Correction of confiscation of value of criminal proceeds to joint and several debt liability

The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) partially granted the defendant's revision, modifying the sentence of the lower court to order the confiscation of a total sum of €50,875 from the defendant as a joint and several debtor, while rejecting the remainder of the appeal; the defendant bears the costs of the legal remedy. The case involved a criminal appeal challenging the lower court's ruling on the confiscation of the value of criminal proceeds (Einziehung des Wertes von Taterträgen). The decisive legal basis centers on the statutory requirements for confiscating the value of unlawful gains under German criminal law, specifically regarding the calculation of the total amount owed by the convicted party.