Confiscation of criminal proceeds: amendment of forfeiture amount in criminal revision

The BGH 6th Criminal Senate dismissed the defendant's appeal as unfounded, thereby upholding the lower court's conviction and sentencing, but amended the confiscation order based on the General Public Prosecutor's motion to seize proceeds of crime in the amount of EUR 29,600; the defendant bears the costs of the appeal. The case involved a criminal appeal against a judgment by the Regional Court of Hanover, with the dispute centered on the validity of the original verdict and the specific calculation of subject assets for forfeiture. The decision rests on the procedural framework for criminal revisions and the substantive doctrine of confiscating the value of criminal proceeds, confirming the trial court's findings while adjusting the financial penalties to align with the determined value of illicit gains.