The referendum aimed to raise £1 million (US$1.24 million), part of which would be funded through the website. By 2020, it had raised £593,501 (US$749,027).
Police arrested Murrell and Beattie, but not Murrell s wife, following a complaint that they had allegedly at least some of the money. As part of the investigation, police seized a motorhome registered to the SNP that was at the home of one of Murrell s relatives. They also allegedly dug up the yard at the home Murrell shared with his wife, although they haven t revealed what they found.
Police took Murrell into custody for questioning on April 5. Beattie was arrested 13 days later. After each spent about 12 hours in interrogation, they were released without charges.
Sturgeon never faced questioning, according to Sky News. She and current SNP leader Humza Yousaf have agreed to participate in any interrogation and open their books to forensic data scientists.
Yousaf, a former health secretary, is the First Minister of Scotland, and some believe the attack on the SNP may have responded to his bid to replace Sturgeon in that role at the end of March. His vision was allegedly aligned tightly with that of his predecessor.
