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Scotland: Former SNP chief executive admits embezzling funds
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- The Scottish National Party's former chief executive, Peter Murrell, has admitted embezzling about £400,000 of party funds to fund a lavish lifestyle.
- Murrell was appointed as the Scottish National Party's (SNP) chief executive in 2001 and remained in the position until 2023, when his arrest shocked the UK.
- He was arrested as part of a police investigation into whether about £600,000 of donations for the SNP to campaign for Scottish independence may have been used for other purposes.
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The Scottish National Party's former chief executive, Peter Murrell, has admitted embezzling about £400,000 of party funds to fund a lavish lifestyle.
https://p.dw.com/p/5EIG0Murrell and Sturgeon were once Scotland's power political couple Image: Andy Buchanan/AFPAdvertisement Peter Murrell, the estranged husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon, on Monday, pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 ($540,000 or €464,000) from the Scottish National Party.
Murrell was appointed as the Scottish National Party's (SNP) chief executive in 2001 and remained in the position until 2023, when his arrest shocked the UK.
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