Danske Bank ex-employee sentenced for fraud

A former employee of Danske Bank was sentenced to 3.5 years imprisonment for using customer information for personal gains, Finnish national broadcaster Yle reported on Wednesday.

The accused used to work in one of Danske Bank's branches in Espoo, southern Finland.

According to the prosecution, a total of eight customers' personal data was used for the offenses. The customers have not suffered any losses. The damage was sustained solely by the bank.

The man, born in 1987, allegedly made loan applications in the name of the customers without their knowledge, and then transferred the money to his own bank account.

The crimes was committed in the period from October 2015 until August 2016, during which the defendant tried to transfer up to 1.5 million euros in total from the bank to his own account.

Therefore, the court sentenced the offender to 3 years and six months in prison for gross fraud and cruel embezzlement.

According to legal documents, the alleged has sought for treatment due to gambling addiction, said Yle.