Mr Saunders, it was claimed, was exhibiting the symptoms of pre-senile dementia. Mr Saunders cut a sorry, shambling figure, all the trappings of his past long gone. Lord Justice Neill pronounced the sentence to have been too harsh. It was cut in half, and within a short time of his return to Ford prison, Mr Saunders became eligible for parole and was freed.
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Within 12 months of leaving jail, Mr Saunders had made a dramatic recovery. Documents disclosed to the Independent on Sunday show that within four years of his release, the man who could not recite three numbers backwards, was charging £16,000 a month for his services. Five years after he left Ford, his fee had risen to £25,000 a month.
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In July last year Saunders's rehabilitation became complete when he was appointed chairman of the executive committee of a US-based multinational company.
From shambling wreck to rude good health, Ernest Saunders is back in business
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