The judge clearly knows little of mental health conditions judging by his statement reported by the Scotsman, above. Looking at the purchases made by Peter Murrell over 12 years, the low-utility or barely-used nature of many of his purchases strengthens the case for significant compulsive or impulse-driven elements more than a purely rational, strategic “deliberate crime” model. In classic deliberate embezzlement or fraud for instrumental gain, funds are often deployed strategically: gifts/patronage to build loyalty or alliances, investments in assets/shares for laundering or growth, offshore accounts, property, or other mechanisms that sustain power, provide ongoing cover, or generate further illicit … Continue reading Murrell purchases map onto established features of a mental health disorder more readily than ‘strategic’ criminality and the harms were limited