Category Archives: Employment Screening

The City Of London Police website reports that a man who was let out of jail in 2020 has been sentenced again after lying about his work history and qualifications.

Imran Ali falsely claimed that he held an undergraduate degree from Leeds Building College, in order to get a Building Inspector job at a leading British charity.

The Chronicle Live website reports that students are being warned “not to be distracted by” fake 2022 exam papers for sale on social media.

Exams regulator, Ofqual, who issued the warning, also said that anyone buying the fake papers could lose their qualifications.

According to the Yorkshire Post website, a woman has been banned from teaching for life after lying on a job application form.

Shivarna Mitra claimed to have worked at a school, but had, in fact, worked at an after-school club.

According to the Portsmouth News website, a Royal Navy sailor faked GCSE certificates, but was caught out because he spelt his own name wrong.

Leading Seaman Ian O’Mahoney claimed he received B and C grades in his English GCSE exams and forged two AQA exam board certificates.

The Leicester Mercury website reports that a manager cheated his new employer out of cash whilst awaiting sentence for defrauding Nuffield Health out of £60,000.

Calvin Holman made fraudulent expense claims from Axa Insurance, despite having a suspended jail sentence for a similar scam with his previous employer.

The Telegraph & Argus website reports that a man stole more than £5,000 from his employer and then claimed the firm was making him a scapegoat for its IT problems.

Jamie Ward started to steal cash he had collected from business transactions, then marked orders as cancelled on the IT system to cover his tracks.