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UK civil servant who held 5 government jobs simultaneously found guilty of fraud

Kashim Chowdhury, from east London, was found guilty of nine counts of fraud after a jury at Southwark Crown Court deliberated for around 7 hours.

UK civil servant who held 5 government jobs simultaneously found guilty of fraud

Kashim Chowdhury, a UK civil servant, has been found guilty of nine counts of fraud for secretly holding five full-time government jobs simultaneously between 2020 and 2023, earning around £350,000 in total. Prosecutors alleged that he exploited remote-working arrangements to conceal his multiple jobs and provided inaccurate information on job application forms.

Chowdhury denied the allegations, claiming he took on multiple jobs due to past insecure employment and his mother's terminal illness. The judge refused him bail and warned of a "very significant custodial sentence."

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