Fake shrink must pay back £406k or spend more time in the clink

A woman who spent 20 years pretending she was an NHS psychiatrist without any qualifications has been ordered to pay back £406,624 or spend two and half more years in prison. Zholia Alemi, 63, of Burnley, was found guilty of 13 counts of fraud, two counts of forgery, three counts of deception and two counts of using material to falsify medical qualifications at Manchester Crown Court and sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment on 28 February 2023. For over 20 years…