{"id":569,"date":"2026-05-26T03:32:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T03:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianewscast.com\/2026\/05\/26\/ex-scottish-national-party-chief-pleads-guilty-to-embezzling-funds\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T03:32:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T03:32:59","slug":"ex-scottish-national-party-chief-pleads-guilty-to-embezzling-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=569","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Scottish National Party chief pleads guilty to embezzling funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__divider\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__update-reading-list-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"user-accounts-modal__container hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"user-accounts-modal__container hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"user-accounts-modal__container hidden\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click here to share on social media<\/div>\n<p><title>share-nodes<\/title><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<div class=\"rich-share__links rich-share__links--row\" data-testid=\"share-links\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__social rich-share__social--row\"><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fmdiddz\"><title>facebook<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Ex-Scottish%20National%20Party%20chief%20pleads%20guilty%20to%20embezzling%20funds&amp;source=sharethiscom&amp;related=sharethis&amp;via=AJEnglish&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fmdiddz\"><title>x<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row u-hidden--desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Whatsapp\" href=\"\/\/send?text=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fmdiddz\"><title>whatsapp-stroke<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row copylink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Copy link\" href=\"https:\/\/aje.news\/mdiddz\"><span class=\"copylink__tooltip copylink__tooltip-hidden\"><\/span><title>copylink<\/title><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"article-featured-image\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/getty_6a146e34d6-1779723828.jpg?resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - MAY 25: Peter Murrell (R) arrives at the High Court on May 25, 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Peter Murrell , the estranged husband of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, has been charged with embezzling \u00a3459,000 from the Scottish National Party (SNP) between August 2010 and January 2023, during part of his 22-year tenure as chief executive of the party. The hearing was postponed from an earlier date of February 20 at the High Court in Glasgow. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell\/Getty Images)\"><\/div><figcaption>Peter Murrell, right, arrives at the High Court on May 25, 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland [Jeff J Mitchell\/Getty]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"240\">The former chief executive of the ruling Scottish National Party (SNP), and ex-husband of former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than 400,000 British pounds ($540,000) from the party\u2019s funds.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"240\">Sixty-one-year-old Peter Murrell\u00a0admitted the offences at the High Court in Edinburgh on Monday, following a years-long investigation into the SNP\u2019s finances and the alleged diversion of donations intended to support the Scottish independence campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Murrell, who was the SNP\u2019s chief executive from 2001 to 2023, was remanded in custody by the judge before a sentencing hearing scheduled for June 23.<\/p>\n<p>Judge James Young said Murrell was responsible for a \u201cgross breach of trust\u201d for embezzling offences between August 2010 and October 2022.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4600433\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4600433\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4600433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/getty_6a146b9159-1779723153.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - MAY 25: First Minister John Swinney speaks during a press conference following Peter Murrell&apos;s embezzlement hearing at the Edinburgh Marriott Hotel Holyrood on May 25, 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland. First Minister and SNP Leader John Swinney is speaking to the press after Peter Murrell, the estranged husband of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, admitted embezzling more than \u00a3400,000 the Scottish National Party (SNP) between August 2010 and January 2023, during part of his 22-year tenure as chief executive of the party. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell\/Getty Images)\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4600433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scotland\u2019s First Minister John Swinney addresses a press conference after Peter Murrell\u2019s embezzlement hearing at the Edinburgh Marriott Hotel Holyrood on May 25, 2026, in Edinburgh, Scotland [Jeff J Mitchell\/Getty]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Murrell\u2019s arrest came after a lengthy investigation into the diversion of 600,000 British pounds ($810,400) in SNP donations intended to support the party\u2019s campaign for Scottish independence.<\/p>\n<p>Although part of the United Kingdom, Scotland has a devolved government with powers over areas such as health and education. But the country has so far rejected calls for full independence.<\/p>\n<p>Sturgeon, the former head of Scotland\u2019s administration, quit as SNP leader and first minister in February 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Murrell was arrested in April that year after officers searched the home he shared with Sturgeon near Glasgow, as part of an investigation into the SNP\u2019s finances.<\/p>\n<p>Sturgeon was herself arrested in June 2023 and questioned for seven hours before being released without charge.<\/p>\n<p>Current First Minister John Swinney, who was re-elected to his post following the SNP\u2019s victory in local elections in May, said he felt \u201cbetrayed\u201d by Murrell\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy embezzling from the SNP, Peter Murrell was stealing the hopes, the dreams and the aspirations of thousands of people all over Scotland,\u201d said Swinney.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4600431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4600431\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4600431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/reuters_6a146b81-1779723137.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C505&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Scotland v England - Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain - February 8, 2020 Scotland&apos;s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell in the stands REUTERS\/Russell Cheyne\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4600431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell attend a rugby game in Edinburgh, Scotland [File: Russell Cheyne\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"i-am-betrayed\">\u2018I am betrayed\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Sturgeon, who was cleared in the probe last year, announced in January 2025 that she and Murrell had separated.<\/p>\n<p>In an Instagram post, she said she was \u201cutterly appalled\u201d by her former partner\u2019s admission and that she had \u201cno knowledge or suspicion whatsoever\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be deceived and let down by a husband I loved and trusted has caused me acute pain,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Sturgeon stepped down as a lawmaker earlier this year, ending a nearly 30-year career as one of the independence movement\u2019s main figureheads.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink Peter Murrell, right, arrives at the High Court on May 25, 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland [Jeff J Mitchell\/Getty] The former chief executive of the ruling Scottish National Party (SNP), and ex-husband of former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than 400,000 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":598,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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