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Woman jailed for lying and producing fake evidence while suing former employers
Overview
Louise Gallagher, 50, has been sentenced to four years and eight months in prison after admitting three counts of perverting the course of justice. She faked a doctor's note regarding cancer treatment, invented evidence of sexual assaults, lied to a tribunal judge, and put forward a fictional eyewitness while pursuing employment claims against her former bosses at Bunzl and Essity. The court heard she also had previous convictions for fraud and theft from 2014 and 2015.
Key points
- Louise Gallagher was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison after admitting three counts of perverting the course of justice.
- She produced false evidence, including a fake doctor's note about cancer treatment, while suing former employers Bunzl and Essity.
- The court heard she lied directly to a tribunal judge on oath and invented a fictional eyewitness to the police.
- Both companies reported spending tens of thousands of pounds defending against her claims and investigating the bogus evidence.
- Gallagher has previous convictions from 2014 and 2015 for theft and fraud.