Student sentenced over NHS £26,000 fraud

A woman has been given a two year suspended sentence by Peterborough Crown Court for fraud.

The woman, Fadzai Martha Zongoro, lied her way onto a course which was funded by the NHS and was then given a student bursary – the total of these two frauds cost the NHS around £26,000.

Alan McGill, the Investigating Officer for the NHS CFS said: “An applicant who was genuinely entitled to this valuable education and bursary may have lost out as a result. This outcome is a deterrent to others considering the same crime.

“Any suspicion of fraud against the NHS that is reported to us is followed up. Wherever appropriate we will investigate, pressing for prosecution and the strongest sanctions against offenders.”

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