Correction of confiscation amount for criminal proceeds due to arithmetic error in sentencing

The German Federal Court of Justice (6th Criminal Senate) dismissed the defendant's appeal as unfounded, while correcting the sentencing order to reduce the confiscation of the value of criminal proceeds to 587,456 Euro, with joint and several liability in the amount of 228,515.90 Euro, due to an arithmetic error in the lower court's judgment; the remaining parts of the Landgericht Rostock's December 2022 verdict remain in force, and the defendant bears the costs of the appeal. The dispute centered on the accuracy of the financial disposition regarding the proceeds from criminal activity, challenging the specific amount of confiscation ordered by the trial court. The decisive legal basis is the court's power to correct manifest calculation errors in the main order under criminal procedure law, ensuring the enforceable confiscation amount aligns with the verified value of the illicit gains.