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Scotland: Former SNP chief executive admits embezzling funds
Peter Murrell, former chief executive of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and estranged husband of ex-Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon, pleaded guilty at Edinburgh's High Court in May 2026 to embezzling approximately £400,000 in SNP funds earmarked for Scottish independence campaigning to fund luxury purchases and a lavish lifestyle. Murrell has been remanded in custody ahead of his June 23, 2026 sentencing following a five-year police investigation; Sturgeon was previously arrested in connection with the probe but cleared of all wrongdoing.
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