Question juridique clé
Whether the defendant’s conduct in the B. and D. matters fulfilled embezzlement under Art. 138 StGB.
Solution extraite
Yes. The transferred monies were entrusted with a duty to preserve value and return them, and the defendant used them contrary to that purpose for his own benefit.
Motifs extraits
An asset is entrusted when received with an obligation to use it in the transferor’s interest and to keep its value available. That obligation may be implied. Deceptive procurement does not exclude entrustment if the deception concerned the intended return of the funds.