A banker who faked having terminal cancer as part of a series of scams worth a combined £1.8 million has been jailed for almost seven years.
Rajesh Ghedia, 42, faked having pancreatic cancer, and produced false medical letters from a consultant to claim insurance money between October 2020 and May last year.
He claimed he would be dead within a year in order to claim £1.2million, Southwark Crown Court was told.
In another series of scams, Ghedia made fraudulent claims about his position at the company to encourage people, including one relative, to invest in non-existent financial products with the bank and Goldman Sachs from 2016 to 2020.
Judge Deborah Taylor, jailed him for six years and nine months over 30 combined counts of fraud.
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She dubbed Ghedia a “persistent fraudster and liar” who left his victims “scarred”.
She said: “This was a contrived, extensive and complex fraud using the names and reputation of doctors without them knowing.
“A complete disregard to their names and reputations.”
In relation to the investment fraud, she said: “You have caused them (victims) devastation, showing utter disregard for their mental wellbeing and finances.
“All…
