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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ted Hennessey

Civil servant used ‘remote working and sick leave’ to juggle several jobs, court hears

Civil servant Kashim Chowdhury arriving at Southwark Crown Court in London - (PA Wire)

A civil servant used remote working and sick leave to fraudulently take on multiple government roles simultaneously, prosecutors allege.

At one point, Kashim Chowdhury was contracted to work 183 hours a week for five jobs — more hours than actually exist in seven days, jurors at Southwark Crown Court were told.

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