NI Water fraud allegations: ‘Shut your mouth’: Whistleblower’s advice to anyone who suspects fraud in NI public sector after his contract was terminated in wake of raising alarm

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Three weeks after NI Water director wrote to congratulate firm, and after 20 years of working for the utility, businessman had his contract ended – after blowing the whistle to allege systemic fraud against taxpayers

A whistleblower who alerted NI Water to what he says is mass fraud by a company billing for work which was never done. 8th August 2025 (Belfast Telegraph)

A businessman who blew the whistle on what he believed was systemic fraud against taxpayers has said his advice to anyone in a similar position is to “shut your mouth and carry on” as if nothing had happened.

The man, who first contacted the Belfast Telegraph a year ago, said he has lost confidence in the ability of Northern Ireland’s public sector to protect public money.