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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Dave Higgens, Eleanor Barlow & Dominic Picksley

Fake doctor duped NHS £1.3million using forged qualifications to pursue 22-YEAR career

A fake doctor who duped the NHS out of £1.3million and used forged qualifications to pursue a 22-year in the health service is facing a lengthy jail term after finally being caught.

Bogus psychiatrist Zholia Alemi’s “deliberate and wicked deception” has seen convicted of faking a medical degree certificate and operating for a number of health trusts across the UK.

She was found guilty of 13 counts of fraud, three counts of obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception, two counts of forgery and two counts of using a false instrument, following a four-week trial at Manchester Crown Court.

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