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'I'm the man with the money,' Murrell told Shetland jeweller
Key takeaways
- At the time Peter Murrell was the chief executive of the SNP, while his wife was party leader and Scotland's first minister.
- During the trip to Shetland Jewellery as part of a by-election campaign, he bought her a 9ct gold pendant depicting the Northern Lights.
- Seven years later that necklace is one of hundreds of items Murrell has admitted purchasing using cash he embezzled from the SNP.
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John Johnston BBC Scotland Shetland Getty Images Nicola Sturgeon was photographed wearing the necklace on several occasions. Share Save Add as preferred on Google Iona Young BBC Scotland When Nicola Sturgeon visited a jeweller's shop in Shetland in 2019, her husband told its owner he was "the man with the money".
At the time Peter Murrell was the chief executive of the SNP, while his wife was party leader and Scotland's first minister.
During the trip to Shetland Jewellery as part of a by-election campaign, he bought her a 9ct gold pendant depicting the Northern Lights.
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