Peter Murrell was the chief executive of the Scottish National party. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PAView image in fullscreenPeter Murrell was the chief executive of the Scottish National party. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PAPeter Murrell jailed for five years after embezzling £400,000 from SNPEstranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon is sentenced for stealing from party over 12-year period
Peter Murrell has been sentenced to five years and three months in jail after he admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the Scottish National party while he was its chief executive.
Murrell stole the money over a 12-year period, splashing out on a luxury motorhome, a Jaguar SUV, Montblanc pens and luxury watches, a set of Lalique salt and pepper grinders and 2kg of coffee granules.
The now estranged husband of the former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, Murrell covered up his theft of £400,315.65 by entering false accounting codes in the SNP’s accounts and submitting falsified invoices.
