The proceeds of crime case follows former SNP MP Natalie McGarry being jailed for embezzling £25,000.
Prosecutors are looking to recover £162,000 in proceeds of crime from jailed former MP Natalie McGarry.from the SNP and a pro-independence group at Glasgow Sheriff Court in June.
The 41-year-old, who was MP for Glasgow East between 2015 and 2017, was sentenced to two years in prison.after judges ruled she suffered a miscarriage of justice. McGarry had denied all charges but was eventually found guilty of taking £19,974 while treasurer of Women for Independence.She embezzled a further £4,661 while treasurer, secretary and convener of the Glasgow Regional Association of the SNP.
Lawyers for McGarry have since lodged papers at the Appeal Court in Edinburgh, seeking to challenge both her conviction and the jail term.A proceeds of crime hearing scheduled for Tuesday at Glasgow Sheriff Court was postponed as the sheriff was unavailable.Her lawyer Pat Campbell said: "She is presently in custody serving a sentence for the proceedings which underlie this matter.
"There is a joint motion to adjourn and to continue this until January. This is to allow the question of appeals."The matter was continued until January by Sheriff Tom Ward.
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