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Ex-Scottish leader's husband admits embezzling funds

Peter Murrell, the estranged husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon, has been taken into custody after pleading guilty to embezzling $A750,000.

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Who is Peter Murrell? The disgraced SNP chief executive and Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband who embezzled £400k

As the SNP’s long-standing chief executive, Murrell oversaw the party’s rocketing rise in popularity and a large influx of new members

The Independent UK

Peter Murrell admits embezzling £400K from SNP to fund luxury lifestyle

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Husband of former Scottish leader pleads guilty to embezzlement from party

Peter Murrell, the estranged husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon, has pleaded guilty to embezzling over 400,000 pounds from the Scottish National Party

The Independent UK

Former SNP chief pleads guilty to embezzling £400,000 in party funds

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has admitted embezzling more than £400,000 in party funds.

Evening Standard

Who is Peter Murrell? SNP supremo and estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon

The SNP’s long-standing chief executive was once half of Scotland’s most influential power couple.

Evening Standard

John Swinney to hold press conference on Peter Murrell – how to watch

JOHN Swinney is set to hold a press conference after former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell pled guilty to embezzlement charges

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Police Scotland issues statement after Peter Murrell pleads guilty

POLICE Scotland has issued a statement after former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell pled guilty to embezzling £400,310.65 from the political party

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband in custody after pleading guilty to embezzling £400,000 from the SNP

Police say Murrell had shown ‘utter contempt for the high public trust placed in him’ during his time as chief executive of the party

The Independent UK

Peter Murrell pleads guilty to embezzling £400,000 from SNP

Former husband of Nicola Sturgeon faces long prison sentence after admitting stealing from party to fund lavish lifestyle

The Guardian - UK

Ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell admits embezzling £400,000 in party funds

The former party chief executive admitted the charges when he appeared in court on Monday morning.

Evening Standard

Former SNP chief Peter Murrell pleads guilty to embezzlement charges

FORMER SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 from the party.

The National (Scotland)

The legal reason why The National is blocking comments on Peter Murrell stories

ON Thursday evening, police confirmed that former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has been charged amid a probe into the party’s finances ...

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Peter Murrell arrives at court ahead of hearing on embezzlement charges

The former SNP chief executive was first arrested in April 2023 as part of the police investigation into the SNP’s finances.

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Former SNP chief Peter Murrell due in court to enter plea on 'embezzlement' charges

FORMER SNP chief executive Peter Murrell will appear in court on Monday, where he is expected to enter a plea on charges of embezzlement ...

The Independent UK

Police investigation into Scottish National Party finances costs over £2 million

Among those implicated in the inquiry is Peter Murrell, the husband of Nicola Sturgeon, who has been charged with allegedly embezzling nearly £460,000 from the party

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Nicola Sturgeon says there was more to divorce than husband’s alleged crimes

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Nicola Sturgeon alludes to new relationship with ‘secret rendezvous’ comments

The former Scottish first minister has also opened up on the end of her marriage

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Evening Standard

Nicola Sturgeon opens up on arrest, divorce and ‘secret rendezvous’

The former Scottish first minister discussed her personal and professional life on STV’s The Assembly.

Evening Standard

One rule for them and another for everyone else, says Sarwar of SNP

Former North Lanarkshire Council leader Jordan Linden was convicted last month of 10 offences.

The Independent UK

Sturgeon: I’m happier after Branchform saga than I might otherwise have been

The former first minister was cleared of any wrongdoing and she is now stepping down as an MSP.

Evening Standard

‘Not right’ for First Minister to receive early updates on criminal probes

Reports this weekend suggested First Minister John Swinney was informed Nicola Sturgeon had been cleared before she had.

Evening Standard

Lord Advocate faces accusations of ‘misleading’ Holyrood with Murrell memos

Dorothy Bain KC answered questions from MSPs about a memo sent in March 2025 to John Swinney regarding an embezzlement charge facing Peter Murrell.

The Guardian - UK

Role of Scotland’s top law officer questioned after ‘bombshell’ over Peter Murrell charges

Lord advocate Dorothy Bain informed first minister of embezzlement charges against former SNP chief executive a year before they were made public

Evening Standard

‘Entirely appropriate’ for Lord Advocate to brief First Minister, Swinney says

John Swinney said there is a ‘long standing tradition’ of lord advocates providing information to the head of the government on ‘sensitive’ cases.

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