Peter Murrell to be sentenced for embezzling SNP funds (opens original article in a new tab)

Peter Murrell will be sentenced for embezzling £400,000 from the SNP, using funds for luxury purchases and falsifying records, while his former wife Nicola Sturgeon was exonerated in the investigation.

• Peter Murrell pleaded guilty to embezzling £400,310.65 from the SNP over 12 years
• Murrell used funds for luxury purchases and falsified records to hide embezzlement
• Nicola Sturgeon denied knowledge of Murrell's crimes and was exonerated by police investigation
• Court will discuss recovering embezzled funds during Murrell's sentencing