A CALLOUS bank worker faces jail for plundering more than £60,000 from a lottery winner's account.
Customer adviser Gerard Brannan, aged 27, siphoned the man's money away for nearly two years, Plymouth magistrates heard.
He pleaded guilty to fraud by abuse of position between September 2013 and June 2015.
Brannan dishonestly acted against the financial interests of the account holder to take £61,570.
The bench ruled that their power to jail him for up to six months may not be enough – and have sent him to be sentenced by a judge.
The money has been repaid to the customer by the bank.
Gareth Warden, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said the victim was "extremely distressed".
He added: "This was a huge amount of money taken regularly over a long period of time. The victim was vulnerable and this was a major breach of trust."
Graham Kinchin, for Brannan, said he had no previous convictions and added there was "substantial mitigation".
Magistrates released him on unconditional bail to appear at Plymouth Crown Court for sentence on January 29.
Brannan, of Efford Road, will see a probation officer for a report to be prepared on his background.
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