Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the loan proceeds qualified as entrusted property for embezzlement under Art. 138 ch. 1 al. 2 CP.
Decisione estratta
No. The loan was a short-term commercial loan that the company could freely dispose of; no specific contractual destination creating a duty to preserve value was established.
Motivazione estratta
A loan is entrusted property only if the agreement fixes a specific purpose that also protects the lender by requiring preservation of the counter-value. Here the evidence showed only a short-term financing operation for the company’s liquidity needs, not a particular earmarked use. Treating every loan as entrusted property would impermissibly expand Art. 138 CP.