Customer services adviser ‘nicked £35k from Santander’

A customer services adviser at Santander has appeared in court charged with stealing more than £35,000.

Suneetha Mahesvaramoorthy, 26, allegedly raided customers’ bank accounts while working at Santander in Victoria between 19 June and 1 September 2020.

Entering the dock in a yellow dress over a black coat, she nodded to indicate she understood the allegations.

The Dutch national did not enter any pleas during the brief hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

Mahesvaramoorthy, of Brookmead Close, Orpington, Kent, is charged with one count of fraud by abuse of position, four counts of fraud by false representation and one count of acquiring criminal property.

She was granted unconditional bail ahead of a plea and trial preparation hearing at Inner London Crown Court on 27 April.