Grammar: Multiple Choice - 2020 őszi

Gilberto Baschiera was the bank manager in the small town of Forni di Sopra, where he stole altogether about 1m (0) ______ seven years. He took small amounts from wealthy clients and transferred (10) _______ those who couldn't qualify for credit. But he never pocketed a penny for himself. The story started in 2009, during the global financial crisis. (11) _______ a citizen of the town came to him looking for a loan - but did not qualify -, Baschiera would "add" money to their account so that they would qualify for credit. Grateful customers (12) _______ to repay the money quickly. He trusted that the people he was helping were (13) _______ to be able to pay back - but some of them didn't. His employer eventually discovered the hole in the accounts. "He explained to authorities why (14) _______ it," Baschiera's lawyer said. "He was convinced he could help people, but now he's lost his job and his home. He thinks he wouldn't do it again". Baschiera was sentenced to two years for his crimes. (15) _______ it was his first offence and the sentence is relatively short, he will not be imprisoned under Italian law. The fact that he did not personally benefit from the crime at all also helped him avoid (16) ________ to prison. "I have always thought that in addition to protecting savers, our task was to help those (17) _______ need," Baschiera said, according to the Italian newspaper Corriere Della Serra.