Upon examination, it was found that from the end of 2018 to early October 2019, in a storefront in Building No. 4 of Zhonghua Mingcheng Community, Tiexi District, the defendant <Defendant A> used social networking tools such as WeChat and Momo to solicit prostitutes and clients. <Defendant A> organized individuals including Liu Mou1, Liu Mou2, Wu Mou, Gu Mou, Li Mou1, Zhang Mou1, and Xiong Mou to engage in prostitution activities, and managed the daily operations of these prostitutes, illegally profiting 137,300 yuan, which was squandered. The defendant <Defendant B>, who is the husband of <Defendant A>, was aware of <Defendant A>'s organization of prostitution activities and acted as a lookout, monitoring for police officers and police cars near the prostitution site to prevent the discovery of their activities. Additionally, <Defendant B> was responsible for preventing disturbances by others at the prostitution location. After the incident, <Defendant A> was apprehended by the public security authorities on October 7, 2019, and <Defendant B> turned himself in to the Tiexi District Public Security Bureau in Siping City on October 12, 2019.


Upon trial, it was found that since 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> organized others to engage in prostitution while operating and managing the Bihai Yuntian Bathhouse at XX Daqiao Road, Zhouzhuang Town, Kunshan City. Between November 14, 2019, and November 19, 2019, they illegally profited 28,500 yuan. On December 18, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> organized seven prostitutes, including Zhang Chunlan, Zhou Qimin, and Chen Xiaoyan, to engage in prostitution with clients at the bathhouse, illegally profiting 600 yuan, before being apprehended.


Upon trial, it was found that since April 2020, Lei Mou, Zhang Mou, and Tao Mou (all of whom are still at large and will be dealt with in separate cases) rented the 7th floor of the XX Hotel on Xindong Road in Wugang City, recruited multiple women to engage in prostitution, and hired <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, Shi Mou, <Defendant B1>, Yang Mou1, and others to manage, control, and provide support. <Defendant A> was responsible for arranging and dispatching the prostitutes, keeping track of business operations, and distributing wages to the prostitutes. <Defendant B> was responsible for distributing small cards, soliciting and transporting clients, collecting fees from clients, and acting as a lookout. In the early morning of May 25, 2020, Xia Mou1, Zhang Mou1, and Chen Mou1 were caught in the act of prostitution by the investigative authorities at the said location. By the time the case was exposed, the location had profited over 300,000 yuan. On May 26, 2020, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were summoned by the investigative authorities and subsequently confessed their crimes truthfully.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


Upon trial, it was found that in August 2020, the defendant <Defendant A>, having learned that bringing people to Shaodong for prostitution could be profitable, in September 2020 successively brought Ran Moumou (born in 2005), Luo Moumou, and Yu Moumou (born in 2003) to Shaodong together with the defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant B>. After arriving in Shaodong, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> contacted "Lonely for Life" (real identity unknown) to introduce Luo Moumou and Yu Moumou to engage in prostitution near the health product market in Shaodong City. The defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that Ran Moumou was under 18 years old, contacted "Brother Wen" (real identity unknown) to introduce Ran Moumou to engage in prostitution near the health product market in Shaodong City. Later, "Huatai Lighting" (real identity unknown) provided the venue, and the prostitutes provided sexual services for a fee, charging 200 yuan per time, of which "Huatai Lighting" took 80 yuan and the prostitute took 120 yuan. From September 13 to 28, 2020, Yu Moumou provided sexual services for a fee about 90 times at the health product market in Shaodong City, earning about 9,000 yuan, and the illicit gains were spent together with <Defendant A>. From September 20 to 28, 2020, Luo Moumou provided sexual services for a fee about 47 times at the health product market in Shaodong City, earning more than 4,000 yuan, and the illicit gains were spent together with <Defendant C>. From September 20 to 28, 2020, Ran Moumou provided sexual services for a fee 21 times at the health product market in Shaodong City, earning more than 2,000 yuan, and the illicit gains were spent together with <Defendant B>.


Upon trial, it was found that since January 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and others had been engaging in telecommunication fraud activities in Danzhou City, Hainan Province. On September 10, 2019, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> impersonated staff members of an online lending platform, deceiving the victim, Fu ×, into paying 8,000 RMB under the pretense of providing a loan and collecting a security deposit. Defendant <Defendant C> then withdrew the money, and the three defendants split the proceeds as agreed. After the incident, defendant <Defendant A> returned 7,400 RMB to the victim.


Upon trial, it was found that from September 2018 to July 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> contracted the Wanhua Hotel's Wanhua Spa City, organizing and managing multiple women including Wu, Zhang, and A to provide prostitution services. <Defendant A> agreed on service commission standards with the women and arranged for defendants Hu Linggui, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant B2> to assist in management. Wanhua Spa City primarily offered three types of sexual service packages priced at 598 yuan, 698 yuan, and 798 yuan. The 598 yuan package included one instance of sexual intercourse between a man and a woman, lasting 70 minutes, with a commission of 300 yuan for the sex worker; the 698 yuan package included two instances of sexual intercourse, lasting 80 minutes, with a commission of 400 yuan; and the 798 yuan package included unlimited instances of sexual intercourse within 100 minutes, with a commission of 500 yuan. <Defendant A> was the contractor of Wanhua Spa City and was mainly responsible for distributing wages and commissions to the sex workers and staff, as well as paying for utilities and other daily management tasks. Defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant B2> were primarily responsible for cashiering, security, and guest reception. At approximately 22:00 on July 25, 2019, police officers from the Guiyang County Public Security Bureau conducted a crackdown on prostitution activities at Wanhua Spa City. They caught Wu Ying, Zhang, A, Lu, Gao, and Shi in the act of engaging in prostitution in rooms 3000 and 3666 of the spa city and room 815 of Wanhua Hotel.


Upon trial, it was found that:

1. From October 2017 to May 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> contacted via WeChat and purchased counterfeit pesticides bearing the registered trademarks of "Roundup," "Bayer," "Syngenta," "FMC," "BASF," and "Sumitomo" from a co-defendant, Zhang (WeChat name "Xin'an Du Agricultural Company 158××××3666") (handled in a separate case). <Defendant A> then sold these counterfeit pesticides to Liu, Peng, Bai, and others, with total sales amounting to more than 186,000 RMB.

2. From the second half of 2017 to May 2018, defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, after consulting with each other, had <Defendant C> contact via WeChat and purchase counterfeit pesticides bearing the "Roundup" registered trademark from the co-defendant Zhang (WeChat name "Xin'an Du Agricultural Company 158××××3666") (handled in a separate case). <Defendant B> was mainly responsible for external sales, selling to individuals such as Shiyuan Bin, with total sales amounting to 54,450 RMB.

Offence of Selling Counterfeit Registered Goods


Upon trial, it was found that at approximately 23:00 on March 6, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, armed with a hunting knife, followed the victim Jiang to the intersection of Tiangong Road and Youfang Street in Chuanshan District, Suining City. During the interaction with Jiang while holding the knife, they seized the opportunity to snatch a Huawei mobile phone from Jiang, which they later sold at a low price for 260 yuan. According to the appraisal, the value of the stolen phone was 1,468 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that: On January 17, 2019, between 19:00 and 20:00, the defendant <Defendant A> had a conflict with the victim Niu X over trivial matters at the 18th Turn Beer House on Jinxue Street, Yanji City. After being persuaded to leave by bystanders, <Defendant A> went home to retrieve a single-edged knife and returned to the 18th Turn Beer House, where he stabbed the victim Niu X in the abdomen once and then fled the scene. Niu X was taken to the hospital but died at around 5:00 on January 18, 2019, due to massive blood loss caused by a ruptured abdominal aorta. From January 17 to 18, 2019, the defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that <Defendant A> had intentionally injured someone with a knife, provided financial support and helped <Defendant A> evade capture. On the night of January 19, 2019, both <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> were apprehended by the investigating authorities.


Upon trial, it was found that: Starting in 2013, the defendant <Defendant A> began using the method of petitioning and filing complaints to threaten others and extort money. Since 2017, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and others frequently gathered together and used the method of petitioning and filing complaints to threaten others, repeatedly engaging in illegal and criminal activities, extorting money, committing misdeeds, severely disrupting social order, and causing a relatively adverse social impact, constituting a criminal gang. The specific illegal and criminal facts are as follows:

I. Facts of extortion and blackmail
(1) In 2013, the defendant <Defendant A>, in collaboration with Zheng Mou1 and Zhang Mou2 (handled in a separate case), repeatedly filed complaints with the county and city education bureaus, using the pretext of Xinning County Xinhua Bookstore selling teaching materials to Shuimiao Central School. The general manager of Xinhua Bookstore, Li Mou1, and others repeatedly approached <Defendant A> and others, trying to persuade <Defendant A>, Zheng Mou1, and Zhang Mou2 not to file complaints. However, <Defendant A> demanded 30,000 yuan to give up the complaints, which Li Mou1 considered too high. After multiple negotiations, both parties finally reached an agreement in August 2013, where Xinhua Bookstore would pay 16,000 yuan to <Defendant A>, and <Defendant A> would give up filing complaints against Xinhua Bookstore. On September 13, 2013, the accountant of Xinhua Bookstore, Dai Mou, paid 16,000 yuan to <Defendant A> via bank transfer. After receiving the money, <Defendant A> did not file any more complaints.


Upon investigation, it was found that between November 2018 and January 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> engaged in profit-making activities by purchasing gasoline from other sources multiple times without obtaining the necessary licenses or permits. They then sold the gasoline at a parking lot next to the Rain Mountain Community Clinic on Jiangpu Street, Pukou District, Nanjing City. It was discovered that the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> sold gasoline to individuals such as Zhang and Yuan, receiving a total payment of approximately 150,000 RMB, with illegal profits amounting to approximately 14,000 RMB. On January 25, 2019, the police seized over 1,000 liters of unsold gasoline from <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> at the parking lot next to the Rain Mountain Community Clinic on Jiangpu Street, Pukou District, Nanjing City (the seized gasoline was legally processed by the detaining authority after the incident). On January 25, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were apprehended and brought to justice. Both defendants truthfully confessed to their criminal activities.


Upon trial, it was found that since June 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> had been using the mobile app WeChat to solicit clients for prostitution, introducing multiple men seeking such services to prostitutes Liu Mou1 and Liu Mou2 in the Sanjiao Town area of Zhongshan City, and earning referral fees from these transactions. The defendant <Defendant B> was aware that prostitutes Liu Mou1 and Liu Mou2 were engaging in prostitution in the lodging establishment he operated on Fuyuan North Road in Sanjiao Town, yet he repeatedly allowed them to conduct their activities there. On October 26 of the same year, law enforcement officers apprehended the defendant <Defendant A> in Room 306 of a lodging establishment in Sanjiao Town. On October 27 of the same year, law enforcement officers apprehended the defendant <Defendant B> in the aforementioned lodging establishment.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> conspired to use WeChat accounts to add friends and recommend these friends to purchase lottery tickets on a fake lottery website to defraud them of their money. Defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> prepared the tools for the crime, including mobile phones, the fake lottery website "Guo某" (Guo某.com), a bank card under the name Liu某, and WeChat accounts.

In November 2017, Defendant <Defendant B> used a WeChat account with the nickname "Wang某" to add the victim Qiu某's WeChat account. After gaining Qiu某's trust, <Defendant B> recommended that Qiu某 register and log in to "Guo某.com" and introduced Qiu某 to the WeChat account used by <Defendant A> with the nickname "Teacher Li". <Defendant A>, using the WeChat accounts "Teacher Li" and "Guo某 Customer Service", induced Qiu某 to recharge, select lottery tickets, and pay commissions on "Guo某.com".

From December 8 to December 12, 2017, Qiu某 transferred a total of RMB 318,000 to the "Guo某 Customer Service" and "Liu某" Alipay accounts through multiple transactions via WeChat and Alipay to purchase lottery tickets. Additionally, Qiu某 paid RMB 3,938 to "Teacher Li" via WeChat as a commission, totaling RMB 321,938 defrauded. After the incident, Defendant <Defendant A> compensated the victim Qiu某 for economic losses amounting to RMB 113,727 and obtained forgiveness. Defendant <Defendant C> compensated the victim Qiu某 for economic losses amounting to RMB 11,000 and also obtained forgiveness.


Upon trial, it was found that from the end of June to August 2020, at the steel mold rental station operated by Ding Moujia in Liuji Town, Tongshan District, Xuzhou City, the defendant <Defendant A> fabricated the fact that there was a construction site needing molds. By doing so, <Defendant A> defrauded the victim Ding Moujia of steel pipes, cross clamps, and other molds, and then sold them to the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> respectively. Up until the time the case was discovered, <Defendant A> had defrauded Ding Moujia of a total of 28,792 meters of steel pipes (48MM*2.75MM), 8,870 cross clamps, 750 connecting clamps, 330 rotating clamps, and 1,545 top screws. According to the appraisal, the total value of the aforementioned items was more than 390,000 yuan. Defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> knowingly purchased the steel pipes, cross clamps, and other items from <Defendant A>, despite being aware that these items were proceeds of a crime. It was determined that the total value involved in the case for <Defendant B> amounted to more than 280,000 yuan, and for <Defendant C> amounted to more than 40,000 yuan.


After the trial, it was found that: On February 6, 2019, at approximately 14:00, in Room 103, Building 36, Shili Community, Zhuangzhou Office, Mengcheng County, the defendant <Defendant A> had a dispute with the victim Li Mou1 over trivial matters, which led to a physical altercation. After being separated, they each left. <Defendant A> informed the defendant <Defendant B> about the incident via phone, after which <Defendant B> and Zhang Mou rushed to Shili Community. Later, Zhang Mou drove <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> away from Shili Community and found Li Mou1 near the sales office of Tianyu Yipin on the east side of Wulihe Road, Zhuangzhou Office. Zhang Mou then parked the car in front of Li Mou1, and <Defendant A> immediately got out of the car, wielding a knife about 50-60 centimeters long that he had hidden in his clothes, and chased and slashed at Li Mou1. During this time, <Defendant A> fell to the ground. <Defendant B> then caught up with Li Mou1 first, grabbed Li Mou1 by the neck, and assaulted him. When <Defendant A> arrived, he used the knife to slash and stab Li Mou1, causing injuries to Li Mou1’s chest, head, and other areas. <Defendant B> then took the knife from <Defendant A> and left the scene with <Defendant A> and Zhang Mou. That afternoon, <Defendant B> discarded the knife used by <Defendant A> into a ditch on the east side of Jiangzhuang, Zhuangzhou Office. According to the appraisal, Li Mou1's injuries were classified as second-degree serious injuries. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> turned themselves in to the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Mengcheng County Public Security Bureau on February 8 and 25, 2019, respectively. On March 13, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others compensated Li Mou1 for various economic losses totaling 600,000 yuan and received Li Mou1's understanding.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, are father and son. On April 18, 2019, police officers from the Xiangyun County Public Security Bureau lawfully went to the Qingsong Village Committee in Xiangcheng Town, Xiangyun County to carry out the "Gun Control and Explosive Management" operation. Since <Defendant B> was working out of town, the police contacted <Defendant B> via phone through the village committee staff. <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> then instructed their family members to voluntarily hand over two suspected powder guns and one suspected nail gun stored at home to the Qingsong Village Committee. The suspected nail gun was purchased by <Defendant A> from another region many years ago, and both defendants had used this suspected nail gun to shoot pellets to scare squirrels on walnut trees. The two suspected powder guns were ancestral items discovered by <Defendant B> during the process of demolishing the old house and building a new one. After the new house was built, <Defendant A> stored the two suspected powder guns and the suspected nail gun in two different storage rooms on the first floor of the newly built house. According to the forensic identification by the Dali Prefecture Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, the aforementioned handed-over suspected nail gun was a homemade firearm powered by gunpowder and had injurious power, thus identified as a firearm. Among the two handed-over suspected powder guns, one was identified as a homemade firearm powered by gunpowder with injurious power, thus recognized as a firearm, while the other could not be determined whether it was a firearm.

Offences of Illegal Possession of Firearms


Upon trial, it was found:

I. Crime of Gathering a Crowd for a Fight

1. On October 31, 2016, at around 10:00 AM, the defendant <Defendant A>, upon learning that the victims Zhao, Feng, Liu1, and others were planning to open a foot massage shop next to the one he operated, became dissatisfied. The defendant <Defendant A> along with defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> gathered defendant <Defendant D> and others including Qian, Sun1, Lin, Zhang6, Wu, etc. (all dealt with in separate cases), near the intersection of Wanxin Village in Hedong District of this city, and used sticks and other tools to assault the victims Zhao, Feng, and Liu1, causing injuries to the three. Upon the victims calling the police, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> were apprehended by the public security organs on November 4, 2016, defendant <Defendant B> was apprehended on November 5, 2016, and defendant <Defendant D> was apprehended on February 7, 2017.

According to the forensic injury assessment by the Tianjin Forensic Medicine Appraisal Center, the identified person Zhao had fractures of the right 9th rib and left 1st-5th and 11th ribs, assessed as minor injuries of the first degree; fractures of the right transverse processes of the 2nd and 3rd lumbar vertebrae and the spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra, assessed as minor injuries of the first degree; subcutaneous soft tissue swelling and hematoma on the left frontal-parietal area, assessed as slight injuries; multiple contusions around both eyes, and contusions on the lips, assessed as slight injuries. The identified person Liu1 had a subgaleal hematoma, assessed as slight injuries. The identified person Feng had a blunt contusion of the right eye, assessed as slight injuries.


Upon trial, it was found that starting from February 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> proposed, and the defendants Xu Mou2 and <Defendant B> funded the production of counterfeit 3M brand vehicle reflective tapes at No. XXX, Beishan Road, Pingyang County, Zhejiang Province. The defendants <Defendant A> and Xu Mou2 were responsible for sourcing materials, hiring specialists for printing and gluing, and after transporting the products back to the warehouse, defendant Zheng Mou3 was in charge of cutting them in the factory. The finished products were then sold externally. The defendants <Defendant A> and others sold counterfeit 3M vehicle reflective tapes amounting to over 260,000 yuan, of which over 100,000 yuan were sold to defendant <Defendant C>. The police seized 2,673 rolls of completed counterfeit 3M vehicle reflective tapes at the aforementioned counterfeit factory. According to the appraisal, all were counterfeit goods bearing registered trademarks, with a total value of over 63,000 yuan.

Offence of Counterfeiting a Registered Trademark


Upon examination, it was found that between March and June 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> posted solicitation information on WeChat, facilitating prostitution activities between clients and sex workers in various hotels, and earning commissions of 50-150 yuan per transaction. On May 21, 2019, the police arrested Liu Sifeng and three other individuals involved in prostitution in Qingxiu District, Nanning City.


Upon trial, it was found that:

1. Crime of Impersonation and Fraud

At around 23:00 on December 23, 2017, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, drove to the alley west of Xigui Kindergarten on Nanguan Street, Muping District, Yantai City. They impersonated police officers and deceived the victim, Qu Mou4, by calling him into their car and handcuffing him. Under the pretense of arresting him for soliciting prostitution and imposing a fine, they demanded 300 yuan from the victim, Qu Mou4.


Upon trial, it was found that in November 2013, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, while purchasing corn at a rented site in Qinren Village, Xiaochengzi Town, Lishu County, used the method of buying at a high price and selling at a low price to defraud the following individuals: Wang Mou1 of corn worth 29,328 RMB; Chen Mou (wife Bi Mou) of corn worth 36,836 RMB; Wang Mou2 (wife Liu Mou) of corn worth 25,079 RMB; Gao Mou of corn worth 30,296 RMB; Cao Mou of corn worth 39,858 RMB; Wang Mou3 (wife Huang Mou) of corn worth 58,600 RMB; and Zhang Mou of corn worth more than 37,000 RMB. After the incident, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> fled.


Upon investigation, it was found that in May 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> was dissatisfied with Jia Mou for dissuading him from collecting dancing venue fees from Li Mou at the Baicheng Theater Square in Xiping County. On the afternoon of May 19, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> saw Jia Mou dancing at the Baicheng Theater Square in Xiping County and deliberately bumped into him during the dance to seek revenge. After Jia Mou resisted, <Defendant A> gathered <Defendant B> and others to assault Jia Mou, causing multiple injuries to his body. According to the appraisal by the Physical Evidence Identification Room of the Xiping County Public Security Bureau, the degree of injury to Jia Mou's torso was classified as minor injury level two, and the degree of injury to his limbs was classified as minor injury level one.

Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles


Upon trial, it was found that at around 10 PM on the evening of September 17, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C>, along with Zhang Mou2 and others, were drinking when <Defendant A> had an argument with Zhou Mou2 over the phone. Later, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> went to the building No. 33 of Jinchong New City, Jinzhong Street, Dongli District, Tianjin, where Zhou Mou2 resides. Out of personal spite, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> unjustifiably assaulted police officer Zhang Mou1 and auxiliary police officer Zhou Mou1, who were performing National Day security and stability maintenance duties at the location. According to the assessment, victim Zhang Mou1 sustained minor injuries to the eyes, nose, face, neck, and soft tissues of the limbs; victim Zhou Mou1 sustained minor injuries to the lower lip and neck. On September 18, 2019, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were summoned to the case. On September 20 of the same year, defendant <Defendant C> turned himself in to the public security authorities.

Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles


After trial, it was found that: On the evening of May 16, 2019, the victim Yi Mou gambled on a gambling website named "Jinsha Entertainment City" (website: ××) and transferred 201,000 RMB to the account of Luo Linhua through online banking. The next day, he applied for a refund and withdrawal, but both the principal and the winnings could not be withdrawn. The defendant <Defendant A> purchased bank cards opened in the names of Luo Linhua, Zhou Jingwan, and others through a QQ group. Knowing that others bought these bank cards for money laundering or transferring illegal funds, he resold these bank cards to others, leaving his own mobile phone number and enabling mobile banking, intending to transfer the funds to other bank cards for cash withdrawal once there were deposits in these bank cards. On May 16, 2019, after receiving a message confirming that there were funds deposited in the bank card under the name of Luo Linhua, the defendant <Defendant A> transferred 201,000 RMB (transferred by Yi Mou) from Luo Linhua's account to Zhang Anxin's account (1,000 RMB) and Zhou Jingwan's account (200,000 RMB). The next day, the defendant <Defendant A> took Zhou Jingwan's bank card to the Zhencheng Communication Store operated by the defendant <Defendant B> in Raoping County, Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province, and cashed out the aforementioned 200,000 RMB through the POS machine in <Defendant B>'s store. Despite knowing that the money <Defendant A> asked him to cash out was from an improper source, the defendant <Defendant B> helped him cash out 197,000 RMB, keeping a 3,000 RMB fee for himself. After the incident, the defendant <Defendant B> assisted the investigation agency in apprehending the defendant <Defendant A>. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> jointly compensated the victim Yi Mou with 261,000 RMB and obtained the victim Yi Mou's forgiveness.


Upon trial, it was found that since March 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> had employed the defendant <Defendant B> to distribute cards with solicitation phone numbers at various hotels in Yiwu to attract clients for prostitution. Based on the clients' demands, <Defendant A> would then drive the women to designated locations to provide sexual services. At around 23:00 on May 27, 2018, <Defendant A> drove a car with the license plate Zhejiang G×××** to transport offenders Bao and Ruan (both of whom have been administratively punished) to room 419 of the Liancheng Hotel on Choujiang Street for prostitution. In that room, offender Bao engaged in sexual intercourse with offender Wang (who has also been administratively punished) for a price of 400 yuan. Offender Ruan engaged in sexual intercourse with offender Huang (who has also been administratively punished) in the same room for a price of 400 yuan. Subsequently, <Defendant A> drove the car with the license plate Zhejiang G×××** to transport offender Ruan to room 216 of the Sman Hotel on Jiangdong South Road for prostitution. In that room, offender Ruan engaged in sexual intercourse with offender Ye (who has also been administratively punished) for a price of 1000 yuan. Currently, the tools used by <Defendant A> for the crime, including one Nokia phone and one Vivo phone, as well as three cardboard boxes containing cards with solicitation phone numbers used by <Defendant B>, have all been seized by the Yiwu Public Security Bureau.


Upon investigation, it was found that at the beginning of 2018, several victims in Tie Dong District, Anshan City, and other places were defrauded via the WeChat client by individuals impersonating customer service personnel from Kuaishou and Douyin, resulting in a total loss of RMB 47,174. Starting from March 24, 2018, the funds from this fraud were successively transferred through the bank cards of Liang Mou2, Tang Mou2, Zhang Mou1, and Zhang Mou2 (handled in a separate case) to the card of the defendant <Defendant A>. <Defendant A> then transferred the money to the bank cards of defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> and instructed them to withdraw the cash. Despite knowing that these funds were proceeds of crime, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> withdrew the money and handed it over to the designated personnel of Zhang Mou2. On May 12, 2018, defendant <Defendant A> was arrested by the police at his home in Bao'an District, Shenzhen City; around 3 p.m. on May 11, 2018, defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> were arrested by the police in Xinfeng County, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province.


After the trial, the following findings were established:

1. Crime of Provoking Trouble
On March 8, 2018, at around 16:00, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, after drinking, caused trouble without reason in front of the house of Wang Mou2 in Gaohuangmiao Village, Chaoyang Street, Linyi Economic and Technological Development Zone. They used punches and kicks to assault Cao Mou1, resulting in a fracture of the lower segment of the left fibula and involvement of the ankle joint. According to forensic identification, the injury constituted a Grade 1 minor injury. On April 1, 2019, the relatives of the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> compensated Cao Mou1 for the losses, and the actions of the two defendants have obtained Cao Mou1's understanding.

2. Crime of Harboring
After the incident, the defendant <Defendant C>, as an eyewitness, knew that <Defendant A> was suspected of committing a crime but still, under the instigation of <Defendant A>, repeatedly provided false testimony during inquiries by investigators, claiming that only <Defendant B> assaulted Cao Mou1, thereby harboring <Defendant A>.


Upon investigation, it was found that in 2017, the defendant <Defendant B> purchased a section of seamless steel pipe and a nail gun from a hardware store in Yun County (the store name is not remembered). Later, <Defendant B> went to the home of the defendant <Defendant A> in Yun County, where they jointly used an electric welding machine and a cutting machine to illegally manufacture a nail gun. Subsequently, <Defendant B> took the gun they had jointly manufactured back home for use. According to the appraisal, this gun has the capability to cause injury and was identified as a homemade gun powered by nail gun ammunition.

In February 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> purchased a section of seamless steel pipe from a hardware store in Yun County (the store name is not remembered). At his home, he used an electric welding machine and a cutting machine to illegally manufacture another nail gun, which he then used. According to the appraisal, this gun also has the capability to cause injury and was identified as a homemade gun powered by nail gun ammunition.

After the incident, on August 11, 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the Maolan Police Station of Yun County Public Security Bureau. After being brought to justice, the defendant <Defendant A> truthfully confessed to the aforementioned criminal facts.

Offences of Illegal Manufacture of Firearms


After the trial, the following facts were ascertained:

1. Fraud Facts:
In March 2020, the defendant, <Defendant A>, fabricated a story about his mother being ill and needing surgery to borrow 20,000 RMB (hereinafter the same currency) from the victim, Gao Moumou. <Defendant A> subsequently cut off contact with the victim and refused to repay the loan. On July 30, 2020, <Defendant A> reported to the authorities after being notified by phone by the public security bureau. Upon arrival, <Defendant A> refused to admit guilt but truthfully confessed during the review and prosecution stage.

2. Facts of Concealing or Harboring Criminal Proceeds:
From November 2019 to April 2020, Li Moumou (handled separately) aimed to defraud others of money. He initiated contact with victims Gao Moumou, Wang Mou, and Zhang Moumou online and subsequently defrauded them of money under the pretexts of losing money gambling, needing funds for business turnover, and a friend being in a car accident. The defendant, <Defendant B>, knowingly helped Li Moumou collect and transfer a total of over 20,000 RMB, fully aware that the money was criminal proceeds, and illegally profited 500 RMB from it. On July 30, 2020, <Defendant B> was apprehended by the public security bureau and truthfully confessed after being brought to justice.


After trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant B> had been living away from home with the victim Li Mou1 for a long time after getting acquainted. At about 22:00 on May 12, 2004, the defendant <Defendant A> sneaked into the house rented by <Defendant B> and Li Mou1 in Chengjiang County, owned by Huang Mou1, and killed Li Mou1 with a knife. Later, <Defendant A> moved the body to a tobacco field in Haitou Village, Chengjiang County, abandoned it, and fabricated a scene to make it appear as though <Defendant B> had been kidnapped before fleeing. According to the criminal technical identification by the Yuxi City Public Security Bureau, Li Mou1 died due to massive bleeding caused by someone stabbing their aorta with a sharp object. Despite knowing that <Defendant A> was involved in the case and on the run, <Defendant B> rented a house in Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province on March 10, 2014, providing a hiding place for <Defendant A> to live together until January 10, 2018, when the police arrested <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> in the rented house. Additionally, there are testimonies from witnesses Huang Mou2, Bai Mou3, Li Mou2, Wu Mou, Bai Mou4, Liu Mou2, and Wang Mou3, deposit inquiry notices, situation explanations, and audiovisual materials from interrogations of the defendants as evidence in the case. The facts of this case are clear, and the evidence is real and sufficient to establish the facts.


Upon trial, it was found that defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> conspired together. On October 15, 2019, <Defendant A> falsely claimed the need to rent a car for personal use, signed a rental contract with the victim unit, and paid a deposit, thereby fraudulently obtaining a BMW sedan with the license plate number Hu DHXX** valued at over 196,000 yuan (RMB, the same below). The next day, <Defendant B> "mortgaged" the aforementioned vehicle to Zhang for a loan of 70,000 yuan. The two defendants then divided the money and squandered it. On November 4, 2019, at around 13:00, <Defendant A> again falsely claimed the need to rent a car, signed a rental contract with the victim unit, and paid a deposit of 10,000 yuan, thereby fraudulently obtaining an Audi A4L sedan with the license plate number Hu B3XX** valued at over 240,000 yuan. On the same evening, at around 8 or 9 PM, <Defendant A> falsely claimed that the defrauded vehicle was his own and that the relevant documents were not with him, and "mortgaged" this car to Zhang for a loan of 50,000 yuan. <Defendant A> squandered the money obtained. On November 7, 2019, the victim unit discovered the fraud and brought <Defendant A> to the public security bureau to report the case. Zhang confessed to the facts of renting and mortgaging the vehicle for a loan but argued that the car rental was for personal use. On December 1, 2019, <Defendant B> was arrested by the public security bureau. Both defendants truthfully confessed during the examination and prosecution stage by the procuratorate.


Upon trial, it was found that since November 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> had been introducing prostitutes Li Moumou, Yang Mou, and Zu Mou to engage in prostitution at hotels in Shaxi Town and the Western District of Zhongshan City by posting solicitation ads on WeChat. On February 27, 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> contacted <Defendant A> at the Shang Party Bar in Shaxi Town, Zhongshan City, to introduce the prostitute Zu Mou to engage in sexual transactions with the client Huang Moumou at the Theme Hotel in the Western District of Zhongshan City. <Defendant B> also introduced the prostitute Yang Mou to engage in sexual transactions with a client surnamed Chen at the Pai Hotel in the Western District of Zhongshan City. Later, <Defendant B> contacted another man (handled in a separate case) to introduce another prostitute to engage in sexual transactions with the client surnamed Chen. On February 28 of the same year, the police arrested <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>. After being brought to justice, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> truthfully confessed to the aforementioned crimes. The aforementioned criminal facts were also undisputed by the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> during the trial, and were corroborated by relevant evidence that was cross-examined and authenticated during the trial, which is sufficient for conviction.


Upon trial, it was found that in late May 2017, Pai Moumou (in a separate case) invited the defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and Liu Moumou (in a separate case) to help Zhou Moumou (in a separate case) collect a gambling loan of 160,000 RMB from Yang Moumou. Consequently, they brought Yang Moumou from Mingyuan Hotel in Mangshi to Yang Moumou's residence in Nanbang Community in Mangshi for illegal detention, which lasted more than 10 days and caused severe physical and mental impact on Yang Moumou.


Upon trial, it was found that during the period from the second half of 2017 to April 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, a married couple, allowed Tan, Feng Yuanyuan, Mei, and others to engage in prostitution in their massage parlor located on the first floor of the Linyang resettlement housing in Yongjia County. They collected the earnings from prostitution as per their agreement. The facts that <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> permitted Tan, Feng Yuanyuan, and others to engage in prostitution were established. The corresponding defenses and opinions were inconsistent with the established facts and were not accepted.


Upon examination, it was found that from November 2017 to June 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> recruited and gathered multiple women to engage in prostitution activities either in a rented apartment located at Unit 1, Room 201, Building 5, Chengbei Alley, Jiancheng Street, Jianyang City (hereinafter referred to as Room 201), or by driving the prostitutes to hotels where clients were registered. The prostitution services managed by <Defendant A> included "quick service" and "overnight service," with "quick service" priced at 150 yuan, of which <Defendant A> took a 50 yuan commission, and "overnight service" priced at 800 yuan, of which <Defendant A> took a 300 yuan commission. During this period, <Defendant A> solicited clients via mobile WeChat messages and hired Defendant <Defendant B> with a daily wage of 100 yuan to be responsible for soliciting clients and acting as a lookout on the street below Room 201. Sometimes, <Defendant A> would arrange for <Defendant B> to drive the prostitutes to engage in prostitution activities. On the evening of June 12, 2018, around 10 PM, police officers from Jianyang Public Security Bureau apprehended <Defendant A>, prostitutes Qiu and Jimu Wuxiamu, among others, and clients Feng and Lei in Room 201, and seized condoms and other items on the scene. On July 29 of the same year, police officers from the Chengzhong Police Station of Jianyang Public Security Bureau apprehended <Defendant B> in the Dawang Yucheng Community, Jinjiang District, Chengdu City. Upon investigation, it was confirmed that <Defendant A> illegally profited over 80,000 yuan during the organization of prostitution activities.


Upon trial, it was found that around 1996, the defendant <Defendant A> made a homemade shotgun for hunting. In 2014, <Defendant A>'s nephew, Li Mou2, who was engaged in poultry farming at home, often had his chicks taken by eagles. Li Mou2 then asked <Defendant A> to borrow the shotgun, to which <Defendant A> agreed. In the first month of 2015, the defendant <Defendant B> (who is Li Mou2's stepfather) visited <Defendant A>'s home for New Year’s greetings and took the shotgun back to his home for concealment. On March 10, 2019, police officers found the shotgun in a small shed next to <Defendant B>'s residence. Upon identification, the shotgun was determined to be a firearm powered by gunpowder to shoot projectiles. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> truthfully confessed to the public security authorities about their illegal possession of firearms after being brought to justice. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily pleaded guilty and accepted punishment, and they provided a "Statement of Confession and Punishment Acceptance."


After trial, the court has ascertained the following:

1. Fraud
Defendant <Defendant A> conceived the idea of using online prostitution advertisements as a pretext to defraud others of their money in August 2017. Subsequently, <Defendant A> purchased mobile phone cards, bank cards, and WeChat accounts, and posted prostitution advertisements online. From August 2017 to January 2018, <Defendant A> added victims on WeChat, fabricated information about prostitutes, and impersonated various identities such as "Brother Long." Under the pretext of collecting service fees, membership fees, sex toy fees, and deposits, <Defendant A> defrauded over 300 victims from Qidong City in Jiangsu Province, Xingcheng City in Liaoning Province, and Xingye County in Guangxi Province, totaling 324,971.76 yuan. After being apprehended, <Defendant A> truthfully confessed to the main criminal facts. After the incident, <Defendant A> returned 4,500 yuan to victim Huang, who expressed understanding towards <Defendant A>.

2. Concealing and Harboring Criminal Proceeds
Defendant <Defendant B> knowingly concealed and harbored the criminal proceeds obtained by <Defendant A> through online fraud. On January 7, 2018, and January 14, 2018, <Defendant B> used disguises such as masks and wigs to withdraw 12,300 yuan and 15,000 yuan, respectively, from a bank ATM using a bank card under someone else's name, which was held by <Defendant A> for the purpose of fraud. The total amount withdrawn was 27,300 yuan. On January 19, 2018, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were apprehended by police in Jingzhou City, Hubei Province. After being apprehended, <Defendant B> truthfully confessed to the criminal facts.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 9 PM on February 13, 2018, the defendant <Defendant B>, along with Liu Xiaotong, Liu Bin, Liu Moumou, Fu Moumou, and Liu Shushun (all of whom are being handled in separate cases), got into a conflict and fight with the neighboring table while dining at a restaurant. Later, after Liu Mou2, who was dining with them, mistakenly identified someone after leaving the restaurant, the defendant <Defendant B>, along with Liu Xiaotong, Liu Bin, Liu Moumou, Fu Moumou, Liu Shushun, and the subsequently arrived defendant <Defendant A>, Liu Yongliang, Liu Yue, Liu Shilei, and Liu Changzhan (all of whom are being handled in separate cases), unjustifiably assaulted Zhu Mou, Li Mou1, Zhou Mou1, and Liu Mou1 at the entrance of Liuhe Hotpot Chicken Restaurant, causing multiple injuries and damage to the restaurant's property. According to the forensic identification by the Cang County Public Security Bureau, Zhu Mou sustained minor injuries of the second degree, Li Mou1 sustained minor injuries, Zhou Mou1 sustained minor injuries, and Liu Mou1 sustained minor injuries. After being brought to justice, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily and truthfully confessed their crimes, compensated the victims for their losses, and obtained the victims' understanding.


Upon trial, it was found that: In September and October 2016, Meng borrowed money from the defendant <Defendant A> and Yuan Chuanchao (handled in a separate case) through the introduction of the defendant <Defendant B>, and successively mortgaged an Audi car and a BMW car, borrowing 80,000 RMB and 70,000 RMB respectively. After deducting relevant fees such as interest, guarantee deposits, and home visit fees, the defendant <Defendant A> and others actually disbursed approximately 140,000 RMB to Meng. A few days later, the defendant <Defendant A> discovered that Meng had separately mortgaged the Audi car to another person, thus deeming Meng to have defaulted on all loans. Subsequently, they privately transported the two mortgaged vehicles to Changxing County for concealment. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> conspired to threaten and extort Meng by claiming they would sell the two mortgaged vehicles as black-market cars, forcing Meng to pay 210,000 RMB (including the "principal" of 140,000 RMB) to redeem the vehicles. After the incident, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> each refunded Meng 55,000 RMB and 15,000 RMB respectively and obtained his understanding. During the review and prosecution stage, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> signed a plea agreement. Accordingly, the prosecution proposed the following sentencing recommendations to this court: to sentence the defendant <Defendant A> to one year and six months of imprisonment, suspended for two years, and a fine of 20,000 RMB; and to sentence the defendant <Defendant B> to one year and five months of imprisonment, suspended for two years, and a fine of 15,000 RMB.


Upon trial, it was found that on December 17, 2017, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with Xiong Yingqing (already sentenced), took over the Zixi County Fashion Lady Lifestyle Store located on the second floor of Huayu Supermarket in Zixi County from Ouyang Peng for 9,000 yuan. Xiong Yingqing, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant B> held 40%, 40%, and 20% of the store's shares, respectively. On December 19 of the same year, Xiong Yingqing changed the store's name to Zixi County Weishang Lady Lifestyle Store (hereinafter referred to as "Weishang Lady") and changed the operator from Ouyang Peng to Xiong Yingqing. During the operation of the store from December 17, 2017, to January 7, 2018, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Xiong Yingqing used promotional methods such as offering annual cards and additional consumption amounts to collect prepaid deposits totaling 40,916 yuan from 14 victims, including Yan Lifang, Liu Mou, Yang Mou, and Yin Moulan. On January 7, 2018, Xiong Yingqing, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant B> decided to cease operations of Weishang Lady and directly allocated the victims' prepaid deposits for employee wages and shareholder dividends. Among them, Xiong Yingqing and <Defendant A> each received 7,000 to 8,000 yuan, and <Defendant B> received 3,000 to 4,000 yuan. That evening, Xiong Yingqing, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant B> burned the customer information files and income and expenditure records of Weishang Lady. The next day, Xiong Yingqing, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant B> absconded with the victims' prepaid deposits.


After trial, it was found that in October 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, despite knowing that Xiao (handled in another case) was suspected of a crime and had been apprehended by the public security authorities, still provided Xiao with a vehicle and a place to stay, aiding Xiao in hiding. Among them, <Defendant B> was responsible for driving Xiao around and lending Xiao the vehicle. <Defendant A> allowed Xiao to stay and hide in their house from early November 2019 until November 5, 2019, when Xiao was captured by the public security authorities. The aforementioned criminal facts were not disputed by the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, and were confirmed by the following evidence presented and cross-examined during the trial. The evidence includes the seizure decision, seizure list, vehicle checkpoint photos, vehicle information, search records, testimonies of witnesses Xiao, Li, <Defendant A>, and Liu, confessions of the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, and comprehensive evidence such as the case-solving process, capture process, process of bringing the defendants to justice, administrative penalty decision, household registration information, case handling explanations, criminal file materials, criminal ruling, confession and punishment agreement, and sentencing recommendation, which are sufficient to establish the facts.


Upon trial, it was found that from June 2018 to January 15, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> successively rented two storefronts at the east gate of Yuyong College in Xinyu City and four houses on Tuanjie West Road as venues for prostitution. <Defendant A> organized Lu Mou, Mou Mou Mou, Zhou Mou, and Li Mou (the latter three being minors) to engage in prostitution activities and transported Mou Mou Mou and others to hotels such as the Junzida Daily Rental for prostitution. Defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, knowing that <Defendant A> was organizing prostitution, assisted <Defendant A> in renting houses, soliciting clients, collecting prostitution earnings, and transporting prostitutes to hotels such as the Junzida Daily Rental for prostitution. From July 2018 to January 15, 2019, defendant <Defendant D>, knowing that Mou Mou Mou and Zhou Mou were engaged in prostitution, harbored Mou Mou Mou and Zhou Mou in the Junzida Daily Rental operated by <Defendant D> for over 100 instances of prostitution. On January 15, 2019, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> were apprehended. The police seized vehicles, walkie-talkies, WeChat QR codes, and other items from defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C>. On September 16, 2019, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> collectively returned illegal earnings amounting to RMB 76,766.7, and defendant <Defendant D> returned illegal earnings amounting to RMB 7,520.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


Upon trial, it was found that on the evening of November 24, 2019, at approximately 8:00 PM, the victim, <Defendant A>, along with <Defendant B>, colleague Liu Moumou, and others, went to a dinner gathering after work. During the meal, <Defendant B> was chatting with <Defendant A> on WeChat and sent a video of them drinking to <Defendant A>. <Defendant A>, driving a red BMW with license plate number Ji H××××× (with <Defendant C> in the car), arrived at the opposite side of the entrance. At around 11:30 PM, <Defendant A> saw <Defendant B> and others finishing their meal and coming out. <Defendant A> immediately drove the red BMW to follow and monitor them. After seeing <Defendant A> get into the car, <Defendant A> deliberately turned the car around and crashed into the white Haval H6 SUV driven by <Defendant A>. After the collision, <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> threatened <Defendant A> with accusations of drunk driving and demanded 45,000 RMB from <Defendant A>. <Defendant B>, acting as a mediator, negotiated the amount down to 28,000 RMB, but <Defendant A> did not agree and called the police. During the investigation of <Defendant A>'s dangerous driving case by the Traffic Police Brigade Accident Squad of Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County Public Security Bureau, <Defendant C> deliberately concealed the truth and provided false testimony. <Defendant B>, knowing that <Defendant A> was staging a "crash for cash" scheme, continued to assist <Defendant A> in repeatedly demanding 20,000 RMB from <Defendant A>. Unable to bear the high compensation costs, <Defendant A> reported to the police. After the incident, <Defendant A> paid 349.51 RMB to Kuancheng Zhengtong Rescue Service Co., Ltd. for towing fees. To repair the white Haval H6 sedan with license plate Ji C××××× that was damaged by <Defendant A>, <Defendant A> paid 5,535 RMB to Beijing Lihua Auto Repair Chain - Kuancheng and Baitong Shop for repair costs.


After trial, it was found that in February and March of 2019, Feng Xiaotao (already sentenced), in order to gain illegal profits, gathered Pan, Li, and others to engage in prostitution in Liyang City and arranged for <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and Chen Shaokui (already sentenced) to distribute solicitation cards. Subsequently, <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and others repeatedly distributed solicitation cards to hotels in the urban area of Liyang City. From late March to early April 2019, Feng Xiaotao successively introduced Pan, Li, and others to engage in prostitution with clients. During this period, <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> assisted in transporting and accompanying the prostitutes. The specific facts are as follows:

1. In the early morning of April 1, 2019, Feng Xiaotao introduced Pan to Room 8563 of Suyun Hotel in Liyang City to engage in prostitution with Li. During this period, <Defendant A> drove Pan to and from the location.
2. In the early morning of April 2, 2019, Feng Xiaotao introduced Li to Room 525 of Xingcheng Hotel in Liyang City to engage in prostitution with Yu. During this period, Feng Xiaotao and Chen Shaokui were responsible for transporting Li.
3. In the early morning of April 2, 2019, Feng Xiaotao introduced Li to Room 1710 of Liyang Hotel to engage in prostitution with Dai; he also introduced Pan to Room 1712 of Liyang Hotel to engage in prostitution with Yang. During this period, <Defendant A> and others waited near Liyang Hotel for the prostitutes.

On August 19, 2019, <Defendant B> turned himself in to the local public security authorities. After being brought to justice, <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> truthfully confessed to the criminal facts of participating in the introduction of prostitution.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 22:00 on November 2, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, while chatting at the intersection of Yulong Commercial Street after drinking, were involved in an altercation with Zhang Mou1, who was driving through the intersection. <Defendant A> approached and slapped the vehicle, claiming that the car's headlights had shone into his and <Defendant B>'s eyes, leading to a verbal dispute. They were eventually persuaded to go home.

After returning to <Defendant A>'s rented apartment on Yulong Street, both defendants felt aggrieved. <Defendant A> took a steel pipe from his home, and <Defendant B> picked up a brick on the way. At around 00:20 on November 3, 2019, they went to Tianyuan Snack on Yulong Street and verbally abused and assaulted Zhang Mou1 and others, arbitrarily damaging items in the barbecue shop. During this period, those who tried to intervene were also beaten and insulted by the two defendants, causing varying degrees of injury to victims Zhang Mou1, Dong Mou, Su Mou, Zhang Mou2, and Yang Mou.

According to the forensic appraisal by Chuxiong Sanhe Judicial Appraisal Institute, the bodily injuries of Zhang Mou1 and Dong Mou were classified as minor injuries of the second degree, while the injuries of Su Mou, Zhang Mou2, and Yang Mou were classified as minor injuries. The price certification by the Shuangbai County Development and Reform Bureau Price Certification Center determined that the losses included 1,000 yuan for the shutter door, 240 yuan for two square tables, 300 yuan for one hotpot table, 400 yuan for the repair of a Samsung SM-G3508J mobile phone, and 500 yuan for the repair of a Huawei JSN-AL00α mobile phone, totaling 2,440 yuan.

After the incident, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> actively compensated the victims for their losses. During the review and prosecution stage, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> signed a plea agreement.


Upon trial, it was found that since November 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> had been organizing prostitutes to rent rooms in hotels for prostitution activities and taking a portion of the earnings from the prostitutes as profit. The defendant <Defendant B>, under the arrangement of <Defendant A>, was responsible for collecting the prostitution fees, escorting clients to select prostitutes, managing the prostitutes' working hours, and receiving a daily wage. In April 2017, the defendant <Defendant C> created a WeChat group with the nickname "A Lang Zai" to post information about prostitution services. On the evening of May 7, 2018, clients Chen Shijie, Guo Mou2, Zhong Mou2, Tang Mou2, and Guo Jinhua contacted the defendant <Defendant C> through a friend "Tu Fei" and requested to be introduced to prostitutes. <Defendant C> took the clients to Shaoxing Hotel and Shangshe Hotel on Ruijin South Road, Nanming District, in the city, where <Defendant B> arranged for five prostitutes, including Zheng Hongling, to engage in prostitution activities. At midnight on May 8, police officers arrested the prostitutes, clients, and defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> at Shaoxing Hotel and Shangshe Hotel. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> did not dispute the charges and facts presented by the prosecution. The defense lawyer for <Defendant A> submitted the following defense opinion: there is no objection to the prosecution's charge of organizing prostitution against <Defendant A>. <Defendant A> has confessed, is a first-time offender, has shown a good attitude of admitting guilt and remorse, and requests the court to impose a lenient punishment. The defense lawyer for <Defendant C> submitted the following defense opinion: there is no objection to the prosecution's charge of introducing prostitution against <Defendant C>. <Defendant C> has confessed, is a first-time offender, has shown a good attitude of admitting guilt and remorse, and requests the court to impose a lenient punishment. These facts can be used as the basis for the verdict in this case, and this court confirms them.


After trial, it was found that: In the early morning of October 9, 2019, a resident of this city, Zhang Mou, learned that the defendant, <Defendant A>, had made derogatory remarks about him and felt displeased. Zhang Mou then contacted <Defendant A> via WeChat, and the two exchanged insults and arranged a fight, agreeing to meet at 1 PM that afternoon in Jiudaowan Park in this city. However, <Defendant A> was unable to attend due to other commitments. From the afternoon to the evening of October 9, Zhang Mou and his friend Peng Mou repeatedly insulted and provoked <Defendant A> via WeChat and phone calls. At around 10 PM that night, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> agreed to meet Zhang Mou for a fight on the streets of Qiaotou Town in this city. Subsequently, <Defendant A> discussed the fight preparations with <Defendant B> and enlisted <Defendant C> to participate in the fight. <Defendant A> instructed <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> to prepare tools such as shovels and beer bottles for the fight. At around 11 PM that night, Zhang Mou and Peng Mou arrived in front of a barbecue restaurant on the street of Qiaotou Town, where <Defendant A> and others were located. <Defendant A> then used a toy gun to intimidate Zhang Mou and proceeded to beat him. He then used the toy gun to intimidate Peng Mou. <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> approached and took turns beating Zhang Mou and Peng Mou with a shovel and beer bottle, respectively. Zhang Mou and Peng Mou fled the scene, but <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant B> continued to chase and beat them. According to the Mingguang City Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, Peng Mou's scalp contusion was classified as a minor injury. Zhang Mou's injuries, including scalp contusion, scalp wound, facial abrasion, facial soft tissue contusion, left eye contusion, and fracture of the third metacarpal bone in the left hand, were also classified as minor injuries.


Upon trial, it was found that:

1. Fraud

At the end of 2017, the defendant <Defendant B> (alias Zhang Xiaoyi) colluded with <Defendant A> (alias Sun Mou1) and falsely claimed to be in contact for the sale of steel materials. They gained the trust of Zhou Mou2, a salesperson of Dezhou Decheng Jianying Machinery Processing Department, by purchasing a special VAT invoice and other corporate information from Tianjin Zhongrui Huaqing Trading Co., Ltd. On February 26, 2018, they defrauded Zhou Mou1, the legal representative of Dezhou Decheng Jianying Machinery Processing Department, into transferring 347,895 yuan for the purchase of steel materials into the account of Tianjin Zhongrui Huaqing Trading Co., Ltd. The defendant <Defendant B> then transferred the funds into a bank card account controlled by himself under the name Ma Mou4. Subsequently, <Defendant A> contacted <Defendant C> to use a POS machine to cash out the money from the card. <Defendant C>, knowing that the funds were criminal proceeds, still assisted in cashing out and withdrawing the money, making a profit from it. <Defendant B> received 200,000 yuan, <Defendant A> received 140,000 yuan, and <Defendant C> profited 7,668.93 yuan. On April 23 and April 24, 2018, <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant C> returned the stolen money and compensated the victim Zhou Mou1 for the losses incurred. The victim Zhou Mou1 forgave the actions of the three defendants.


Upon trial, it was found that from February to October 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> organized and managed prostitution activities involving multiple women, including Mu, Shui, and Tu, who engaged in oral sex and intercourse at Jinsheng Shuiqi Foot Therapy Health Club on the first floor of Hengxi Hotel in Yinzhou District, Ningbo City. The defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant D>, knowing that others were organizing prostitution, still participated. <Defendant C> was responsible for introducing projects, handling cashier duties, and distributing wages to the service staff. From May 2018, <Defendant D> was responsible for escorting clients to rooms and serving tea and water. On October 25, 2018, the foot massage parlor was raided by the police, and <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> were caught on the spot. On November 27, 2018, <Defendant A> was arrested by the police near Yinzhou District, Ningbo City.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


After the trial, it was found that from August 2016 to September 2018, <Defendant A> colluded with <Defendant B> (a staff member of the Vehicle Management Office) to arrange for <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> to extort "protection fees" from unlicensed drivers at Yinchuan Railway Station by threatening them with penalties from the Vehicle Management Office if they did not pay the "share money." After collecting the "protection fees," <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> handed the money over to <Defendant B>. Upon verification, it was found that <Defendant B> collected a total of 24,000 yuan, <Defendant C> collected a total of 41,000 yuan, and <Defendant D> collected a total of 6,000 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 17:00 on January 14, 2020, the Yanpodu Police Station of the Cili County Public Security Bureau in Hunan Province received a report from the public. Following the report, the investigating officers arrived at the home of the defendant, <Defendant A>, located in Cili County, Hunan Province. They found a suspected firearm hidden in the bedroom. Subsequently, <Defendant A> handed over another suspected firearm, which belonged to <Defendant B> and was kept in the west-side bedroom of the house, to the police officers. The police then went to the home of <Defendant B>, where <Defendant B> voluntarily handed over a suspected firearm (a modified nail gun) hidden under the bed in the room. On January 20, 2020, the three suspected firearms were examined by the Criminal Science and Technology Research Institute of the Zhangjiajie City Public Security Bureau in Hunan Province. The examination concluded that the first piece of evidence (a suspected modified nail gun belonging to <Defendant B>) could not be confirmed as a firearm; however, the second and third pieces of evidence (suspected firearm devices belonging to <Defendant B> and <Defendant A>, respectively) were both identified as firearms.


After trial, it was found that on April 4, 2017, Yang Mou1 (handled in another case) went to Bazhou District, Bazhong City, and learned through an online platform that Chang Mou had a Toyota Highlander 7-seater SUV for rent. On the same day, Yang Mou1 signed a "Personal Car Rental Agreement" with Chang Mou's wife, Xiong Mou, and paid a deposit of 10,000 yuan to Chang Mou via WeChat. On the same day, Yang Mou1 drove the Toyota Highlander SUV with the license plate number Chuan Y××××× back to Chongqing. On April 5, 2017, Yang Mou1 drove the car to Nan'an District, Chongqing, and resold it. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, knowing that the car did not have legal and valid provenance documents, purchased it for 30,000 yuan. According to the appraisal, the value of the vehicle involved in the case was 203,587 yuan at the time of the incident. On April 27, 2017, the police retrieved the vehicle involved and returned it to Chang Mou. It was also found that after being notified by phone by the public security authorities, the defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily came forward for investigation on April 11, 2019. The defendant <Defendant A> was apprehended by the public security authorities on June 23, 2019, and was temporarily detained at the Dazu District Detention Center in Chongqing.


After the trial, it was found that at around 8:00 PM on March 28, 2019, Gao Kang, Gao Jian (already sentenced), <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others, at the roundabout on Tengfei South Road, Gangbu Farm, Haizhou District, Lianyungang City, arbitrarily beat the victims Xiao Mou, Wei Mou, Fang Mou Bing, Ni Mou Jia, and others due to a verbal dispute. Later, they also engaged in a brawl with Ding Mou Jia, Zhou Mou (both already sentenced), Fang Mou Jia, Ding Mou Yi (all handled in separate cases), and many others who arrived upon hearing the commotion. During the incident, Xiao Mou, Wei Mou, Fang Mou Jia, <Defendant A>, and Sun Mou were injured. According to the assessment, all five sustained minor injuries. Furthermore, the incident took place on a local traffic artery, and the beating process caused hundreds of onlookers to gather, leading to traffic congestion.


Upon trial, it was found that in 2016, the defendant <Defendant A>, together with the defendant <Defendant B>, purchased two nail guns on Taobao and had them mailed to the residence of the defendant <Defendant A> in Yiwu City. Subsequently, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> each purchased barrels, bullets, and other accessories to modify and assemble the nail guns into firearms. At approximately 0:30 on May 22, 2020, the Yiwu City Public Security Bureau staff seized one firearm, 10 nail gun bullets, and a pack of steel balls at the home of the defendant <Defendant A> in Guzhang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province. At approximately 21:00 on the same day, the Yiwu City Public Security Bureau staff seized one firearm at the home of the defendant <Defendant B> in Guzhang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province. According to the appraisal, the two aforementioned firearms were homemade guns powered by gunpowder with the capability to cause injury. On May 22, 2020, the defendant <Defendant B> was arrested by the police, and on May 20, 2020, the defendant <Defendant A> was arrested by the police. During the investigation, prosecution review, and trial phases of this court, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily confessed and pleaded guilty, agreeing to the prosecution's sentencing recommendations of three years and two months imprisonment for the defendant <Defendant A> and three years imprisonment for the defendant <Defendant B>, and both signed the confession and punishment agreement.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, knowingly handled proceeds from fraud and other criminal activities. Acting under the direction of unidentified individuals, <Defendant A> used a Samsung black senior mobile phone provided by these individuals to communicate with them. At a specified highway entrance, <Defendant A> obtained multiple bank cards with various account names from China Postal Savings Bank, Bank of China, and other banks. Subsequently, <Defendant A> drove <Defendant B> to the bank to withdraw money. On July 11 and 12, 2019, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> used an ATM at multiple banks in Hainan to withdraw cash nine times, totaling 139,500 yuan. Following the instructions, <Defendant A> kept a commission of 500 yuan for every 10,000 yuan withdrawn and then packaged the remaining cash and bank cards in a black plastic bag, which was hidden at a designated location for delivery. <Defendant A> then split the commission with <Defendant B>. An investigation into the flow of funds defrauded from the victim, Zhang, revealed that the 139,500 yuan withdrawn by <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> was part of the funds transferred during the online fraud incident on July 11, 2019, in Jining, Shandong Province. After receiving Zhang's report, the police apprehended <Defendant A> on August 7, 2019, in Nada Town, Danzhou City, Hainan Province, and <Defendant B> on August 21, 2019, in Basuo Town, Dongfang City, Hainan Province. Both <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> truthfully confessed to the criminal facts after being brought to justice, pleaded guilty, and voluntarily signed a plea agreement.


Upon trial, it was found that since September 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> was responsible for recruiting women to come to Wusheng for prostitution and handed them over to the defendant <Defendant B> for direct management. <Defendant B> would lead the prostitutes to check into various hotels in the urban area of Wusheng County. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> left their prostitution solicitation phone numbers at places like the taxi refueling station in Wusheng County. When taxi drivers introduced customers to <Defendant B> and a transaction was made, <Defendant B> would give the taxi driver a commission of 100 yuan. After the customer arrived at the hotel room and selected a prostitute for service, there were three pricing options: 600 yuan for a single sexual encounter, 900 yuan for two sexual encounters, and 1200 yuan for an overnight stay with two sexual encounters. Once the customer selected a price, the prostitution activities would take place in the room where the prostitute was staying. The payment for prostitution could be made in three ways: cash, WeChat transfer, or Alipay transfer. If the customer paid 600 yuan, the prostitute would receive 300 yuan, the taxi driver would receive 100 yuan, and <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> would receive 200 yuan. If the customer paid 900 yuan, the prostitute would receive 500 yuan, the taxi driver would receive 100 yuan, and <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> would receive 300 yuan. If the customer paid 1200 yuan, the prostitute would receive 700 yuan, the taxi driver would receive 100 yuan, and <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> would receive 400 yuan. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> would then separately divide the profits. The prostitutes Liu, Du, and Xiao, who were recruited by <Defendant A> to Wusheng Yankou Town and managed directly by <Defendant B>, received clients at hotels such as Yinshan Holiday Hotel, Kaixuan Hotel, and Xieheng Hotel in Yankou Town, Wusheng County.


After trial, it was found that: In 2012, Weicheng Real Estate Co., Ltd. of Nanyang City developed real estate in the old factory area of Xiba Company in Xixia County, Henan Province. Qu Mou and Zhang Jingbo undertook the earthwork project at the site, with Du Jianying (handled in a separate case) in charge of construction. Local residents obstructed the construction due to land compensation issues. On July 10, 2012, someone contacted the defendant <Defendant A>, Wang Mou1 (handled in a separate case), and others to support the site in Xixia County, with Du Jianying responsible for reception. <Defendant A> and Wang Mou1 then asked <Defendant B> to call people, and <Defendant B> called Wang Mou2, Ding Mou, Xu Zheng, Zhang Shen, and others to come to Xixia together. At around 7 a.m. on July 11, 2012, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> led Wang Mou2, Ding Mou, Xu Zheng, Zhang Shen, and other participants, totaling more than twenty people, to the site in Xixia County to demonstrate. During this period, the demonstrators at the scene had a dispute with local residents, which led to a fight. In the fight, the victims Cheng Mou, Zhang Mou, and Chen Mou were injured to varying degrees. According to the identification: Cheng Mou's right scapula and clavicle fractures were classified as minor injuries; the injuries of Zhang Mou and Chen Mou were classified as slight injuries. After the incident, Weicheng Real Estate Co., Ltd. of Nanyang City compensated Zhang Mou and Cheng Mou 70,000 yuan, and both parties reached a settlement agreement. On November 9, 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> was arrested by the police of Xixia County Public Security Bureau and truthfully confessed his crime after arriving at the case. On April 25, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> surrendered to the Criminal Police Brigade of Xixia County Public Security Bureau but did not truthfully confess the criminal facts.


Upon trial, it was found that: At noon on January 23, 2016, co-perpetrator Liu Mou1 (already sentenced) gathered <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and co-perpetrator Zhong Mouyun (already sentenced) on the grounds that the victim Zhong Mou1 had an improper relationship with Liu Mou1's girlfriend Liu Mou2. Liu Mou1 drove to the side of Li Mou's house in Langgaishan Village, Pingshang Town, Xinshao County, carrying a steel pipe. Liu Mou1, along with <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Zhong Mouyun, rushed to the second floor of Li Mou's house, where Zhong Mou1 was playing cards, to intimidate and assault him. They forcibly took Zhong Mou1 to Wutong Reservoir, where Liu Mou1, Zhong Mouyun, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant B> slapped and kicked Zhong Mou1, and forced him to kneel on the ground for dozens of minutes. Later, Zhong Mou1 called Zhong Mou3 to the scene to help mediate and plead on his behalf. About two hours later, after Liu Mou1 learned that Zhong Mou1's wife, Yi Mou, had reported the incident to the police, he allowed Zhong Mou3 to take Zhong Mou1 away. After the incident, <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities on August 24, 2019, and truthfully confessed his crimes during the investigation and prosecution stages. <Defendant A> also voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities on August 28, 2019, and truthfully confessed his crimes during the investigation and prosecution stages. Additionally, <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> each compensated Zhong Mou1 for economic losses amounting to 10,000 yuan, obtaining Zhong Mou1's forgiveness.


Upon trial, it was found that between June and July 2016, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, in collusion with Chen and others (handled in a separate case), deceived the victim unit, Changshu Suwei Textile Co., Ltd., represented by Lü, into continuing to fulfill a contract and provide greige cloth by partially paying for the goods and inducing Lü to do so, with Shi (handled in a separate case) subsequently selling the stolen goods. This resulted in a loss of 176,656 RMB for the victim unit. On July 23 and 27, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were respectively apprehended by the public security authorities. After being brought to justice, <Defendant A> truthfully confessed to the main facts of their crime. Following the incident, the family of <Defendant A> compensated the victim unit, Changshu Suwei Textile Co., Ltd., represented by Lü, and obtained their understanding. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily pleaded guilty, agreed to the sentencing recommendation and the applicable procedures, and signed the plea agreement in the presence of their defense counsel or duty lawyer.


Upon trial, it was found that: On June 5, 2015, the criminal He Mou1 (already sentenced and serving time) conspired with the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> to drive a trailer to Ruili City, using a forged license plate. <Defendant A> used forged documents, including a driving permit and driver's license, to sign a goods transportation contract with the victim, Huang Mou, at the Shuntong Logistics Parking Lot in Ruili City. The contract was for the transportation of 38 tons of white sugar to Chengdu City, Sichuan Province. After signing the agreement, He Mou2, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant B> transported the 38 tons of white sugar to Binyang County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. After He Mou1 sold the sugar and disposed of the stolen goods, the three of them divided the proceeds from the sale of the white sugar. According to the appraisal, the 38 tons of white sugar were valued at 197,600 RMB.


Upon trial, it was found that on the afternoon of September 10, 2013, the defendant <Defendant A> had a conflict with the victims Lü and Liu1 over construction issues at the Weimou construction site in Hunjiang District, Baishan City, which led to an argument and a physical altercation. After leaving the construction site, <Defendant A> gathered <Defendant B>, Meng, Zhong, and Yang Guang (deceased) and returned to the Weimou construction site in Hunjiang District, Baishan City. <Defendant A> entered the project office of the Weimou construction site in Hunjiang District, Baishan City, with an entrenching tool. During the fight between <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Lü and Liu1, Lü injured <Defendant A> with a rake, and <Defendant B> stabbed Lü with a homemade knife. According to the Baishan City Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, Lü's injuries were classified as second-degree serious injuries. After the incident, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> compensated the victim Lü for economic losses amounting to 26,000.00 yuan.


Upon examination, it was found that at around 16:00 on May 6, 2019, the victim Yuan and his wife Song were setting up a stall to sell stools and other daily necessities in front of "Nanhai Temple" in Quzhou County. The defendant, <Defendant A>, drunkenly and without reason, started smashing and hitting the stools on Yuan and Song's stall. When Song tried to stop <Defendant A>, a conflict ensued between them. <Defendant A> then called defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, who arrived and, together with <Defendant A>, assaulted Yuan and Song, causing injuries to Yuan's nose and Song's face. According to the forensic medical examination by the Quzhou County Public Security Bureau's Forensic Evidence Identification Office: Yuan suffered fractures of both nasal bones and the frontal process of the left maxilla, classified as minor injuries of the second degree; Song suffered facial bruising, classified as minor injuries. Furthermore, it was found that after the incident, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered themselves. After <Defendant A> came forward, he truthfully confessed his criminal acts. Defendants Lang Qingbin and <Defendant C> also truthfully confessed their criminal acts during the investigation after coming forward. All three defendants have compensated the victims for their economic losses, received the victims' understanding, and voluntarily pleaded guilty.


After trial, it was found that: On the evening of March 23, 2019, Luo Mou2 (already sentenced) arranged a fight with Shen Mou1 (dealt with in another case) because his girlfriend transferred her affections to Shen Mou1. Luo Mou2 gathered <Defendant A>, Luo Mou1, Chen Mou1, and Chen Mou2 (all dealt with in other cases) and went to Beimenshan in Guanhaiwei Town with steel pipes. Shen Mou1 gathered Lin Mou1 (dealt with in another case) and others, who in turn gathered Mo Mou (dealt with in another case) and others. Mo Mou gathered <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and others, and they went to Beimenshan unarmed. Early the next morning, after the two sides met at Beimenshan, Luo Mou2 first used a steel pipe to beat Shen Mou1, which triggered a mutual fight. During the fight, <Defendant A> used a steel pipe to beat others, while <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> fought unarmed. This fight resulted in minor injuries to Luo Mou2, Luo Mou1, Shen Mou1, and Lin Mou1. On June 4, 2019, after receiving a summons call from the police, <Defendant C> voluntarily went to the Guanhaiwei Central Police Station to surrender. After being brought to justice, <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> truthfully confessed the aforementioned criminal facts. <Defendant A> voluntarily pleaded guilty in court.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 11 PM on October 30, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> had a conflict with Jiang, Wang, Liang, Wu, Liao, and others who were having a late-night meal at a barbecue stall next to his convenience store near the Garden Expo Project Department in Yongning District, Nanning City, due to noise issues. Consequently, <Defendant A> gathered <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and others including Deng Yunye, Deng, and Deng Yunshi (the latter three are being handled in a separate case) and, armed with tools such as carrying poles and iron pipes, went to the barbecue stall to confront them. A fight ensued between the two parties, resulting in multiple individuals from both sides sustaining varying degrees of injuries. According to the assessment, the victim Jiang sustained a Grade 2 serious injury; Wang sustained a Grade 1 minor injury; Wu sustained a Grade 1 minor injury; Liang sustained a Grade 2 minor injury; and Liao sustained a slight injury. After the incident, <Defendant A> and others fully compensated the victims for their losses and received their forgiveness.


Upon trial, it was found that the criminal Zhou Moutao and the victim Fu Mou (female, 26 years old at the time of death) were previously in a romantic relationship. Later, due to emotional disputes, conflicts arose between them. On the afternoon of March 10, 2017, while Zhou Kaitao and Fu Mou were singing at Jiuding KTV, located at No. 28-1 Tuanjie Street, Xiangfang District, Harbin City, they had an argument. Zhou Moutao, carrying a sharp knife, stabbed Fu Mou to death and then fled to the home of his relative, <Defendant A>, in Shatuozi Tun, Songhua River Village, Songpu Town, Songbei District, Harbin City. Zhou Moutao informed <Defendant A> about the murder, and <Defendant A> still bandaged Zhou Moutao's wounds, provided him with food and clothing to change out of the blood-stained clothes from the murder, and hid the blood-stained clothes in a shed at his home. Additionally, following Zhou Moutao's request, <Defendant A> took him to the home of his cousin, <Defendant B>. After learning about the murder, <Defendant B> provided Zhou Moutao with 30 yuan and helped him escape by taking him to Jiangnan via the Dongjiang Bridge. On June 27 of the same year, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily turned themselves in to the police and truthfully confessed the criminal facts. After investigation, the police arrested Zhou Moutao on September 2 of the same year.


Upon trial, it was found that since mid-February 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were employed by co-defendants Sun and Cui (both handled in separate cases) to store and sell clothing with counterfeit DIOR, GIVENCHY, LV, YSL, VERSACE, and other registered trademarks in a house located on Baiyunhu Street, Baiyun District, in this city. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were responsible for receiving, sorting, and packaging the goods. On April 3rd of the same year, at around 4 PM, the police apprehended the two defendants at the aforementioned location and seized a total of 19,825 pieces of clothing with counterfeit DIOR, GIVENCHY, LV, YSL, VERSACE, and other registered trademarks on the spot. According to statistics, by the time of their arrest, the sales amount of the counterfeit clothing sold by the two defendants was RMB 1,209,497, and the value of the counterfeit clothing seized on-site was RMB 1,637,745.


Upon trial, it was found that on March 1, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant B> conspired to extort money from a prostitute under the pretense of a police raid. <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> posed as police officers, while <Defendant B> pretended to be a client. At around 2 a.m. on the same day, <Defendant B> posed as a client soliciting prostitution and went to a room on the second floor with a prostitute. Subsequently, <Defendant C> and <Defendant A>, dressed in police uniforms and impersonating police officers, brought the victim, Chen, from downstairs to the room on the second floor. They demanded 3000 yuan from Chen, claiming that she needed to be detained or fined for prostitution. Chen then transferred 3000 yuan to <Defendant A> via WeChat. The money was later divided equally among <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant B>. On November 29, 2019, the family of <Defendant C> compensated the victim, Chen, with 3000 yuan, and Chen issued a letter of understanding, expressing forgiveness for <Defendant C>'s actions.


Upon trial, it was found that on October 25, 2017, the defendant <Defendant D> contracted the second to fourth floors of the bathing department of the Pujing International Hotel. Both parties agreed to split the income from the bathing department on a 60-40 basis. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> discussed organizing prostitution on the fourth floor of the Water Cube Spa Club, agreeing to split the total income 50-50 between the Water Cube Spa Club and <Defendant A>. Subsequently, <Defendant A> arranged for Li Zhonghua (already sentenced) to handle the introduction and management of the prostitutes and the calculation of wages, and to report regularly to <Defendant A>. The defendant <Defendant C> transported prostitutes from Urumqi to the Water Cube Spa Club for prostitution activities. <Defendant A> allocated 40% of the income as wages for the prostitutes and divided the remaining 10% among Li Zhonghua (already sentenced), <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C>. Despite knowing that <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were conducting prostitution activities in the bathing department he had contracted, <Defendant D> did not take any measures to stop them. On January 31, 2018, this prostitution den was raided by the public security authorities. It is determined that...


Upon trial, it was found that from March 2019 to August 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> and others repeatedly introduced Xu Mou to engage in prostitution activities, collecting a total of 90,894 yuan in prostitution fees, of which the defendant <Defendant A> and others illegally profited 54,536 yuan, and the prostitute Xu Mou illegally profited 36,358 yuan. Since May 2019, the defendant <Defendant B>, in collaboration with <Defendant A> and others, introduced Xu Mou to engage in prostitution activities, during which they collected a total of 81,679 yuan in prostitution fees, of which the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others illegally profited 49,007 yuan, and the prostitute Xu Mou profited 32,672 yuan. The co-defendant Zhang Hedian (already sentenced) assisted the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others in transporting the prostitute Xu Mou since July 13, 2019. On October 15, 2019, public security personnel arrested the defendant <Defendant A>. On November 29, 2019, public security personnel arrested the defendant <Defendant B>.

Attached is a list of seized items, confirming the sources of the aforementioned photos and screenshots.

(5) Documentary Evidence
1. Age and Criminal Record Certificates, confirming the personal identity information such as the birth dates and registered residences of the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, with no prior criminal records.
2. Details of the Arrest, confirming the circumstances under which the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were apprehended by public security authorities.
3. Administrative Detention Decision, confirming that the prostitute Xu Mou was administratively detained for 15 days on August 30, 2019, for engaging in prostitution.

The above evidence, presented and cross-examined in court, can corroborate each other and is sufficient to establish the facts, which this court hereby confirms.


Upon trial, it was found that on the morning of December 19, 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> had a conflict with Ye Mou2 (conditionally not prosecuted) over cutting in line while buying breakfast at Xinfeng Vocational School. In Dormitory 417 of the former female dormitory building of the school, <Defendant B> assaulted Ye Mou2. At around 6:20 PM that afternoon, Ye Mou2 invited <Defendant B> via QQ to fight across from Xinfeng County People's Hospital on Ankang Road, Jiading Town, Xinfeng County. Ye Mou2 gathered Cao Mou and Zhong Mou, among others; <Defendant B> gathered <Defendant C> and several others, and <Defendant C> further gathered the defendant <Defendant A>. The parties negotiated and confronted each other for a period in front of Yangmingyuan Supermarket. At 8:45 PM, the defendant <Defendant A> arrived at the scene. After understanding the personnel involved from <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, <Defendant A> took a machete from under the seat of the electric scooter he had driven and injured Ye Mou2's left hand. According to the forensic identification center of Xinfeng County Public Security, Ye Mou2's injury was classified as a second-degree serious injury. After the incident, the defendant <Defendant B> compensated Ye Mou2 for medical and other expenses amounting to 73,000 yuan; the defendant <Defendant C> compensated Ye Mou2 for medical and other expenses amounting to 55,000 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that: From May 2019 until the case was uncovered, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with others, formed a group and successively rented rooms XXX and XXX at No. XXX, Lane XXX, Caoxi North Road in this district as venues for prostitution. They gathered multiple prostitutes to solicit customers for sexual services through online platforms, profiting from these activities. Among them, <Defendant A> was responsible for recruiting and managing the prostitutes and participants, while <Defendant B> received the clients and managed the prostitutes at the aforementioned venues.

Defendants <Defendant C>, Jiang 1, and <Defendant D> later joined the group. <Defendant C> collected the prostitution fees on-site, Jiang 1 met with the clients and brought them to the aforementioned venues, and <Defendant D> acted as a lookout for the prostitution venues.

On July 3, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, Jiang 1, and <Defendant D> were apprehended by the police at the aforementioned venues and nearby areas. The police found over 20 prostitutes at the scene. After being brought to justice, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, Jiang 1, and <Defendant D> confessed to the facts of the case.


Upon trial, it was found that from October 2018 to April 2019, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> engaged in the illegal sale of counterfeit trademarked automotive glass at their jointly operated store, Hengli Glass Shop, located at 2-9 Jinke Kuanting, West Ring North Road, Xinshi District. Among them, defendant <Defendant B> served as the legal representative and, together with defendant <Defendant A>, was responsible for the actual operation of the store and marking the automotive glass. Defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> were responsible for selling and installing the automotive glass. The police seized a total of over 1,500 pieces of counterfeit trademarked automotive glass, along with three trademark marking machines and over 100 trademark printing plates, from their two storefronts and warehouses. According to the appraisal, all the seized automotive glass was counterfeit trademarked goods, with a total value of RMB 593,710. After the incident, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> truthfully confessed to their crimes.

Offence of Selling Counterfeit Registered Goods


Upon trial, it was found that from 2018 to December 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, without a tobacco retail license, repeatedly purchased tobacco leaves and shredded tobacco, which are state-controlled tobacco products, from Ding Mou, Li Mou 1, Li Mou 2, Cui Mou, Zhao Mou (Zhang Mou 3) couple, and Zhang Mou 1. They sold these products at farmers' markets in Qingping Town, Yangtun Town, Gaotang County, illegally operating with a total amount of 84,069 yuan and making a profit of 5,000 yuan. Among them, the defendant <Defendant A> was responsible for contacting and purchasing the tobacco leaves and shredded tobacco and selling them, while the defendant <Defendant B> was responsible for making the payments.


After the trial, it was found that since 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> had been renting a house in Niangniangmiao Village, Lubei District, Tangshan City. There, <Defendant A> used inferior methods to fill high-end liquor bottles with low-end liquor, producing counterfeit liquors such as Guizhou Maotai, Wuliangye, Niulanshan Erguotou, and Hengshui Laobaigan Shibajiu Fang, and sold them to stores in Tangshan City. On September 6, 2018, the defendant <Defendant B>, in order to obtain illegal profits, purchased 60 cases of counterfeit Hengshui Laobaigan Shibajiu Fang 20-year-old liquor from <Defendant A> for 30,000 yuan and sold them to Wang in Fengrun District, Tangshan City, for 115,200 yuan, receiving a partial payment of 50,000 yuan from Wang. The police retrieved 60 cases of Hengshui Laobaigan Shibajiu Fang 20-year-old liquor from Wang. Upon identification by <Defendant B>, <Defendant A> was confirmed to be the supplier of the counterfeit liquor. The police seized a set of liquor-making tools, some raw liquor, and various packaging materials from <Defendant A>.


After trial, it was found that at around 1:30 AM on June 5, 2017, the co-defendant Xi Wenlu (already sentenced), along with Chen Mou1, the victim Liu Mou1, and others, were singing in the VIP room of Wunna Pure K on Jianshe Street, Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang City. During this time, Xi Wenlu became upset because Liu Mou1 and Chen Mou1 were drinking and chatting. At around 2:30 AM, Xi Wenlu called the defendant <Defendant A> and instructed him to lie in wait downstairs. Xi Wenlu then falsely claimed to Liu Mou1 that he was leaving and asked Liu Mou1 to walk him downstairs. When the two reached the area downstairs of Wunna Pure K, Liu Mou1 was stabbed by <Defendant A> from behind with a sharp weapon. Simultaneously, Xi Wenlu also assaulted Liu Mou1, causing multiple injuries to Liu Mou1's body. According to the appraisal by the Shijiazhuang Public Security Bureau Forensic Identification Office, Liu Mou1's injuries were classified as minor injuries of the second degree. Despite knowing that <Defendant A> had injured someone, the defendant <Defendant B> still helped <Defendant A> escape the scene by car. Later, <Defendant B> harbored and sheltered <Defendant A> in his home.


After the trial, it was found that the father of the defendant <Defendant A>, Qi, had privately manufactured and possessed a single-barrel shotgun. Qi passed away on April 28, 2012, and the single-barrel shotgun was subsequently held by the defendant <Defendant A>. Between 2014 and 2015, the defendant <Defendant B> learned that <Defendant A> had a shotgun and requested it from <Defendant A>, who then gave the shotgun to <Defendant B>. Until the case was discovered on April 17, 2019, the single-barrel shotgun was held by the defendant <Defendant B>. According to the appraisal: the total length of the gun is 800mm, height is 130mm, barrel length is 620mm, muzzle inner diameter is 20.70mm, and chamber inner diameter is 22.60mm. The gun's loading and firing mechanisms are intact, and it can normally fire when standard 16-gauge shotgun shells are loaded into the chamber, thus it is identified as a firearm. The defendant <Defendant A> was apprehended by public security personnel on May 5, 2019; the defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the public security agency on April 17, 2019.


Upon investigation, it was found that on the evening of March 22, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> had a dispute with Fei over trivial matters near the Cultural Palace in Yangxin County. Both parties engaged in mutual threats, insults, and shoving. Afterwards, <Defendant A> arranged a fight with Fei through an intermediary and invited the defendant <Defendant B> along with Li (3), Li (1), Li (2), Chen (1), and Zhang (1) (all of whom are being handled in separate cases) to bring daggers and machetes to the Cultural Palace Mahjong Room to look for Fei, but they were unsuccessful. Subsequently, <Defendant A> led <Defendant B>, Li (3), Li (1), and Li (2) to hide near the "New Starting Point" internet cafe at the Cultural Palace. At around 3 a.m. the following day, <Defendant A> saw Fei appear at the entrance of the Cultural Palace and immediately led and directed <Defendant B>, Li (3), and Li (1) to rush forward, armed with machetes and daggers, and attack Fei, resulting in Fei's injury. According to forensic medical evaluation, Fei's injuries were classified as minor injuries (Level 1).