{"id":348563,"date":"2026-06-02T12:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-live-court-hears-further-details-of-how-former-snp-chief-peter-murrell-embezzled-400000-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T12:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:00:22","slug":"watch-live-court-hears-further-details-of-how-former-snp-chief-peter-murrell-embezzled-400000-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-live-court-hears-further-details-of-how-former-snp-chief-peter-murrell-embezzled-400000-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch LIVE: Court hears further details of how former SNP chief Peter Murrell embezzled \u00a3400,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/Kmuks2mfyLs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Watch LIVE: Court hears further details of how former SNP chief Peter Murrell embezzled \u00a3400,000\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kmuks2mfyLs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell returns to court on Tuesday for a further hearing after he pleaded guilty to embezzling more than \u00a3400,000 from the party last week.<\/p>\n<p>Murrell is at the High Court in Edinburgh, where prosecutors are outlining the facts of the case.<\/p>\n<p>The sentencing of former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon\u2019s ex-husband is due to take place later in June.<\/p>\n<p>Murrell, 61, pleaded guilty on Monday last week to embezzling a total of \u00a3400,310.65 from the SNP between August 2010 and October 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The cash was used to buy a range of items, including: a motorhome, various luxury goods and two cars.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>For more of the biggest news stories in the UK and around the world, visit the ITV News YouTube channel: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Subscribe to ITV News In Full on YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ITVNewsInFull\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at: http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell returns to court on Tuesday for a further hearing after he pleaded guilty to embezzling more than \u00a3400,000 from the party last week. 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