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Peter Murrell jailed for five years after embezzling £400,000 from SNP
UK NewsPolitics•June 23, 2026 at 2:29 PMNational

Peter Murrell jailed for five years after embezzling £400,000 from SNP

By Severin Carrell Scotland editor•The Guardian - UK News

Estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon is sentenced for stealing from party over 12-year periodMontblanc pens to Le Creuset ramekins: police photos show Peter Murrell’s spending habitUK politics live – latest updatesPeter 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. Continue reading...

Estranged 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.

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