Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell to offer repayment of embezzled £400,000 at sentencing
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Jamie Calder
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Summary
Peter Murrell, former chief executive of the Scottish National Party (SNP), has admitted to embezzling over £400,000 from the party between 2010 and 2022. His legal team is expected to offer repayment of the full embezzled sum (£400,310.65) as part of a plea deal at his sentencing hearing scheduled for June 23 at the High Court in Edinburgh, in an effort to secure a less severe sentence.
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The former SNP chief executive admitted to embezzling more than £400,000 between 2010 and 2022.
It is understood by The Herald that his legal team will offer a plea deal on behalf of Murrell, hoping to secure a less severe sentence by offering the repayment of the embezzled sum of £400,310.65.
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