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  "path": "/uk/analysis/2026/06/23/snp-ex-sentenced-for-embezzlement/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-23T18:58:57.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.thecanary.co",
  "tags": [
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  "textContent": "The Scottish National Party (SNP)’s former chief executive Peter Murrell has finally been sentenced for his conviction of embezzlement. The SNP bigwig was handed a five-year custodial sentence, or prison time, for the crime to which he pleaded guilty. Murrell is the estranged husband of SNP ex-party leader and former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon. […]\n\nBy Cameron Baillie",
  "title": "SNP ex-chief Peter Murrell sentenced to five years for embezzlement"
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