The man targeted the estates of deceased people who had no relatives. He identified them by tracking which of the bank's mailings to the estates were returned. In those cases, he closed the estates' accounts and moved the money so he could later dispose of it himself.
The man, who confessed during questioning, is being charged with breach of trust, reports SVT Nyheter Skåne. However, the prosecutor has chosen to include only 15 of the cases in the indictment.
He was exposed only after six years, which led to his dismissal. The estates that were emptied have received their money back, the man's bank told the newspaper.
