A former senior figure in the Scottish National Party (SNP) and the estranged husband of former party leader Nicola Sturgeon is jailed for embezzling funds from the party. Multiple outlets report that the former SNP chief executive pleaded guilty or admitted to taking party money, with the amount described as more than £400,000 (about $529,000) in one report and more than $700,000 in others, depending on currency conversion or the way figures are presented. The sentence is reported as five years, with one outlet specifying five years and three months. The case is described as involving embezzlement or fraud against the SNP, and it concludes with the court imposing the prison term after the defendant admitted wrongdoing. The reporting also notes the personal relationship to Nicola Sturgeon, identifying him as her estranged husband and a former SNP leader’s spouse. The outlets provide overlapping details on the role, the nature of the offense, the admission, and the overall length of the prison sentence, while differing slightly on the reported value of the embezzled sum.