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Fake Psychiatrist Exposed by News & Star 'Must Pay Back £400,000'
- Zholia Alemi, a 62-year-old from Burnley, was jailed for seven years in February 2023 after being found guilty of working as a psychiatrist without qualifications across the UK for 20 years.
- In 1995, Alemi used falsified medical credentials from the University of Auckland to gain entry onto the General Medical Council's register, taking advantage of outdated registration regulations that were abolished in 2003.
- She earned over £1.3 million by treating hundreds of patients, moving between NHS posts to avoid suspicion, while showing little regard for patient welfare and putting them potentially at risk.
- A judge has ordered Alemi to repay £406,624 to the NHS within three months, warning that failure to do so will result in an extra two-and-a-half-year prison sentence, with interest accumulating on the debt thereafter.
- Her conviction revealed flaws in GMC checks from the 1990s, prompting an inquiry and urgent review of around 3,000 foreign doctors registered in the UK to prevent similar fraud.
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Fake doctor ordered to pay back over £400k for FORGING medical qualifications
A woman who masqueraded as a psychiatrist for two decades has been ordered to repay £406,624 to the NHS or face an additional two and a half years behind bars.Zholia Alemi, 62, from Burnley, was convicted in February 2023 of multiple fraud and forgery offences at Manchester Crown Court and received a seven-year prison sentence.The bogus doctor worked across hospitals in England, Wales and Scotland for more than 20 years despite never possessing …
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Fake psychiatrist ordered to pay back £406k to NHS after bogus 20-year career - The Mirror
Zholia Alemi was sentenced to 7 years in jail after being found guilty of 13 counts of fraud and two counts of using material to falsify medical qualifications, among other charges
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