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Bogus forensic expert convicted | Bogus forensic expert convicted |
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A bogus forensic psychologist who supplied "expert" evidence in hundreds of court cases over almost 30 years has been convicted of deception. | |
Gene Morrison, 48, who left school with no qualifications, was described in court as a charlatan who had conned judges, lawyers and police. | |
About 700 cases he worked on will now have to be re-assessed, Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court was told. | |
Morrison, of Martin Street, Hyde, was convicted of 20 charges of deception. | |
The court heard he had duped police, lawyers and also insurance companies into believing he was qualified and was paid at least £250,000 in taxpayers' money. | |
Internet reports | Internet reports |
Morrison's firm, Criminal and Forensic Investigations Bureau (CFIB), was hired to give evidence in court. | |
He also gave evidence from the witness box and wrote reports, many of which he had copied from the internet, the court was told. | |
Morrison was found guilty of 20 offences including obtaining a money transfer by deception, obtaining property by deception, perverting the course of justice and perjury. He admitted a further two charges. | |
The guilty verdicts followed two days of deliberation by the jury. | The guilty verdicts followed two days of deliberation by the jury. |
Judge Jeffrey Lewis remanded Morrison in custody and told him a custodial sentence was "inevitable". | |
He was cleared of one count of obtaining a money transfer by deception. | |
Morrison will be sentenced on Thursday. |