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Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell spent over £400k embezzled party funds on personal purchases
Former Scottish National Party (SNP) chief executive Peter Murrell has admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the party between August 2010 and October 2022, using misappropriated funds for a broad range of personal purchases. The itemized spending includes gaming equipment, high-end coffee machines, luxury watches, pens, jewelry, two passenger vehicles, a motorhome, and everyday household goods, with some purchases concealed using falsified invoices submitted to party auditors.
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12 tagsembezzlementpolitical corruptionScotlandpolitical party fraudmisappropriated fundsluxury purchasesgaming equipmentcoffee machinesfountain pensGrand Theft Automotorhomefalsified invoices
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1 evidence itemsCoffee machines, fountain pens and Grand Theft Auto: How Murrell spent the money
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Coffee machines, fountain pens and Grand Theft Auto: How Murrell spent the money
May 26, 2026, 12:53 AM
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