Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband pleads guilty to embezzling £400,000 from the SNP
Peter Murrell, the estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon, has pleaded guilty to embezzling over £400,000 from the Scottish National Party (SNP). He was charged with the crime after a police investigation into the party's finances. Murrell has been remanded into custody following his court appearance.
- ▪Peter Murrell admitted to embezzling £400,310.65 from the SNP at the High Court in Edinburgh.
- ▪He was charged with embezzling the funds from August 2010 to October 2022.
- ▪The indictment includes allegations that he used party funds to buy a motorhome for personal use.
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NewsUKCrimeNicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband pleads guilty to embezzling £400,000 from the SNPMurrell pleaded guilty to the charges when he appeared in court on Monday morningNeil Pooran & Nick ForbesMonday 25 May 2026 11:00 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2983061","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/peter-murrell-snp-court-nicola-sturgeon-b2983061.html","title":"Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband admits embezzling £400k from SNP"}}Peter Murrell outside the High Court in Edinburgh (PA Wire)For free real time breaking news alerts sent…
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