Correction of confiscation order for proceeds of crime in rejected criminal appeal

The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) rejected the defendant's appeal as unfounded, thereby upholding the conviction of the Landgericht Frankfurt am Main, while ordering the confiscation of 500 Euro from the proceeds of the offense against the defendant as a joint and several debtor and placing the costs of the legal remedy on the appellant. The case involved a criminal review of a judgment from May 17, 2022, where the appellant challenged the sentence or ancillary orders. The court's decision relied on the principle that the initial appeal was legally meritless, resulting in the finalization of the lower court's verdict with the specific modification regarding the confiscation amount, and the application of cost-shifting rules for unsuccessful appeals.