Civil servant denies 'criminal intent' after juggling five government jobs
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Kashim Chowdhury was contracted for 183 hours a week, more than the number of hours in seven days.
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Civil servant Kashim Chowdhury is accused of fraudulently earning more than £284,000 by working multiple full-time public sector jobs The civil servant accused of fraudulently earning more than £284,000 by juggling multiple public-sector jobs admitted making mistakes but said ''I do not believe there was criminal intent". Giving evidence at Southwark Crown Court, Kashim Chowdhury told the jury he had made was ''overwhelmed and stressed'' and had felt ''terror and panic'' at the thought of losing his livelihood. He told the jury he had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder in 2015 and that it had been triggered in 2021. The 55-year-old, who is from east London, is on trial accused of nine counts of fraud. He denies acting dishonestly or intending to make a dishonest gain. The prosecution alleges Chowdhury failed to reveal to his employers that he had other full-time employment. But Chowdhury told the jury some of his managers knew he had other jobs. His managers at…