SNP: Two Murrells, one motorhome and a shed-load of missing cash

[nomadking]

One Murrell down, one still to go.
He's pled guilty.

He added: “From 2010 to 2022 he spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on luxury goods while carefully trying to hide his criminality with false receipts and accounting.

Any news on the missing £600,000 indyref2 money? It was that investigation that uncovered the other missing £400,000.

[jfman]

I suspect the £400,000 embezzled by Mr Sturgeon is what’s left of that money. The rest presumably papered over the cracks in the party finances for legitimate spend.

[papa smurf]

when he funded his lavish lifestyle with stolen money did he just spend it on himself or was he living with another person who benefited from his crime,i only ask because you would have to be either blind or incredibly stupid to not realise the boost in household income.

[nomadking]

Originally Posted by jfman

I suspect the £400,000 embezzled by Mr Sturgeon is what’s left of that money. The rest presumably papered over the cracks in the party finances for legitimate spend.

The fraud started in 2010, which was 7 years before the indyref2 money came in. He had the cheek to give the party a £100K loan.
If the indyref2 money hasn't been found, then Operation Branchform should still be ongoing. That is it's purpose. Weird to think that without the complaints about the indyref2 money, his fraud wouldn't have been uncovered.
In theory, the SNP could be asked to hand back the £600K of indyref2 money.

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Originally Posted by papa smurf

when he funded his lavish lifestyle with stolen money did he just spend it on himself or was he living with another person who benefited from his crime,i only ask because you would have to be either blind or incredibly stupid to not realise the boost in household income.

There's 125 pages of what he bought.

[jfman]

There was no side pot of £600k, the SNP simply don’t have it to “give” back.

I appreciate some gave the impression that there was/is such a thing. The extent to which it covered for, and was extracted by, Mr Sturgeon could probably be established. But the idea it’s sitting there for people to claim back is for the birds.

A fool and his money are soon parted, and anyone who ever thought there would be another Scexit referendum within 30 years of the last one is a fool, doubly so if they hand over their hard-earned to the shower of useless district councillors that call themselves the SNP. Mind you, constantly keeping the Ultras on tenterhooks is what pays for the party (literally) - as we will doubtless see once again over the next week or so, while we get the SNP’s latest, entirely performative ‘Indy debate’ in the shortbread senate over and done with.

[nomadking]

Originally Posted by jfman

There was no side pot of £600k, the SNP simply don’t have it to “give” back.

I appreciate some gave the impression that there was/is such a thing. The extent to which it covered for, and was extracted by, Mr Sturgeon could probably be established. But the idea it’s sitting there for people to claim back is for the birds.

The Treasurer claimed it was ring-fenced and not spent.But the donors could ask for it back. That is why the complaints started.
If it all went into general funds, the SNP didn't declare those donations.
If the SNP do get their way and there is an indyref2, where are they going to get the money from? Would those same donors, donate yet again?

[jfman]

Originally Posted by nomadking

The Treasurer claimed it was ring-fenced and not spent.But the donors could ask for it back. That is why the complaints started.
If it all went into general funds, the SNP didn't declare those donations.
If the SNP do get their way and there is an indyref2, where are they going to get the money from? Would those same donors, donate yet again?

They could ask, but it isn't there.