Nicola Sturgeon Arrested

[Pblakeney]

No, it's the contradiction forum.

No, it's the troll lair.

 

[First Aspect]

No, it's the troll lair.

Ah. I'm the idiot.

 

[AndyRM]

There's only one troll on here really, but goddamn he's committed.

 

[spen666]

I'm not a Sturgeon fan but I don't underestimate the enormous stress that being under police investigation must have brought. Fraud investigations are often very complex and intricate but you have to wonder why it took 2 years to get to this stage; it basically seemed centred on the activities of just a few individuals, as opposed to a myriad of companies, foreign bank accounts and so on. I suppose we'll find out when Murrell gets to court.

Getting evidence from overseas can take years, you need to go through the proper channels writing "Letters of Request" to obtain mutual legal assistance.

You can't just ask a foreign bank directly to send you evidence

 

[Psamathe]

I'm not a Sturgeon fan but I don't underestimate the enormous stress that being under police investigation must have brought.

Just having been arrested can cause long term grief eg want to travel to the US or even transit through US and having been arrested complicates things a lot.

On some occasions when I've transited through the US I have has to enter through immigration clearance (fortunately I has done a ETSA), walk to emigration and leave the US, even when arrival flight was late and departing flight on time and I end up walking to departing aircraft as they are retracting the gantry.

Ian

 

[BoldonLad]

Just having been arrested can cause long term grief eg want to travel to the US or even transit through US and having been arrested complicates things a lot.

On some occasions when I've transited through the US I have has to enter through immigration clearance (fortunately I has done a ETSA), walk to emigration and leave the US, even when arrival flight was late and departing flight on time and I end up walking to departing aircraft as they are retracting the gantry.

Ian

Very true. Similar issues with drug use. I believe there may be some exceptions of course. 😂

 

[AuroraSaab]

Bumping this as newly released documents have listed where the allegedly embezzled money went.

Motor home, money towards a VW Golf, £57k towards a Jaguar which was then sold to WeBuyAnyCar, tech from Apple, clothes, shoes, jewellery. £460k over 12 years.

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/ne...mpaign=scottishsuntwitter&u-tm_source=Twitter

 

[BoldonLad]

Bumping this as newly released documents have listed where the allegedly embezzled money went.

Motor home, money towards a VW Golf, £57k towards a Jaguar which was then sold to WeBuyAnyCar, tech from Apple, clothes, shoes, jewellery. £460k over 12 years.

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/ne...mpaign=scottishsuntwitter&u-tm_source=Twitter

It will just be Right Wing press making stuff up, it never happened 😊

 

[AuroraSaab]

WeBuyAnyCar probably got a stonking deal on that electric Jag though.

 

[BoldonLad]

WeBuyAnyCar probably got a stonking deal on that electric Jag though.

IF it is true/proved, I dont see how Nicola can claim she did not notice that their standard of living was approximately £35,000pa higher than their income.

 

[AuroraSaab]

I can't recall what her defence was, just naivity of it all I think. I'd probably ask my other half exactly how much he paid for his handmade leather brogues by Church never mind where the new Jag came from.

 

[First Aspect]

It is 20-30% more than her income was over that period, and so probably. 15-20% more than their household income.

That's about the same as the Scottish budget deficit, so it's plausible she didn't notice.

 

[Beebo]

I can't recall what her defence was, just naivity of it all I think. I'd probably ask my other half exactly how much he paid for his handmade leather brogues by Church never mind where the new Jag came from.

He probably said the truth, that they are company assets bought by the SNP for use at party events.
He just didn’t explain that he’s not really allowed to do that.

 

[Ianonabike]

Damn. When this popped up I was hoping she'd been arrested again.

 

[AuroraSaab]

It does raise some awkward questions for her but I expect those can't really be asked until after his legal difficulties are over. I did laugh a bit when the shopping list was given out. Amongst all the luxury brands, he shops at Wayfair lol.