Former SNP MP Natalie McGarry jailed for two years for embezzlement

A former SNP MP who embezzled almost £25,000 from two pro-independence groups has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment.

Natalie McGarry, 40, who represented Glasgow East between 2015 and 2017, was convicted of two charges of embezzlement - totalling £24,635 - in May following a trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

A jury found her guilty by majority of a charge of embezzling £19,974 while she was treasurer of Women for Independence (WFI) between April 26 2013 and November 30 2015.

She was also found guilty by majority of a second charge of taking £4,661 between April 9 2014 and August 10 2015, when she was treasurer, secretary and convener of the Glasgow Regional Association (GRA) of the SNP.

McGarry was sentenced to two years in jail by Sheriff Tom Hughes when she returned to Glasgow Sheriff Court for sentencing on Thursday.

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