Jail for Covid fraudster

A human resources manager stole care workers’ details to claim £247,000 in Covid-support bounceback loans in the first case of its kind, a court heard. Timilehin ‘Yvette’ Olasemo, 38, abused her position at Essex Cares Ltd in order to steal the details of key workers working during the pandemic. Olasemo also instructed her boyfriend Olufemi Akkineye, 33, on how to set up fraudulent claims to the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS). Between them, the couple attempted to claim £489,000 from…