Judge not surprised ex-psychic 'Mr Gold has persuaded prison authorities' to release him

Simon Gold, who had previously been jailed for money laundering, has been given a suspended sentence for dishonestly opening two bank accounts

Simon Gold pleaded guilty to two counts of opening a bank account at locations in Dublin and Offaly on dates in July 2017 and March 2018. Picture via Twitter

A former psychic, previously jailed for seven-and-a-half years for money laundering €1.6 million, has been given a three-year suspended sentence for dishonestly opening two bank accounts.

Defence counsel told Judge Martin Nolan he may be surprised to learn that Simon Gold (58) has already been released from prison some three years after the seven-and-a-half-year sentence was handed down in 2019.