A man who landed senior roles in the NHS in the West Country and ran a hospice in Somerset by pretending he had a degree from Bristol University has been ordered to pay back nearly £100,000 in earnings after a lengthy legal battle.
John Andrewes, whose lies began to unravel when he was investigated for fraud in 2015 and 2016 and convicted in 2017, even pretended he had a PhD and made everyone call him 'doctor' as he took up senior roles in NHS trusts around the region.
After being convicted of fraud, the Crown Prosecution Service began a separate legal battle to confiscate his earnings, but the Court of Appeal ruled that it was disproportionate, because he did actually do the work he was being paid for. But now, in a ruling by the Supreme Court, the confiscation order has been restored.
