Former Scottish National Party chief executive Peter Murrell has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000, admitting diverting funds from the party which were used to buy items such as cars, a motorhome and luxury goods.

Former Scottish National Party chief executive Peter Murrell has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000, admitting diverting funds from the party which were used to buy items such as cars, a motorhome and luxury goods.

LONDON, May 25 - Former Scottish National Party chief executive Peter Murrell on Monday pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 ($540,000), admitting diverting funds from the party which were used to buy items such as cars, a motorhome and luxury goods. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Scottish National Party's former chief executive, Peter Murrell, has admitted embezzling about £400,000 of party funds to fund a lavish lifestyle.

LONDON, May 25 - Former Scottish National Party chief executive Peter Murrell pleaded guilty on Monday to embezzling more than £400,000 ($540,000), admitting diverting funds from the party to buy items such as cars, a motorhome and luxury goods. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Murrell, the estranged husband of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh on Monday.

The estranged husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon has pleaded guilty to embezzling over 400,000 pounds from the Scottish National Party.