A former assistant manager at a Mansfield bank has pleaded guilty to making almost $175,000 in unauthorized withdrawals from customer accounts, and using the money to buy a luxury car among other items.

Kathleen Didonato, of Foxborough, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to embezzlement, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Prosecutors said Didonato, who worked at the North Easton Savings Bank, began withdrawing funds in October 2010 and continued until January. The fraud was discovered in February.

The Sun Chronicle reports that auditors identified 126 fraudulent transactions linked to Didonato involving withdrawals of cash or bank checks and withdrawals from customer CD accounts, which she then tried to cover up by manipulating records.

She is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 28. (AP)