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plus: big criminal stories, big criminal mouths, and big criminal organizations ONE CRACKED FACT | [View in Browser]( [logo]( An Italian Banker Moved $1 Million from Rich Clients to Poor Ones By: [RM Avatar] [Ryan Menezes]( • September 6, 2021 [09062021]( Robin Hood, of course, is the tale of the outlaw who took from the rich and gave to the poor. Either that or it's the story of someone who wanted to reduce taxes. Or someone who really hated sheriffs. Really, there's something for everyone in the Robin Hood legend. But mostly, we remember "stole from the rich and gave to the poor," and the modern version of that would be Gilberto Baschiera. Baschiera managed the bank in Forni di Sopra, a small Italian town. In 2009, with the financial crisis taking down European economies left and right, Italy put in place new strict rules about lending. The bank manager, who normally wielded enormous power, now had to reject loans to anyone whose assets failed to meet a set threshold. So when someone too poor asked Baschiera for a loan, he moved money into their account, from a different account. He figured that thanks to the loan, the customer's prospects would improve, they'd pay all the money back, and he'd soon be able to return the diverted funds. That didn't happen. In fact, you might remember that lending to those who'd not normally qualify was one of the many causes of the financial crisis. Even Robin Hood never expected the poor to be able to pay back the money they got. Baschiera kept trying to make his scheme work, and by 2016, he'd moved over $1 million. This was finally too much to keep hidden, he got caught, and he ended up getting sentenced to two years in prison. But luckily for him, "sentenced to two years in prison" means something different in Italy from what you'd expect. As a first-time offender serving a minor sentence, he actually didn't have to go to prison at all. Prosecutors were willing to go a little easy on him because despite the opportunity, he hadn't taken money for himself personally at all. For more crime tales, check out: - [5 Outlandish Criminals Who Sound Like The Stuff Of Legend]( - [5 Real Criminals Betrayed by Their Own Big Mouths]( - [5 Bizarre Criminal Undergrounds That Are Bafflingly Huge]( Top Image: [Mattana/Wiki Commons]( [Daily Digest]( [15 Random Facts That Will Fill Your Life With Purpose]( [By Cracked Writers / September 06th, 2021]( [Old-School 'Star Wars' Manga: The Best (And Goofiest) Scenes]( [By Maxwell Yezpitelok / September 06th, 2021]( [17 Smashing Behind-The-Scenes Facts About 'Mortal Kombat']( [By Andres Diplotti / September 05th, 2021]( [13 Super-Cool Facts To Show Off Your Smarts]( [By Andrea Meno / September 05th, 2021]( [How Costume Designers Hack Our Brains]( [By Tara Marie / September 05th, 2021]( [READ MORE]( [fb]( [tw]( [yt]( [flipboard]( [insta png]( [tiktok png]( [ARTICLES]( | [PICTOFACTS]( | [Videos]( Literally media Ltd. 190 West St, Suite 17B, Brooklyn NY 11222 COPYRIGHT © 2005-2021 Cracked is published by Literally media Ltd. [Unsubscribe](