Ex-Scottish National Party chief pleads guilty to embezzling funds

29 May 2026
Former Scottish National Party chief executive Peter Murrell has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 from party funds during his time leading the SNP. Murrell, who served as chief executive from 2001…

France: Marine le Pen barred for five years

03 Apr 2025
Marine le Pen has been barred from public office for five years due to EU fund embezzlement, jeopardising her 2027 presidential hopes. Though her four-year jail sentence (two years suspended) is pending appeal,…