Peter Murrell pleaded guilty to embezzling funds in his role as chief executive of the Scottish National Party. He held the SNP's purse strings while his then-wife, Nicola Sturgeon, was Scottish First Minister.
Scotland: Sturgeon's ex-husband Peter Murrell jailed for 5 years and 3 months
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Mon 15:42 - Sky News (UK)
In pictures: The items Peter Murrell bought with money embezzled from SNP funds
Mon 22:00 - BBC Headlines
Peter Murrell to be sentenced for embezzling SNP funds
Tue 08:52 - The Guardian
Peter Murrell jailed for five years after embezzling £400,000 from SNP - The Guardian
Tue 08:53 - The Telegraph
The Le Creuset shopping spree that brought down Peter Murrell - The Telegraph
Tue 08:58 - news.sky.com
£400k shopping spree that landed Peter Murrell in prison - news.sky.com
Tue 10:04 - BBC Politics
Peter Murrell jailed for more than five years for embezzling SNP funds
Tue 10:50 - Euronews
Former SNP chief Peter Murrell jailed for embezzling more than £400,000 of party funds
Tue 11:09 - AP News
Estranged husband of former Scottish leader sentenced to 5 years and 3 months in prison - AP News
Tue 11:32 - Reuters
Former Scottish National Party chief jailed for five years for embezzling party funds - Reuters
Tue 11:35 - The Times
Peter Murrell jailed for five years over £400,000 embezzlement - The Times
Tue 12:00 - BBC
Former SNP chief Peter Murrell sentenced to more than five years for embezzling party funds - BBC
Tue 12:56 - NYT Europe
The Extraordinary Embezzlement Case That Rocked Scottish Politics
Tue 14:22 - The New York Times
The Extraordinary Embezzlement Case That Rocked Scottish Politics - The New York Times
Tue 17:24 - DW World
Scotland: Sturgeon's ex-husband Peter Murrell jailed for 5 years and 3 months