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London civil servant found guilty of fraud over overlapping public sector jobs
Kashim Chowdhury, from east London, was found guilty of fraud for secretly holding overlapping public sector jobs.
Between 2020 and 2023, he held eight full-time public sector roles that overlapped, according to the case presented in court.
In spring 2023, he had five government jobs and was contracted to work 183 hours a week.
He earned more than £284,000 in taxpayers’ money during that period, and £350,000 across the roles between 2020 and 2023.
Prosecutors said he gave inaccurate information about his employment on application forms and did not tell departments or employers he was working elsewhere.
A jury convicted him on eight counts of fraud by false representation and one count of fraud by failing to disclose after seven hours of deliberation.
The sources do not say what happens next.
Kashim Chowdhury, a civil servant from east London, was found guilty of nine fraud offences after secretly holding overlapping public sector jobs.
A jury found him guilty of eight counts of fraud by false representation and one count of fraud by failure to disclose.
He earned more than £284,000 of taxpayers’ money through jobs that overlapped in spring 2023, the BBC reported.
Between 2020 and 2023, he held eight full-time public sector roles that overlapped and earned £350,000 in total.
At one point in spring 2023, he was contracted to work 183 hours a week.
- Who
- Kashim Chowdhury, a civil servant from east London.
- What
- He was found guilty of eight counts of fraud by false representation and one count of fraud by failure to disclose.
- When
- The jobs overlapped between 2020 and 2023, including in spring 2023. The verdict date is not stated.
- Where
- East London and government departments and public sector agencies in the UK.
- Why
- Prosecutors said he gave inaccurate information about his employment and did not tell departments or employers about his other jobs.
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Chowdhury held eight full-time public sector roles that overlapped and earned £350,000 in total.
He held jobs across six government departments and agencies and was contracted to work 183 hours a week.
The jury unanimously found him guilty of nine fraud offences.
- Defendant
- Kashim Chowdhury
- Verdict
- Guilty of 8 counts of fraud by false representation and 1 count of fraud by failure to disclose
- Overlapping jobs
- 8 full-time public sector roles between 2020 and 2023
- Total earnings
- £350,000 between 2020 and 2023
- Taxpayers’ money
- More than £284,000 earned through jobs overlapping in spring 2023
- Weekly contracted hours
- 183 hours in spring 2023
What people are saying
deliberate, intentional dishonesty
exploiting the system