Former Scottish National Party chief executive Peter Murrell was jailed for just over five years on Tuesday after admitting embezzling more than £400,000 (US$540,000) of party funds to buy items such as cars, a motorhome and luxury goods.
Murrell, 61, is the estranged husband of ex-SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, who suddenly resigned in 2023, shortly before she was arrested as part of the probe into the party’s finances.
She was cleared of wrongdoing in March last year.
He pleaded guilty last month to embezzling £400,310 from the SNP between 2010 and 2023, using the money to buy several vehicles, as well as items from luxury brands such as Estée Lauder and Harrods.

He was jailed for five years and three months at Edinburgh High Court on Tuesday.

Don't Miss:
-
Mega-events drive HK$5.8 billion visitor spend in first half of year: Paul Chan
-
Police dismantle alleged triad group that ran account centres to launder HK$600 million
-
Maldives’ plea to restart South Asian bloc hits India-Pakistan brick wall
-
Hong Kong records hottest day in 142 years as Typhoon Dolphin brings extreme heat
-
German arms giant boss says no ‘chickening out’ amid alleged Russian threats

TRANSCRIPT: “These women devoted their lives to build Afghanistan’s justice system”
Big Brother Comes to Southeast Asia
The $200 billion company you can’t look inside