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A man who worked fraudulently as a forensic psychologist for almost 30 years has been convicted of deception. 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, left school with no qualifications but gave evidence as an "expert" in hundreds of court cases, many of which must now be re-assessed. Gene Morrison, 48, who left school with no qualifications, was described in court as a charlatan who had conned judges, lawyers and police.
He was convicted at Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court of 20 charges of deception. About 700 cases he worked on will now have to be re-assessed, Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court was told.
Morrison, of Hyde, who was described as a charlatan, had denied conning judges, solicitors and police over decades. 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.
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The court heard he had duped them into believing he was qualified and was paid at least £250,000 in taxpayers' money. Morrison's firm, Criminal and Forensic Investigations Bureau (CFIB), was hired to give evidence in court.
Morrison's firm, Criminal and Forensic Investigations Bureau (CFIB), was hired by legal firms, insurance companies and private businesses 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.
He also gave evidence from the witness box and wrote reports, many of which he had copied from the internet. 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.
About 700 cases in which he gave evidence are now being re-assessed to look for possible miscarriages of justice.
Morrison was found guilty of 18 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.
Deliberations continue
He was cleared of one count of obtaining a money transfer by deception after the four-week trial.
The jury is continuing to deliberate on a single count of intending to pervert the course of justice and another of attempting to obtain property by deception.
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 while the jury continued deliberating on the outstanding counts. 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.