Civil servant used ‘remote working and sick leave’ to juggle several jobs, court hears The court heard that at one point, Kashim Chowdhury was contracted to work 183 hours a week across five roles The Independent UK · 15h ago
Civil servant ‘secretly worked five jobs raking in £350,000 by exploiting WFH' Kashim Chowdhury is accused of lying about his employment status to get a string of overlapping full-time roles Evening Standard · 16h ago
Man misses not guilty verdict over ‘graffiti art’ at US embassy Daniel Parmenter, 44, denied intending to cause alarm and claimed that staff at the embassy would recognise it was not an explosive device. Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025
Suspected 'home-made bomb' with skull and crossbones sparked lockdown at US embassy in London, court told Daniel Parmenter, 44, on trial at the Old Bailey accused of bomb hoax — but he claims item was ‘sophisticated graffiti art’ Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2025
Shamed Met Police PC sobs as he is spared jail for 'despicable' WhatsApp images of vulnerable suspects Jose Cunha was a PC in the Met Police when he committed the misconduct offences Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2025
Ex-Premier League footballer Richard Rufus jailed over £15 million pyramid scheme fraud Former Premier League star Richard Rufus has been jailed for seven and a half years after masterminding a £15 million investment fraud on associates, friends and his own family. Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2023
Ex-Premier League defender gets seven-and-a-half year jail sentence for £15m trading scam The former Charlton Athletic defender Richard Rufus was found guilty on December 21 of fraud, money laundering and carrying out a regulated activity without authorisation and was issued his sentence on Thursday morning. Daily Mirror · Jan 12, 2023
Ex-Charlton Athletic footballer Richard Rufus guilty of £8m investment fraud The former Charlton Athletic defender duped friends and family members into handing over their money. The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2022
Accused ex-Premier League star ‘said Rio Ferdinand invested in trading scheme’ Ex-Charlton Athletic defender Richard Rufus, 47, allegedly lost money ‘hand over fist’ after promising investors returns of 60% a year. The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022
Former Premier League star in court charged over ‘£15m scam’ Ex-Charlton player used cash to pay back investors in a pyramid scheme, while some of the money was used for his own purposes, court told. The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022