Five‑Job Fiasco: Civil Servant’s Remote Ruse Leads to Nine Fraud Convictions

A civil servant who was secretly drawing five full‑time salaries from different government departments has been convicted of nine counts of fraud.

Kashim Chowdhury used the flexibility of remote working and a series of sick notes to juggle the workload, making it appear as though he was absent from each role while actually fulfilling the others.

A court hearing concluded that his scheme amounted to fraud on nine separate occasions, reflecting the number of distinct salaries he was unlawfully receiving.

The case has raised eyebrows across the public sector, prompting officials to reconsider how remote‑working policies and sick‑leave documentation are verified to prevent similar multi‑job shenanigans in the future.