# Kashim Chowdhury convicted of fraud over five overlapping public sector jobs

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/civil-servant-who-duped-bosses-to-hold-down-five-jobs-at-the-same-time-faces-jail-after-being-convicted-of-280000-fraud-with-siblings-now-suing-him-over-their-dead-mums-will/
- Published: 2026-11-09T15:21:32+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T15:53:41+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16248475/Civil-servant-duped-bosses-hold-five-jobs-time-faces-jail-convicted-280-000-fraud-siblings-suing-dead-mums-will.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Economy, World

## Key points

- Kashim Chowdhury was convicted of nine fraud counts.
- He received more than £280,000 while concealing overlapping jobs.
- He is also in a dispute with siblings over their mother’s home.

## Summary

Kashim Chowdhury was convicted of nine counts of fraud after concealing multiple government jobs from employers and receiving more than £280,000 in public funds. The case highlights how he exploited remote-working arrangements to hold overlapping roles while claiming he was working full time for each.

The court heard that he began working for Tower Hamlets Council in 2020 and later held jobs across several departments and public bodies, including the Home Office and Defra. At the peak, he was paid for five roles and contracted for 183 hours a week; he was remanded in custody and will be sentenced later, with fraud carrying a maximum ten-year prison term. He also faces a legal dispute with his siblings over their late mother’s home.

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