00:00A former Metropolitan Police employee used fake sick notes to claim around 200 days off work,
00:07costing the force nearly £20,000. 29-year-old Natasha Fountain admitted committing fraud
00:14by misrepresentation at Westminster Magistrates Court. According to her LinkedIn profile,
00:20Fountain worked as a communications and engagement officer from June 2022 until August 2024,
00:27while the first sick note Fountain submitted to her work was genuine,
00:32the court heard she later forged several notes during the following months.
00:36Prosecutors said those fraudulent documents resulted in her taking around 200 sick days she was not entitled to.
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