Civil servant found guilty of fraud after holding five government jobs

A jury has unanimously found Kashim Chowdhury guilty of nine counts of fraud for secretly holding multiple full-time public sector jobs simultaneously. The 56-year-old from east London fraudulently earned more than £284,000 in public money, BBC News reported. The jury reached its verdict after seven hours of deliberation. [1]

BBC News reported that Chowdhury was convicted of eight counts of fraud by false representation and one count of fraud by failure to disclose. Prosecutors accused him of deliberate, intentional dishonesty and exploiting the system. Between 2020 and 2023, he held eight overlapping public sector roles, including five government positions held concurrently during the spring of 2023. [1]

As FTMQ News reported earlier during his trial at Southwark Crown Court, Chowdhury was contracted to work 183 hours a week, which exceeds the total number of hours in a full week. He previously admitted to making mistakes because he was overwhelmed by stress, but he denied having any criminal intent or dishonesty. [3]