Scottish National Party Finance Chief Sentenced for £540,000 Embezzlement

Peter Murrell, the Scottish National Party's chief executive and chairman, was sentenced June 23 after pleading guilty to embezzling £540,000 over several years. The theft escaped detection across multiple party budgets, falsifying accounts and misusing member donations. Murrell's wife, former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, was arrested and later released without charge in the same investigation.