Coffee machines, fountain pens and Grand Theft Auto: How Murrell spent the money

A significant story is unfolding on the international scene. Coffee machines, fountain pens and Grand Theft Auto: How Murrell spent the money29 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on GoogleJames DelaneyBBC ScotlandFormer SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the party between August 2010 and October 2022. He used the money to buy luxury goods, jewellery, cosmetics, two cars and a motorhome, but also low-cost items such as chopsticks and hand cream. Take a look at where he spent it and what on.

Fifa, Grand Theft Auto and Pac-Man - the gaming purchasesGetty ImagesOne of Peter Murrell's purchases, in December 2024, was a Grand Theft Auto V game for a PS4Murrell appeared to have an affection for purchasing video gaming items, with almost £2,000 spent on equipment over a 10-year period. That began on 10 November 2010, when Murrell paid £247. 42 on a Sony PlayStation 3 console.

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Just over a month later, on 13 December, he purchased a Nintendo DSI XL for £149. The following year, Murrell bought a Nintendo 3DS handheld console on 23 November. Four days later, three other 3DS consoles were bought for a combined total of £349.

During this period, Murrell also began buying games. Fifa 12 was bought for the 3DS alongside Pac-Man and Galaga and The Sims 3 Pets. In 2013, Murrell bought Fifa 14 and Battlefield 4 for the Xbox 360, and in 2014, Fifa 15 Ultimate Edition.

Murrell also bought Grand Theft Auto V, made by Scotland-based game studio Rockstar, for the PlayStation 4. Incidentally, in 2023, Mike Dailly, one of the architects of the Grand Theft Auto series – one of the world's best-selling franchises – announced he was joining the SNP. Further gaming purchases included a £50 Turtle Beach gaming headset, an Xbox One console, bought for £297.

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14 in 2015, and a Nintendo Switch, which cost £279. He also spent more than £1,800 at John Lewis on an iPad Pro and Apple magic keyboard in September 2020. Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell admits £400,000 embezzlement - follow the storyCoffee machines, roasted beans and instant NescafeGetty ImagesTwo kilograms of Nescafe Gold Blend was bought in May 2018 for £81.

16Murrell used SNP finances to purchase a number of high-end coffee machines and luxury coffee beans. The schedule of items includes a Miele CM 6300 machine on 24 November 2014, which cost £1,299. Then on 1 February 2017 he used £1,865.

75 of party money on a Jura bean to coffee machine. And on 10 October 2018 he invested in a Jura Z8 fully automatic bean to cup coffee machine, which cost £2,595. The schedule shows Murrell purchased Portuguese coffee beans on a number of occasions.

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