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What stolen party funds bought Nicola Sturgeon's husband
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- Peter Murrell arrives in a prison van at Edinburgh High Court for sentencing on June 23, 2026.
- Former Scottish National Party (SNP) chief executive Peter Murrell has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison for spending 400,000 British pounds ($578,000) of party money to fund a luxury lifestyle.
- Murrell, 61, admitted to the embezzlement charges and was given credit for time served.
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Peter Murrell arrives in a prison van at Edinburgh High Court for sentencing on June 23, 2026. (AP)
Link copied Share Share article Cars, a motorhome, Nintendo games and silver wine coasters are just some of the items the estranged husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon spent embezzled party funds on, court documents have revealed.
Former Scottish National Party (SNP) chief executive Peter Murrell has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison for spending 400,000 British pounds ($578,000) of party money to fund a luxury lifestyle.
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