SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - A former Bank of America employee is being held on suspicion of grand theft and felony elder abuse after prosecutors say he swindled an elderly woman out of $61,000.  Prosecutors say Saul Cornejo was able to swindle the money from a 96-year-old woman by persuading her to allow him access to her accounts while he worked as a customer service representative with a San Francisco branch of the bank.

Prosecutors say from July 2008 through August 2009, Cornejo opened new accounts in the woman’s name and withdrew money.

The 25-year-old Daly City man was arrested last Wednesday when the woman’s niece became suspicious and found the money missing.

Cornejo is being held on $50,000 bail after pleading not guilty Thursday to the charges.

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