Peter Murrell in court RECAP: Former SNP chief executive returns to court after embezzlement admission
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Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell is due to return to court for a further hearing, after he pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 from the party last week.
Murrell will appear at the High Court in Edinburgh , where prosecutors will outline the facts of the case.
Judge Lord Young will hear the prosecution "narrative" when the case calls on Tuesday.
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Sentencing of the 61-year-old, who is former Scotland first minister Nicola Sturgeon's ex-husband, is due to take place later in June.
On Monday last week he admitted embezzling £400,310.65 from the SNP between August 2010 and October 2022 .
Court papers revealed a lengthy list of items he bought with the embezzled money, including a space telescope, DVDs, a home library ladder worth more than £900 and a coffee machine worth nearly £3,232.
Two cars and a £124,550 motorhome were also among the purchases.
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