Facts
The appellant [X.] was active as an entrepreneur with expertise in the field of fuel cell technology. He founded various companies and foundations, including the [A.] Institution in Liechtenstein and the [E.] Foundation. [X.] was accused in 11 counts of having misappropriated or attempted to misappropriate funds to the detriment of [F.] or its investors in the amount of USD 190,532.11 and CHF 89,961.-- during the period from April 6, 2000 to September 21, 2011. He was also charged with the preparation of a false balance sheet of [A.] dated July 14, 1999 and the concealment of income and assets in the amount of CHF 198,109.70 during the period from October 1996 to December 2003 to the detriment of his creditors.
Considerations
The District Court of Bremgarten convicted [X.] of multiple misappropriation, attempted unfaithful business management, unfaithful business management, and multiple fraudulent attachment fraud, and sentenced him to 18 months' imprisonment with a suspended sentence. On appeal, the High Court of the Canton of Aargau acquitted [X.] on some counts, but essentially confirmed the first-instance conviction.
The Federal Supreme Court dismissed [X.] 's appeal against the judgment of the High Court. It considered the conviction for misappropriation to be in accordance with federal law, as [X.] had unlawfully used the assets of [A.] for his own purposes as its general proxy. The Federal Supreme Court also confirmed the conviction for multiple fraudulent attachment fraud, as [X.] had been…