Murrell is the ex-husband of the previous SNP chief Nicola Sturgeon, who has mentioned she has “no data or suspicion by any means that [Murrell] was utilizing SNP funds for private functions.” A legal inquiry cleared Sturgeon in March; in January 2025, she introduced she was divorcing the disgraced former social gathering official. Each had resigned from their positions within the SNP earlier than Murrell’s arrest in April 2023.
“Your actions concerned a major breach of belief to the group which you led and to the person members and donors of that group,” Choose Andrew Younger advised Murrell Tuesday as he delivered the sentence in Edinburgh’s Excessive Court docket.
“The style of embezzlement, though not notably subtle, included the fabrication of invoices, and also you gave false info to junior members of employees to then put into the accounting system,” he added. “All advised, it is a calculated crime of dishonesty.”
John Scullion, Murrell’s lawyer, mentioned his consumer is “overwhelmed by emotions of embarrassment and disgrace.”
Murrell was led away from the courtroom in handcuffs after listening to his sentence.
