Correction of confiscation order in criminal appeal despite rejection of substantive challenge

The Federal Court of Criminal Court (6th Senate) rejected the defendant's appeal as unfounded, upholding the conviction from the lower court, while correcting the confiscation order to mandate the seizure of proceeds from the offense valued at 234,000 Euro and ordering the defendant to bear the costs of the appellate proceedings. The case involved a criminal appeal against a judgment of the Regional Court Braunschweig, specifically challenging the initial ruling on the seizure of illegal gains. The decisive legal basis was the statutory power of the appellate court to correct minor errors in the operative part of the judgment, such as the precise amount of confiscation, without setting aside the entire decision, ensuring the accurate application of criminal forfeiture laws.