The Ordinary Elite - E8 - Embezzled!

About this episode

In this episode, the hosts discuss the guilty plea of Peter Murrell for embezzling SNP funds and the implications of the case.

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence lawyer and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In episode 8 of Season 5, we discuss the High Court guilty plea this week by Peter Murrell of embezzling over £400,000 of SNP funds. Many people across Scotland, the UK and beyond are asking why was the former SNP CEO Mr Murrell the only person charged and prosecuted for these astonishing crimes of dishonesty between 2010 and 2022?

People in this episode

Hosts: John McGovern, Mike Dailly

Topics covered

• embezzlement
• SNP
• legal proceedings
• Scotland
• politics
• criminal justice

Keywords

• embezzlement
• SNP
• Peter Murrell
• Scotland
• criminal justice
• High Court
• guilty plea

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SNP

Places: Scotland, UK

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