A former psychic has been convicted by a jury of the theft and money laundering of € 1.6 million. Simon Gold (54) with an address of Augharan, Aughavas, Co Leitrim, had pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to 22 charges including money laundering, theft, deception and control of false instruments on dates between January 1st, 2010 and October 22nd, 2012. Mr Burke said his sister transferred €28,000 to the bank account of Belgravia Consultants UK Ltd. He said his friend Jody Ryan gave him the phone number of Simon Magnier and told him Magnier was willing to invest in projects. Mr Gleeson said that some time after transferring the money, Gold told him another man had run off with the money and that he going to pay him back £10,000 out of his own pocket.

Source: The Irish Times June 10, 2019 14:03 UTC