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Respected Doctor In Court Charged With Receiving Remuneration By Deception

An esteemed Doctor working on the Island has today appeared in court charged with obtaining a financial advantage by deception.

The court heard how over a five period he’s allegedly obtained salary benefit to the tune of £736,000 as a result of giving false information.

The charge relates from the 12th March 2005 – Tuesday 26th October 2010.

The maximum sentence that this carries is 5 years.

Dr Dirk Hoehmann is an ENT Consultant at Nobles hospital, the Department of Health would like to reassure patients that this is a non-related clinical issue and his duties have been covered by other staff, to ensure that patient care is unaffected.
 
Dr Hoehmann has been remanded in custody until his next hearing.

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