Category Archives: Employment Screening
Gambling Addict Stole £14k From Employer
The Plymouth Herald reports that a wedding venue employee stole over £14,000 from his boss and blew the cash on online bookies.
Niki Jones – who falsified his CV to get the job – submitted false invoices from the internet and had the money paid into his own bank account.
read moreFine For Graduate Who ‘Attended’ Yale
The Tab website reports that a law graduate who claimed he ‘attended’ Yale University on his CV has been handed a £2,000 fine by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
Lee Hull’s CV had a number of misleading sections when he applied for a legal advisor role at law firm Clarkes Legal.
read moreBuilder With Fake PhDs Employed By NHS
The Plymouth Herald reports that a ‘Walter Mitty’ who faked qualifications to scoop two top NHS jobs and earned over £1 million – despite being a builder – has been jailed for two years.
Jon Andrewes called himself ‘doctor’ and faked PhDs on his CV in his successful to become chairman of two NHS trusts and a hospice, earning himself a six figure salary.
read moreNurse Struck Off For Lying On CV
The Bristol Post reports that nurse who lied about her credentials and used a fake ID card has been banned from practicing medicine.
Mirabel Ngwe Boma was found to have falsely claimed she worked at a hospital in Bath when applying for a bursary, and, thanks to an anonymous tip-off, the Home Office discovered she was using a fake EU National identity card.
read moreBank Hired Staff With ‘Fake’ Degrees
Channel 4 News reports that two senior compliance staff hired by HSBC Saudi Arabia – a subsidiary of the main British bank – have unaccredited business degrees.
Dozens of Saudi staff working at international finance firms across the industry have listed questionable qualifications from unaccredited institutions.
read more‘Doctor’ Lied About Qualifications
As reported in the Somerset County Gazette, a Walter Mitty character ‘doctored’ his CV to dupe his way into the top job at a charity.
Jon Andrewes admitted making a financial gain by deception for his role as chief executive at St Margaret’s Hospice and lying about his qualifications to get a number of top NHS jobs.
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