The man, who is in his 55s, has according to the indictment withdrawn the money from the customers' accounts through over 250 unauthorized transactions between 2015 and 2023.
I can't go into how it happened. It will be brought up during the trial, says prosecutor Susanne Öhbom to the newspaper.
The asset manager, who thus had the task of managing the customers' money, is being prosecuted for gross disloyalty towards the principal. He has admitted to the crime during questioning, but not to the extent that the indictment concerns.
The partner is being prosecuted despite denying the charges for aggravated money laundering.
SEB, which is the plaintiff in the case, has reimbursed the customers for the stolen money.
"We take an extremely serious view of what has happened. What has occurred is deeply regrettable, primarily for the customers who have been affected but also for the employees who worked together with the employee and for us as a bank", writes division manager Jonas Söderberg in an email to Aftonbladet.
