty-sentence-embezzlement-charges-snp">Continue reading...</a>

Sturgeon says she was ‘deceived, misled and betrayed’ by ex-husband Murrell <p>Murrell has been remanded in custody after pleading guilty to embezzling more than £400,00 from SNP</p><p>Nicola Sturgeon said she was “deceived, betrayed and lied to” by her estranged husband, Peter Murrell, as he embezzled hundreds of thousands of pounds from the SNP.</p><p>The former first minister told an audience in Ireland at her first public appearance since Murrell pleaded guilty that she was coming to terms with being married to someone she “did not know at all”, and acknowledged people would have questions.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/28/sturgeon-says-she-was-deceived-misled-and-betrayed-by-ex-husband-murrell">Continue reading...</a>

Thief Peter Murrell set for lighter sentence as he will pay back ALL ... Thief Peter Murrell set for lighter sentence as he will pay back ALL the stolen £400k The shamed former SNP chief executive and estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon is a wealthy man and can afford to repay the entire sum he stole – in a bid to receive a more lenient sentence Comments News Ben Borland Editor 12:08, 05 Jun 2026 Updated 14:34, 05 Jun 2026 View 3 Images Peter Murrell appearing at the High Court in Edinburgh (Image: Jane Barlow/PA Wire) Shamed thief Peter Murrell is set to escape a lengthy prison sentence after his legal team confirmed he will offer to repay all of the £400,310.65 he stole from the SNP. ‌ The self-confessed embezzler was chief executive of the Nats for 22 years, with a salary of up to £105k a year. He also has two gold-plated pension pots worth around £615k. ‌ Murrell, 61, was remanded in custody last month and is due back at the High Court in Edinburgh for sentencing on June 23. Asked if Murrell would offer to pay back to the SNP the full amount, The Herald was told: "Yes." ‌ A legal source told the newspaper: "It is quite common for the defence to offer compensation in mitigatio…

Scotland: Former SNP chief executive admits to embezzlement from party The Scottish National Party's former chief executive, Peter Murrell, has admitted embezzling about £400,000 of party funds to fund a lavish lifestyle.

He stole money from the Scots. But his real crime was how he spent it. - Mint Global He stole money from the Scots. But his real crime was how he spent it. James Hookway , The Wall Street Journal 4 min read 12 Jun 2026, 02:25 PM IST Peter Murrell, the Scottish National party’s former chief executive, pleaded guilty last month. Summary A political fixer pleaded guilty to embezzlement, unleashing a torrent of public ridicule when everyone discovered his mundane purchases. Gift this article Check your wealth This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Subscribe now EDINBURGH—A political operative’s yearslong scheme to embezzle party funds has become a source of anger and embarrassment in Scotland, but not entirely for the reasons you might think. What’s really galling to Scots is the culprit’s lack of ambition. Among the items Peter Murrell purchased with the $500,000 of political donations he siphoned: two toilet seats, seven vacuum cleaners, a four-and-half pound jar of Nescafe Gold Blend, and 108 rolls of toilet paper “Who steals instant coffee?” said Brian McNeill, who works in financial services. “He makes us look like a nation of lightweigh…

Peter Murrell pleads guilty to embezzling £400,000 from SNP <p>Ex-husband of Nicola Sturgeon admits reduced charges in court after deal with prosecutors</p><p>Peter Murrell, the former chief executive of the Scottish National party, has pleaded guilty to charges of embezzling £400,310.65 from the party after agreeing a deal with prosecutors.</p><p>Murrell, the ex-husband of the former SNP leader and first minister Nicola Sturgeon, appeared in the high court in Edinburgh after being charged last year with stealing from the SNP to fund an expensive lifestyle including a Jaguar car, a luxury motorhome, a luxury pen and shoes.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/25/peter-murrell-pleads-guilty-embezzlement-snp-scottish-national-party">Continue reading...</a>

Estranged husband of former Scottish leader pleads guilty to embezzlement from party The estranged husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon pleaded guilty on Monday to embezzling more than £400,000 (US$540,000) from the Scottish National Party to fund a lavish lifestyle when he was its chief executive. Peter Murrell, 61, who was remanded into custody in the High Court in Edinburgh after his plea, admitted he used the money to buy a motorhome, two cars and luxury goods. “By embezzling from the SNP, Peter Murrell was stealing the hopes, the dreams and the aspirations of...

Scotland: Former SNP executive admits embezzling party funds The Scottish National Party's former chief executive, Peter Murrell, has admitted embezzling about £400,000 from the political party to fund a lavish lifestyle.