Category Archives: Employment Screening

The Bromley Today website reports that a ‘serial fraudster’ has been jailed for five years after stealing over £500,000 from various employers.

Oonagh Grant was convicted of stealing from a solicitors in 2011, but changed her name in 2013 to work as a self-employed contractor for a law firm in Lewisham.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.