Civil servant accused of earning £280,000 from multiple government jobs
Kashim Chowdhury, 55, is on trial accused of fraudulently holding several government jobs at once while working remotely, earning more than £280,000 during months when he had multiple full-time posts. Witnesses told Southwark Crown Court that he produced poor work and missed meetings, raising questions about how he managed the roles.
Managers said he failed to complete basic tasks and was at risk of failing probation; he reportedly cited his mother’s illness to explain his difficulties. Jurors heard he earned nearly £350,000 from eight employers over three years and was once contracted for 183 hours of work a week. Chowdhury denies nine counts of fraud.
- Chowdhury denies fraud over multiple government jobs.
- Jurors heard he earned over £280,000 while holding concurrent full-time roles.
- Managers described his work as poor and said he struggled with basic tasks.
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The case for
If the allegations are proved, holding several full-time public jobs at once while drawing overlapping salaries could amount to deliberate deception and misuse of public funds. The prosecution may argue that missed meetings and poor work support the claim that he was not fulfilling the duties for which he was paid.
The case against
Chowdhury denies the charges, and unusually high earnings or overlapping remote jobs do not by themselves prove fraud. The defence may argue that the prosecution must establish what he represented to each employer and whether any failures reflected dishonesty rather than illness, workload or management shortcomings.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Civil servant who fraudulently racked up £280,000 by secretly working several full-time jobs remotely ‘couldn’t perform even basic tasks’, jury told”.