Nicola Sturgeon on embezzlement scandal: ‘I’m serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit’

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31 May 2026 • 4:03 PM MYT
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Nicola Sturgeon on embezzlement scandal: ‘I’m serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit’

  • Peter Murrell, estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon and former SNP chief executive, pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 from the Scottish National Party between 2010 and 2022.
  • Murrell used the embezzled funds to purchase a range of items, including a motorhome, cars, kitchen appliances, expensive watches, and pens, with his sentencing scheduled for June.
  • In a new interview, Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's former first minister, said she would "not going to apologise for somebody else’s crimes," distancing herself from Murrell's actions.
  • Sturgeon highlighted that she was "completely cleared and exonerated" by police and felt she was "serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit," despite her former husband's conviction.
  • She accused Murrell of misleading and deceiving her as the party leader, asserting that he "perpetrated a crime on the SNP."

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