Question juridique clé
Whether the transfer of mandates without forwarding the compensation constituted fraudulent bankruptcy under Art. 163 Ziff. 1 aStGB.
Solution extraite
Yes. The mandates and the compensation for their brokerage had monetary value; by not remitting the consideration to the debtor companies, the defendant diminished their assets and withheld assets from creditors.
Motifs extraits
Fraudulent bankruptcy protects the execution substrate. It is sufficient if the debtor diminishes present or future assets available to creditors. The court held that the brokerage of the mandates was a valuable service and that the agreed share in the company was compensation for that brokerage. The failure to pass on that value prejudiced creditors.