The Bad PlaceThe Guardian | Murrell used false accounting and fake invoices to hide SNP embezzlement, court hears – UK politics live by Andrew Sparrow
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Peter Murrell, the former SNP chief executive, was shown in Edinburgh’s high court to have embezzled more than £400,000 of party money that came from members’ fees and donations. Prosecutors said he made direct transfers, used his own and colleagues’ party charge cards for purchases unrelated to party business, and then falsified accounting records and created fake invoices to hide the theft. Items bought with the stolen funds included a £124,550 motorhome that had only been driven four miles, a Jaguar I‑Pace, a Volkswagen Golf, luxury Montblanc stationery worth over £23,000, and a robotic lawn‑mower valued at around £3,000, all of which were mis‑described in falsified invoices. Murrell appeared in court in a dark suit, nodding to his lawyer as the prosecution detailed the scheme.
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