Fraud Awareness Week: NHS travel booking fraud

November 17, 2021

This week as part of Fraud Awareness Week, we’re bringing you some cases from across the country where people have been caught committing fraud.

Jamie Kasebante (28, of Hackney, London) defrauded NHS Improvement (now NHSE&I) of over £30,000, whilst working as an Assistant Project Manager.

Kasebante made fraudulent travel bookings between 15 March 2019 and 3 October 2019, to the total value of £30,018.33. He left his NHS role on 31 March 2019 but retained and abused his access to the travel booking system after he left.

The fraud was first spotted when it was noticed that a flight was booked for two passengers, who could not be identified as NHS employees, Kasebante had made the booking.

When he left his NHS Improvement role, Kasebante failed to return his laptop and mobile phone, keeping them for his personal use and reporting them as stolen.

Kasebante was sentenced to 14 months’ imprisonment, suspended for 18 months for fraud; and 3 months’ imprisonment for theft, suspended for 18 months. He also received a 15-day rehablitation order and was ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work.

All suspicions of fraud or bribery should be reported to the Local Counter Fraud Specialist Sophie Coster (Tel: 07436 268747), Chief Finance Officer Dinah McLannahan; or NHSCFA via 0800 028 40 60.

Notice Fraud November: In this November issue we focus on current fraud trends across the NHS, providing you with some useful insights into current fraud risk areas and details of some recent fraud investigations. Click here to check it out.