Key legal question
Whether a professional money courier falls within Art. 305ter(1) StGB's offender circle.
Extracted holding
Yes. His combined activities amounted to a financial service and thus fell within the provision's scope.
Extracted reasoning
Art. 305ter(1) StGB covers persons in the financial sector, not only classic bankers. The defendant did more than transport cash: he exchanged it, deposited it, and transferred it onward. In their totality, these acts were a financial transaction.