Confiscation proceedings against a former SNP MP convicted of embezzling almost £25,000 from pro-independence groups have been postponed to allow…
Confiscation proceedings against a former SNP MP convicted of embezzling almost £25,000 from pro-independence groups have been postponed to allow her appeal process to continue.
Last month, she was granted leave to appeal against her conviction and sentence and a procedural hearing is due to take place later this month. McGarry, who stood trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court last spring, did not attend the hearing on Tuesday and has been excused from attending the next one in March.
The charge relating to her time at the Glasgow Regional Association of the SNP covered the period between April 9, 2014 and August 10, 2015.proceedings against McGarry following her sentencing, seeking to ensure that profits obtained through criminal conduct are confiscated.
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