ABN Amro has been ordered to pay €11m ($11.9m) to the Van der Sluijs family after a fraudster was able to steal over €20m ($22m) from their account over a 10 year period; the former family friend, Frits Penning, was able to plunder their account without any interference from ABN Amro, despite the fact he had no authority to do so. ABN Amro has been ordered to pay €11m to the wealthy Van der Sluijs family after a con man was able to steal over €20m from their account over a 10 year period, the Financieele Dagblad says on Thursday. The ruling had been made back in 2014, however, it has only now come to light because the Penning's henchman is appearing in court charged with money laundering. According to Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, the fraud began when van der Sluij opened an account at ING Bank for his wife and daughter.
ABN Amro has been ordered to pay €11m ($11.9m) to the Van der Sluijs family after a fraudster was able to steal over €20m ($22m) from their account over a 10 year period; the former family friend, Frits Penning, was able to plunder their account without any interference from ABN Amro, despite the fact he had no authority to do so. The ruling had been made back in 2014, however, it has only now come to light because the Penning's henchman is appearing in court charged with money laundering. According to Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, the fraud began when van der Sluij opened an account at ING Bank for his wife and daughter.