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Civil servant who juggled five jobs says he was 'surprised' to be charged with fraud

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Civil servant Kashim Chowdhury is accused of fraududlently earning more than £284,000 by juggling multiple public sector jobs.

A civil servant accused of fraudulently juggling multiple government jobs says he was ''surprised'' to have been charged with fraud.

Kashim Chowdhury told the jury at Southwark Crown Court he had not been dishonest in failing to tell his employers he had other government jobs.

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