Civil Servant Who Juggled Five Government Jobs Found Guilty of Fraud

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Kashim Chowdhury held five overlapping full-time government jobs in spring 2023.

He fraudulently collected over £284,000 in public funds while contracted for 183 hours weekly.

Chowdhury used remote working permissions tied to caring responsibilities to conceal the scam.

The fraud was eventually uncovered in 2024 by the government's National Fraud Initiative payroll matching.

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