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Operation Branchform is complete, senior Police Scotland officer confirms
The former chief executive pled guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 from SNP
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What happenedThe former chief executive pled guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 from SNP.
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CenterOperation Branchform is complete, senior Police Scotland officer confirms
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Brian Booth, deputy national chairman of the Police Federation, said crime will become rife with dangerous offenders emboldened by the lack of deterrents.
