Doctor Who Stole £1.1million to Fund Online Gambling Habit Jailed for More Than 3 Years
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Rumi Chhapia, 45, embezzled over £1.1m from a healthcare fund to fund his online gambling habit. He was jailed for more than three years. He made 65 transfers totalling £ 1,133,704.50 over a 41-day period in 2020. The money was taken from Portsmouth Primary Care Alliance Limited (PPCA), a collection of GP practices that Dr. Chapha helped to found.
Dr. Chhapia stole £1.1m to fund her online gambling habit. She was jailed for more than 3 years.
He remortgaged his property and lost his car, but transferred the money to his own account to pay for slot machines and roulette.
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He suffered from financial difficulties compounded by the Covid pandemic and his gambling disorder.
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Dr. Chhapia is deeply remorseful for the pain he has caused and takes full responsibility for his wrongdoing.
Dr. Chhapia repaid £238,000 of the stolen funds himself and contacted the online gambling firms involved, which led to the remaining £900,00 being refunded to PPCA.
Doctor Who stole £1.1m to fund his online gambling habit. He was jailed for more than 3 years.
Chhapia stole £1.1m to fund her online gambling habit. She was sentenced to more than 3 years in prison.
Doctor Who Stole £1.1m from PPCPA to fund online gambling habit jailed for more than 3 years.
"You were seduced by your addiction to gambling. The last thing a judge wants to do is to send a doctor with such skills and abilities to prison."
