Finance worker who stole £91,000 from breast cancer charity to spend on his wedding and honeymoon is jailed

Get your news delivered straight to you by 7am - sign up to our new Morning Mail newsletter for FREE See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Published: 13:17 EDT, 1 September 2026 | Updated: 13:18 EDT, 1 September 2026 A finance worker who stole more than £91,000 from a breast cancer charity to fund his luxury wedding in Qatar has been jailed.Tameem Choudhury, 29, diverted funds from The Royal Marsden hospital into his own bank account – spending more than £49,000 in just two days.Choudhury, who described himself as 'borderline broke' in messages to friends, also made payments to debt collection agencies, and transferred money to family members.His account was eventually closed by Santander due to 'suspicious activity' – leaving £42,866.25 inside.Choudhury, from Stoke Newington in north London, admitted fraud by false representation, on August 11, 2023, and converting criminal property between August 11 and October 9, 2023.The prosecution said the offending had taken place when he was employed in the finance team of Breast Cancer Now.Breast Cancer Now describes itself as the UK's leading breast cancer charity that spends its funding on life-saving scientific research and life-changing support.The Royal Marsden, founded in 1851, is a world-leading specialist cancer hospital with sites in Chelsea, Sutton and Cavendish Square. Tameem Choudhury (pictured), 29, diverted funds from The Royal Marsden hospital into his own bank account - spending more than £49,000 in just two daysAccording to the charges Choudhury 'abused his position as an employee of Breast Cancer Now... by providing false bank account details to The Royal Marsden in order for funds... to be directed into his own personal bank account'.He also 'converted property, namely funds in a bank account by means of online and card payments'.Choudhury spent a large amount of money on 'luxury items', paid for airline tickets to Qatar, as well as wedding and honeymoon-related spending and retail purchases.Prosecutor Lucy Sutton said there had been an 'abuse of position of responsibility'.Choudhury was jailed today for 30 months. Breast Cancer Now said: 'Following a thorough police investigation we can confirm that a former staff member has been found guilty of charges relating to fraud.'We take this matter extremely seriously and have fully cooperated with the police at every stage.'We have conducted a thorough review of internal processes to best mitigate against a situation like this happening again.'People affected by breast cancer are at the heart of all we do. Through life-saving research, life-changing support and change-making campaigns we're changing the future of breast cancer, and we're committed to upholding the highest standards to ensure all funds so generously donated to the charity help those affected by this devastating disease, as intended.'Funds have been recovered and the charity has not experienced any financial loss.'Detective Constable Yusuf Meerza, from the Fraud Operations team at the City of London Police, added: 'Choudhury abused a position of trust within a charity dedicated to funding life-saving breast cancer research.'The generosity of donors enables charities such as Breast Cancer Now to support vital research and provide help to those affected by breast cancer. Choudhury's actions betrayed that trust and placed charitable funds at risk for his own personal gain.'This case demonstrates that fraud can be committed from within an organisation by individuals entrusted to safeguard its finances. 'We will continue to work with victims, financial institutions and partners to identify offenders, recover stolen funds where possible, and bring those responsible before the courts.'