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Nigerian Woman Jailed for £16,000 NHS Fraud Scheme

1/29/2026

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Oluwabunmu Adeleiyi, a 30-year-old Nigerian national, defrauded the NHS by impersonating a health care support worker with a fake ID.
She worked at Neath Port Talbot Hospital and the Caswell Clinic in Bridgend while on a student visa.
Cardiff Crown Court disclosed that Adeleiyi and two accomplices billed the NHS around £16,000 monthly using the same IDs through multiple employment agencies.
Adeleiyi pleaded guilty to four counts of fraud by false representation and received a 10-month prison sentence for each count, suspended for two years.

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Story summary

Oluwabunmu Adeleiyi, a 30-year-old Nigerian national, defrauded the NHS by impersonating a health care support worker with a fake ID.
She worked at Neath Port Talbot Hospital and the Caswell Clinic in Bridgend while on a student visa.
Cardiff Crown Court disclosed that Adeleiyi and two accomplices billed the NHS around £16,000 monthly using the same IDs through multiple employment agencies.
Adeleiyi pleaded guilty to four counts of fraud by false representation and received a 10-month prison sentence for each count, suspended for two years.