Simon Gold loses appeal over money laundering convictions

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Simon Gold’s appeal against convictions for money laundering, deception and false-instrument offences was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on 2 June 2021. He had been sentenced on 31 July 2019 to seven and a half years on each money laundering count, with three-year terms for deception, all concurrent. The court rejected his argument that the trial had been unfair and unsatisfactory. The convictions followed a 28-day trial held during May and June 2019.