Vermögensverwaltung: „Vorgaben nicht eingehalten“ – Ermittlerin beschreibt Diebstahl von Kundengeldern bei Deutscher Bank

Frankfurt – During the second day of the trial against a former Deutsche Bank manager accused of stealing customer funds, new details emerged. The head of the bank's internal investigation stated on Thursday before the Frankfurt Landgericht that the institution had only accidentally become aware of the case and had failed to monitor compliance with internal procedures.

Former team leader Sven R. had withdrawn over 600,000 euros from the accounts of wealthy customers between 2023 and 2025 and speculated on the stock market. The manager admitted this during the trial's opening on the eve of the opening.

Despite R. sometimes withdrawing large sums of money from customers, no one noticed. Deutsche Bank actually requires a "four eyes principle" for transactions over 2,500 euros, but colleagues of the banker did not call the affected customers to reassure them. Instead, they simply released the transfers. The head of the internal investigation confirmed this account, stating, "We have found that the rules were not followed."

It appears that the manager's colleagues had signed the transfer forms without carefully examining their content and had not made the required follow-ups with the customers.