Peter Murrell, the estranged husband of ex-SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, admitted spending US$540,000 on items including a motorhome and cars
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenReutersPublished: 8:10pm, 23 Jun 2026Former Scottish National Party chief executive Peter Murrell was jailed for just over five years on Tuesday after admitting embezzling more than £400,000 (US$540,000) of party funds to buy items such as cars, a motorhome and luxury goods.
Murrell, 61, is the estranged husband of ex-SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, who suddenly resigned in 2023, shortly before she was arrested as part of the probe into the party’s finances.
He pleaded guilty last month to embezzling £400,310 from the SNP between 2010 and 2023, using the money to buy several vehicles, as well as items from luxury brands such as Estée Lauder and Harrods.
He was jailed for five years and three months at Edinburgh High Court on Tuesday.
