A bogus psychiatrist who forged a medical degree certificate and worked across the UK has been jailed for seven years.
Zholia Alemi came to “believe her own lie” and managed to secure a number of NHS jobs over a period of more than 20 years in the UK, including Scotland. She was sentenced on Tuesday after being found guilty.
Alemi was found out when police discovered a “treasure trove” of documents at her house, a detective has said. Her lie began to unravel in 2016 when a carer reported concerns about her attempts to defraud an elderly patient and she was convicted of three fraud offences at Carlisle Crown Court.
