Court Documents List 1,066 Purchases Made by Ex-SNP CEO Peter Murrell Over 12 Years

Peter Murrell admitted an embezzlement charge last week. Court documents show he made 1,066 purchases using SNP funds between August 2010 and October 2022, totaling more than £400,000. 89.

BBC Scotland News reported that Murrell bought more than 1,000 items over the 12-year period. Records show a pair of Montblanc cufflinks purchased for £215 on 4 July 2016. Murrell was pictured six days later at the Wimbledon men's final wearing cufflinks that appear similar.

A £943 set of library ladders appears on the list. Nicola Sturgeon shared social media images of bookshelves and a library ladder in the home she shared with Murrell. Murrell bought more than £2,000 of goods from the Norwegian brand Helly Hansen.

Court documents list multiple Montblanc pens that appear similar to ones used by Sturgeon in photos. A £1,299 Miele CM 6300 coffee machine is on the list. Media interviews at the former Murrell and Sturgeon home showed a matching model.

Murrell made 79 purchases in the run-up to Christmas between 2010 and 2021. Items included a Nintendo DSi XL Console, Grand Theft Auto V for the PS4, two Vtriker kids scooters, a men's Slouch Pouch onesie, DVDs of the US crime drama series The Killing, and the book A Gentleman in Moscow. Spending increased in 2013 and 2014, the year of the Scottish independence referendum.

In 2016 Murrell bought more than 100 items worth tens of thousands of pounds. Nearly 300 items were purchased during the Covid pandemic years. 4e motorhome for £124,550.

The day after the motorhome purchase Murrell ordered the book Take the Slow Road: Inspirational Journeys Round England and Wales by Camper Van and Motorhome. 98. The first questions about £600,000 in ringfenced SNP donations were raised by activists and SNP MPs in 2020.