BREAKING: Former MP Natalie McGarry found guilty of embezzling almost £25,000
FORMER MP Natalie McGarry has been found guilty of embezzling almost £25,000.
McGarry, who represented Glasgow East between 2015 and 2017, was convicted of two charges of embezzlement - totalling £24,635 - after a trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
A jury found her guilty by majority of a charge of embezzling money while she was the treasurer of the Women for Independence campaign group between April 26, 2013, and November 30, 2015.
She was also found guilty by majority of a second charge of taking money between April 9, 2014, and August 10, 2015, when she was treasurer, secretary and convener of the Glasgow Regional Association of the SNP.
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