Ex-SNP chief's motorhome drove only four miles: details of £400,000 embezzlement

The luxury Niesmann + Bischoff motorhome, purchased by Peter Murrell with £124,550 embezzled from the Scottish National Party (SNP), was driven only four miles and sat unused for over two years. The High Court in Edinburgh heard that Murrell concealed the purchase in party records by describing it as a van on a fake invoice and stocked the vehicle with luxury goods, including Le Creuset kitchenware and Molton Brown toiletries.

Peter Murrell, former chief executive of the Scottish National Party, pleaded guilty to embezzling over £400,000 ($540,000) from party accounts between 2010 and 2022. Prosecutors detailed purchases including a $167,816 motorhome, two cars, a robotic lawnmower, gaming consoles, and luxury items, often mislabeled as legal fees or leadership expenses. Murrell appeared in Edinburgh's High Court on June 2, 2026, and is scheduled for sentencing later this month.

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell pleaded guilty to embezzling £400,310.65 from the party's principal bank account. The High Court in Edinburgh heard he used false invoices and fake expenses to purchase luxury items, including a £124,550 motorhome and a £3,070 robotic lawnmower. Sentencing is scheduled for June.

Peter Murrell, former chief executive of the Scottish National Party, pleaded guilty to embezzling over £400,000 from party funds. The money was used to purchase a £124,000 motorhome that had only traveled four miles, along with Bremont watches, Montblanc pens, and other luxury items. Sentencing is scheduled for June 23 at the High Court in Edinburgh.

Peter Murrell, former chief executive of the Scottish National Party (SNP), pleaded guilty to embezzling £400,310.65 from party funds. The High Court in Edinburgh heard that the £124,550 Niesmann+Bischoff motorhome, purchased with stolen money, was driven only 4 miles from a dealer in Fife to Murrell's mother's home, where it sat unused for over two years. Murrell falsified invoices, describing the vehicle as a van, and used funds for luxury goods including Le Creuset cookware and an Alessi teapot. Sentencing is scheduled for June 23.

Police seized a Niesmann and Bischoff Smove 7.4e motorhome purchased by former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell with embezzled party funds. The odometer showed only four miles. Murrell pleaded guilty to embezzling £100,000 from the SNP, spending a significant portion on three vehicles, including this motorhome.

Peter Murrell, former chief executive of the Scottish National Party (SNP), pleaded guilty to embezzling £400,000 from party funds over 12 years. Items purchased with stolen money include a £124,500 motorhome driven only four miles, a £3,070 robotic lawnmower, and a £3,500 silver wine coaster. Murrell concealed purchases with false invoices, mislabeling expenses as 'legal fees' and 'leadership expenses'. Sentencing is scheduled for June 23.

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 from the party. The court heard he used charge cards, bank transfers and fake invoices to buy jewellery, cosmetics, two cars and a £124,550 motorhome. Sentencing is scheduled for 23 June.

Police seized a Niesmann & Bischoff Smove 7.4e motorhome purchased by former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell with embezzled funds. The odometer showed only four miles. Murrell pleaded guilty to embezzling £124,550 for the motorhome, as well as funds for a Jaguar I-Pace and a Volkswagen Golf.

Police seized a Niesmann and Bischoff Smove 7.4e motorhome purchased by former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell with embezzled funds. The odometer showed only four miles at the time of seizure. Murrell pleaded guilty to embezzling £125,000 from the party, part of which was spent on three vehicles, including this motorhome.

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell admitted embezzling £400,000 from the party. The High Court in Edinburgh heard he faked invoices and used colleagues' accounts to fund personal purchases, including a motorhome, robotic lawnmower, and luxury items. The motorhome, seized from his mother's driveway, was listed as a van on a false invoice and never used for campaigning. Murrell will be sentenced later this month.

The Crown Office released photographs of the Niesmann & Bischoff motorhome worth £124,550 purchased by Peter Murrell with money embezzled from the Scottish National Party (SNP). Murrell pleaded guilty to stealing over £400,000, part of which funded the motorhome bought in October 2020. Prosecutors challenged the claim that the vehicle was intended for the SNP's 2021 Holyrood election campaign, stating there was no evidence of political use. Sentencing is scheduled for June 23.

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) released five images of items purchased by former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell with embezzled party funds. Among them is a Niesmann+Bischoff motorhome valued at £124,550, which, according to the prosecution, was bought in 2019 and barely used—the odometer showed only four miles when seized by police. Murrell pleaded guilty to embezzling £400,000 from the party's main account between 2010 and 2022; sentencing is scheduled for later in June.

Peter Murrell, former chief executive of the Scottish National Party (SNP), pleaded guilty to embezzling £400,310.65 from the party's main bank account. The High Court in Edinburgh heard he used the stolen money to purchase a £124,550 motorhome, a robotic lawnmower, and other luxury items. When seized by police, the motorhome had only 4 miles on the odometer and was never used by party members. Sentencing for Murrell, ex-husband of former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, is scheduled for June.

Peter Murrell, former chief executive of the Scottish National Party (SNP), pleaded guilty to embezzling £400,310.65 from the party's main bank account. The High Court in Edinburgh heard the funds came from membership fees and donations. Purchases included a £124,550 motorhome, a robotic lawnmower, two cars, a space telescope, and a coffee machine. Sentencing is scheduled for June.

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell pleaded guilty to embezzling over £400,000 from party funds. The Crown Office released images of a Niesmann & Bischoff motorhome purchased for £124,550 in October 2020. When police seized the vehicle from his mother's house, the odometer showed only four miles driven. Murrell used fake invoices and bank transfers to fund purchases including luxury watches, fountain pens, and a robotic lawnmower.

At the High Court in Edinburgh on June 2, 2026, new details emerged in the case of former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, accused of embezzling £400,000. Among the purchases, Murrell bought a £124,550 motorhome with party funds, which was seized from his mother's house with only four miles on the odometer. The purchase was invoiced as a 'van' and described as 'stage payment,' but the vehicle was never used or seen by any party members.

The High Court in Edinburgh heard that Peter Murrell, former SNP chief executive, embezzled £400,310.65 from the party's main bank account. He used the funds to purchase a £124,550 motorhome, a £3,070 robotic lawnmower, and luxury items including a space telescope and a £3,232 coffee machine. Sentencing is scheduled for June 2026.

During a hearing at Edinburgh High Court, prosecutors revealed new details of the embezzlement case against former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell. In 2020, Murrell purchased a Niesmann and Bischoff Smove 7.4e motorhome for £124,550 using party funds for personal use. Police inspecting the odometer found the vehicle had only been driven four miles. Murrell created a false invoice listing the SNP HQ as the address and claiming it was a van for party purposes, but no campaign materials were found inside.

Peter Murrell, former chief executive of the Scottish National Party, pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 from party funds. Purchases made with the stolen money include a Niesmann+Bischoff motorhome for £124,550, a Jaguar iPace, a Volkswagen Golf, and designer salt and pepper shakers for £2,618. The charge was brought at the High Court in Edinburgh.

Peter Murrell, former chief executive of the Scottish National Party, pleaded guilty to embezzling over £400,000 from party funds over 12 years. Purchases included a motorhome for £124,550, a Jaguar for £81,277, and four coffee machines. He faked receipts to cover the spending. Sentencing is scheduled for June 23.