Peter Murrell jailed for five years after embezzling £400,000 from SNP (opens original article in a new tab)

Peter Murrell was jailed for five years and three months after admitting to embezzling £400,000 from the SNP through false accounting and luxury spending.

• Peter Murrell admitted to embezzling £400,000 from the SNP over 12 years
• Murrell used stolen funds for luxury purchases including a motorhome and watches
• Murrell falsified accounts to hide the theft
• Murrell was sentenced to five years and three months in jail