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Former SNP Chief Pleads Guilty to £400k Embezzlement

5/31/2026

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  • Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 and faces sentencing in June.
  • He spent the stolen money on luxury items including a motorhome, a Jaguar SUV and watches.
  • Nicola Sturgeon said the scandal left her traumatized and that police had fully cleared her.
  • The SNP faces calls for a financial inquiry as it readies for by-elections in Aberdeen South and Arbroath and Broughty Ferry.