BIZARRE: Zholia alemi - You Need To See This

Bogus doctor told to pay NHS more than £400,000 or face longer jail term

Zholia Alemi, 62, was jailed in February 2023 for seven years after she committed a string of fraud offences.

Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2025

The criminals locked up in Greater Manchester this week

A fraudster, drug dealers and gang members were among those sent to prison in our region

Manchester Evening News · Mar 4, 2023

A single document led to a £1m scam, 20 years of lies and eventually brought about a woman's downfall

Fake doctor Zholia Alemi has now been jailed

Manchester Evening News · Mar 1, 2023

Bogus NHS shrink who treated Scots patients jailed for more than 20 years

Zholi Alemi earned up to £1.3 million as she posed as a medical graduate, forging certificates and other documents.

Daily Record · Feb 28, 2023

Woman who posed as doctor for over twenty YEARS jailed as judge blasts 'abject failure of scrutiny'

Zholia Alemi has now been jailed for over seven years

Manchester Evening News · Feb 28, 2023

Fraudulent psychiatrist Zholia Alemi came to ‘believe her own lie’

Alemi worked for health trusts in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, earning up to £1.3 million

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

Bogus psychiatrist allowed to practise after abject failure of scrutiny – judge

Zholia Alemi was jailed for seven years for fraud at Manchester Crown Court.

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

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

Zholia Alemi claimed she graduated from the University of Auckland before working for more than two decades as a practising shrink in the NHS

Daily Mirror · Feb 16, 2023

Fake doctor who worked in NHS for 20 years found guilty of fraud

Zholia Alemi practised as psychiatrist for 20 years in hospitals across Britain without necessary qualifications

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2023

Bogus NHS shrink convicted after lying about being psychiatrist and treating Scots patients

Zholia Alemi worked as a psychiatrist across the UK, including in Scotland, after claiming to have qualified at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.

Daily Record · Feb 15, 2023