Question juridique clé
Whether the investment scheme amounted to fraud by arglist (Art. 146 StGB).
Solution extraite
Yes. The scheme used a complex, hard-to-check structure, a reputable trustee, confidentiality claims, and unrealistic return promises, so the victims were not shown to have acted with disqualifying gross negligence.
Motifs extraits
The court held that the appellant created a sophisticated deception that was difficult to verify and designed to deter further inquiries; the victims' possible carelessness did not reach the level of light negligence excluding arglist.