Gene Morrison

February 22nd, 2007

Gene Morrison was a prominent forensic psychologist who provided expert testimony in hundreds of court cases over almost thirty years. However, Morrison himself ended up behind bars when it was discovered that his only qualifications were off-the-shelf diplomas bought from a sham university.

Morrison began his deception in 1977, purchasing a BSc in Forensic Science, a Masters with excellence in Forensic Investigation and a Doctorate in Criminology. To clear any doubt in the minds of his clients, Morrison also bought a fluorescent yellow jacket with the words FORENSIC INVESTIGATOR emblazoned across the back. However, this wasn’t enough to fool his first employer and he was soon sacked from his position.

Realising that a jacket and some fake diplomas weren’t enough in today’s cynical world, Morrison then established his own firm, the Criminal and Forensic Investigations Bureau (CFIB). When hired to give evidence in court, Morrison submitted reports that were cut and pasted from the internet.

Whilst on trial for perjury, obtaining property by deception, obtaining a money transfer by deception and perverting the course of justice, Morrison explained that buying the fake degrees “looked easier” than seven years of university. He had been paid at least £250,000 during the course of his fraud. Sentencing Morrison to five years in prison, Judge Jeffery Lewis labelled him “a inveterate and compulsive liar”. Around 700 cases that Morrison worked on will now have to be reassessed by the courts.

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