Upon trial, it was found that since October 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, acting as intermediaries, were responsible for soliciting clients through WeChat at locations such as Room XXX of the Denghao Hotel in the Kunshan Development Zone. They negotiated prices and locations and introduced clients to prostitutes Lu Moumou and Ruan Moumou. Defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> then drove the prostitutes to the designated locations. On October 23, 2018, the four defendants introduced prostitute Lu Moumou to client Meng Moumou for prostitution at Room XXX of the Heyue Boutique Hotel in Kunshan City for a price of 1200 yuan and introduced prostitute Ruan Moumou to client Li Moumou for prostitution at Room XXX of the Huawei Hostel in Kunshan City for a price of 900 yuan. After the incident, the police seized three mobile phones and two computer hosts from <Defendant A>; one mobile phone from <Defendant B>; one mobile phone and 5280 yuan from <Defendant C>; and one mobile phone from <Defendant D>.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 4:30 a.m. on February 18, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with You Mou (handled in a separate case) and Chen Mou Ning (already sentenced), were in Qingxiu District of Nanning City, intending to take a taxi to leave. While the four of them were waiting for a taxi, they happened to encounter two women passing by. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> took the opportunity to insult and intimidate the two women, who then sought help from Wang Mou1, Wang Mou2, and Liu Mou nearby. Subsequently, under further provocation from <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, a conflict ensued. <Defendant A> used a knife provided by Chen Mou Ning to slash at the other party, while <Defendant B> and others used fists and feet to assault them. This resulted in Wang Mou1 being stabbed in the femoral artery of the thigh and Liu Mou having his right arm slashed. According to the assessment, the injuries sustained by Wang Mou1 were classified as second-degree serious injuries, and the injuries sustained by Liu Mou were classified as second-degree minor injuries.

Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles


Upon trial, it was found that: In early October 2018, the defendant <Defendant B>, along with Shao Tian and Shao Faguang (both already sentenced), accepted an invitation from members of a telecom fraud group. They were responsible for withdrawing fraudulent funds from bank cards for the fraud group and profiting from it. To reduce risk and evade detection, Shao Tian and Shao Faguang hired non-local individuals from outside the area of Dianbai County, Guangdong Province, to hold cards or open accounts in their names to store the fraudulent funds and directly handle the withdrawals. Subsequently, Shao Tian and Shao Faguang hired the defendant <Defendant A>, Zhang Changgao, Ou Kexin, and Jin Gang (all already sentenced) as direct withdrawal agents. Among them, <Defendant A> provided his own Guangfa Bank card and CITIC Bank card to Shao Tian and Shao Faguang for use and used other people's bank cards or his own bank cards to withdraw fraudulent funds from various branches of major banks in Maoming City, Guangdong Province. The defendant <Defendant B>, following the arrangement of an unidentified member of the fraud group known as "Brother," was responsible for transporting Xie Xiaofeng and Hu Xihong to different bank branches for withdrawals. According to the audit, the defendant <Defendant A> withdrew a total of 506,504 yuan in fraudulent funds from October 10, 2018, to October 13, 2018, and Xie Xiaofeng withdrew a total of 119,300 yuan in fraudulent funds from October 11, 2018, to October 16, 2018.


Upon trial, it was found that since June 2017, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> had been assembling and selling counterfeit watches bearing the registered trademark "Rolex" at their residence located at No. 12, Alley 5, South Section, Haizhong Village, Liwan District, Guangzhou, or assembling watches upon receiving orders from customers or outsourcing the assembly to others for profit. <Defendant A> was responsible for purchasing watch components, contacting customers, receiving payments, and distributing wages; <Defendant B> was responsible for shipping and receiving goods. In September 2017, <Defendant A> hired <Defendant C> to assemble counterfeit watches bearing the registered trademark "Rolex" with a monthly salary of RMB 3000, including room and board. On August 30, 2018, at around 20:00, the police arrested <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> at the aforementioned location and seized a batch of counterfeit watches and components bearing the registered trademark "Rolex", as well as a batch of delivery receipts, totaling 232 watches. Based on the actual sales price, the value was RMB 6855. Upon investigation, it was found that between July and August 2018, the three defendants assembled and sold 2212 counterfeit watches bearing the registered trademark "Rolex", with actual sales totaling RMB 63445 and a profit of RMB 3288; they assembled 33429 counterfeit watches bearing the registered trademark "Rolex" for others, earning a profit of RMB 33429; and they outsourced the assembly of 76343 counterfeit watches bearing the registered trademark "Rolex" after receiving orders, earning a profit of RMB 15268.6.

Offence of Counterfeiting a Registered Trademark


Upon trial, it was found that on February 1, 2019, Yan contacted the defendant <Defendant B> by phone, stating that a mining boss in Guizhou wanted to purchase firearms. <Defendant B>, knowing that <Defendant A> had firearms, contacted <Defendant A> by phone to sell his firearms. <Defendant A> stated that his firearms needed to be sold for 50,000 yuan. <Defendant B> and Yan agreed by phone to sell <Defendant A>'s firearms to the Guizhou mining boss for 108,000 yuan. On the evening of February 2 of the same year, after <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> contacted each other by phone to arrange a location for the handover of the firearms, <Defendant A> handed over his firearms to <Defendant B> for sale. Yan drove with <Defendant B> carrying the firearms to the agreed location at the entrance of the Islamic Castle in Ludian County for the transaction. After the transaction was completed, the waiting police officers arrested them on the spot and seized one military firearm and two bullets. According to the appraisal by the Zhaotong Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, the seized firearm, numbered u01271, is a Soviet-made 1933 model 7.62mm caliber Tokarev semi-automatic pistol.


Upon trial, it was found that on the night of July 28, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> were playing at the Ant Internet Cafe on Hongqi Road, Jiaocheng County. At around 9 PM, Wang ×2 and Wu ×2 also entered the internet cafe. As Wang ×2 entered, he slipped and fell. <Defendant A> claimed that Wang ×2 had bumped into him when he fell, leading to a dispute between the two. Subsequently, <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, <Defendant D>, <Defendant C>, Wang ×2, and Wu ×2 got into a fight, resulting in injuries to Wu ×2. According to the forensic identification by the Jiaocheng County Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, Wu ×2 sustained bilateral nasal bone fractures, classified as minor injuries of the second degree. After the incident, the defendants compensated the victim and obtained their forgiveness.

Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles


Upon trial, it was found that on May 4, 2018, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, colluded to rob Han at the former team headquarters in Qilin Village, Liuquan Town, Gu'an County, which was Han's temporary residence. They stole two mobile phones from Han. Subsequently, <Defendant A> used the identity information stored in the stolen phones to change the payment password of Han's JD.com account and used the 5,240 yuan balance in Han's JD.com Baitiao account to purchase personal items. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> pawned the stolen phones to others, and Han had to pay 200 yuan to redeem them.


Upon trial, it was found that: From mid-November 2016 to mid-January 2017, the defendant <Defendant A>, knowing that Dai (handled in a separate case) was committing criminal acts, accepted Dai's commission and obtained dozens of bank credit cards from him. <Defendant A> then agreed with the defendant <Defendant B> and Su (handled in a separate case) to instruct them to use the aforementioned bank credit cards for cash withdrawals, with a commission rate of 4% for every 10,000 yuan withdrawn. Among these activities:

1. From 14:28 on November 18, 2016, to 01:18 the next morning, the defendant <Defendant B>, in collusion with Su and under the instruction of the defendant <Defendant A>, transferred and withdrew money using bank ATMs in Jingzhou City, Hubei Province, a total of 16 times, transferring a total of 287,800 yuan defrauded from the victim Wang.

2. From January 9 to January 10, 2017, Su, under the instruction of <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, withdrew cash and transferred money using bank ATMs in Jingzhou City, Hubei Province, and transferred the defrauded money amounting to 85,956 yuan from the victim Lu by purchasing and mailing jewelry and other means.


Upon trial, it was found that in April 2017, the defendant <Defendant A>, in collaboration with Su Binghui (handled in a separate case), jointly funded and leased a house in Shanghai's Huangpu District, located at XXX-XXX Zhizaoju Road, where they established the "Ruifengyuan" club. This club recruited and organized several prostitutes to engage in prostitution activities at uniform prices and shared earnings. The defendant <Defendant B> was hired as the manager of the club, responsible for its operations and managing the distribution of the prostitutes' earnings. The defendant <Defendant C> was assigned by Su Binghui to be in charge of cashier duties at the club, receiving a share of the illicit profits based on a certain percentage. From August 2017, the defendant <Defendant D> was responsible for cashier duties and customer service at the club. On September 6, 2017, when the police inspected the club, they caught Tang Mou and Su Mou1, Li Mou1 and Lu Moumou, Hu Moumou and Tan Moumou (all handled separately) engaging in prostitution in private rooms at the club. Additionally, they found Fu Mou1, Pan Moumou, Zhou Mou1, and Fu Mou2 (all handled separately) engaging in prostitution activities at the club, along with the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant D>. Based on clues, the police apprehended the defendant <Defendant C> that evening. The defendant <Defendant A> voluntarily surrendered to the police on November 28 of the same year. After being brought to justice, all four defendants truthfully confessed to the main criminal facts.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant, <Defendant A>, was the legal representative of Shandong Aideo General Equipment Co., Ltd. At the end of 2014, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, in order to repay debts, conspired with others and, knowing they lacked the ability to perform, falsely claimed that Shandong Aideo General Equipment Co., Ltd. needed to subcontract a factory construction project. Subsequently, Lu, through the introduction of Han, Li (2), Yin, and others, became acquainted with <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others, and planned to undertake the project. On January 24, 2015, Lu signed a construction contract with <Defendant A> and others, and was required by this contract to pay a project guarantee deposit of 100,000 yuan. Later, through Wang (4), Li (1), and others, Lu found Wang (1) and (deceased), and promised to subcontract the steel structure work to Wang (1) and, requiring them to pay a guarantee deposit of 150,000 yuan. On April 29, 2015, Lu received the 150,000 yuan guarantee deposit from Wang (1) and, and on the same day, transferred 100,000 yuan to defendant <Defendant B> as the project guarantee deposit. Subsequently, defendant <Defendant B> used this illicit money to repay personal debts of defendant <Defendant A> and other expenses. On August 1, 2018, <Defendant A> was apprehended and brought to justice, and on June 5, 2018, defendant <Defendant B> was apprehended and brought to justice. With the help of family members, defendant <Defendant A> has compensated Wang (1) and's family for their economic losses.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant, <Defendant A>, had incurred debts by April 2019 and was unable to repay them. On the afternoon of April 28 of the same year, the defendant <Defendant A>, along with <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, conspired in advance. After <Defendant A> paid RMB 1,100 for car rental, they rented a Honda Elysion business vehicle with the license plate number Su B××××× from Tenghui Supercar Rental Company, operated by Zhang in Yicheng Street, this city. They then forged the vehicle's registration certificate through another person. With the assistance and introduction of <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, on the evening of the next day, <Defendant A> drove the aforementioned business vehicle to Lexin Boutique, operated by Xu in Huanke Park, Xinjie Street, this city. <Defendant A> falsely claimed that the business vehicle was his own and mortgaged it to Xu for RMB 70,000, subsequently receiving RMB 40,000. That night, <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> each received RMB 10,000 and RMB 9,800, respectively, while the remaining funds were used by <Defendant A> to repay personal debts. According to the appraisal, the Honda Elysion business vehicle was valued at RMB 125,000. After the incident, Zhang retrieved the Honda Elysion business vehicle himself. <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> each returned RMB 9,000 and RMB 9,500, respectively, while others returned RMB 21,500. The aforementioned RMB 40,000 had already been returned to Xu by the public security authorities. <Defendant A> was apprehended on April 30, 2019, while <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities on May 5, 2019. All three defendants provided truthful confessions after being taken into custody.


Upon trial, it was found that between December 2014 and May 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D>, in order to obtain illegal profits, without the approval of the relevant national authorities, initially solicited clients by distributing cards in the area of Xijiao Building in Liwan District and Xiaobei Road in Yuexiu District of this city. Subsequently, <Defendant A> rented stall B307 in Building B of Xijiao Building as a base. They conducted illegal foreign currency exchange transactions with individuals such as Deng Mou1, Wu Mou2 Fei, Chen Mou3, Huang Mou2 Feng, Chen Mou3 Zhu, Cai Mou2, Zhang Mou3 Quan, Zhang Mou3 Xiang, Weng Mou2, Wang Mou2 Kai, Lü Mou2 Xun, and Liu Mou2 Zhen by collecting foreign currency cash from clients and then paying them in RMB through bank accounts controlled by the defendants. According to the audit, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> paid a total of RMB 52,001,281 to the aforementioned individuals after exchanging foreign currency with them. On May 23, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> were apprehended and brought to justice.


Upon trial, it was found that since mid-March 2018, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant B> had established a temporary oil depot on the vacant land at the entrance of Longxin Coal Yard in Yiwu City in the form of a partnership without obtaining a refined oil business license. They sold diesel to others at prices ranging from RMB 4.2 to 4.5 per liter and agreed that the profits would be split equally between <Defendant A> and <Defendant C>, with <Defendant B> receiving the other half. During this period, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant B> sold diesel to individuals including Nie, Fang, Gan, and two individuals with the surname Zou, with total sales amounting to RMB 111,076. On April 18, 2018, the temporary oil depot was raided by officers from the Suxi Police Station of the Yiwu Public Security Bureau, and <Defendant A> was arrested on the spot. 36.874 tons of unsold diesel were seized at the scene (calculated at the lowest selling price of RMB 4,200 per ton, totaling RMB 154,870.8). <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> were summoned to the Suxi Police Station of the Yiwu Public Security Bureau on May 3 of the same year. The illegal proceeds of RMB 5,000 from <Defendant B> have been confiscated by the Yiwu Public Security Bureau.


Upon trial, it was found that on November 12, 2019, <Defendant A> was driving a white Volkswagen sedan with the license plate Yun G×××** belonging to his father Wang, carrying <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and Lu Pengxiang from Baihe back to Sizhai. When the car reached the vicinity of Laha Village on the Pingba Line, they saw three trucks carrying frozen goods driven by Liu, Xi, and Li coming from the opposite direction. They intercepted the trucks and demanded a toll fee of 5000 yuan. During the toll fee demand, upon hearing that a police car was approaching, <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> instructed Liu, Xi, and others to drive the three trucks up to avoid detection. <Defendant A> drove the car carrying <Defendant B>, Lu Pengxiang, and <Defendant C> following the trucks, turned the car around, and parked it between the trucks driven by Liu and Xi. After getting out of the car, <Defendant B> and the others continued to demand the 5000 yuan toll fee from Liu and Xi. While patrolling, Baihe Public Security Bureau officers discovered a white Volkswagen intercepting the three trucks and conducted an on-site investigation. <Defendant B>, Lu Pengxiang, and <Defendant C> fled upon hearing this. <Defendant A> and Liu, Xi, and others were taken back to Baihe Public Security Bureau for investigation. <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> ultimately did not obtain any money.


Upon trial, it was found that in early July 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> contacted the defendant <Defendant B> by phone to come to Nanchang to help manage a massage parlor, promising a monthly salary of 4,000 yuan. Two or three days later, the defendant <Defendant B> arrived in Nanchang, and the defendant <Defendant A> instructed <Defendant B> to rent an apartment in Fuxiang Jiayuan, Qingyunpu District, to be used as a place for prostitution. <Defendant B> was responsible for the daily management of the individuals engaging in prostitution at that location. On July 11, 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> rented Room **, Unit 4, Building 12 in Fuxiang Jiayuan for prostitutes Wang (female) 2 and Guo to engage in prostitution. Each time a prostitute engaged in prostitution, she paid 50 yuan in cash to the boss as a commission. Sometimes, the defendant <Defendant A> would directly collect the commission from the prostitutes, while at other times, the prostitutes would hand over the cash to <Defendant B>, who would then transfer it to <Defendant A>.


Upon examination and verification, it was found that between June and July 2017, the defendant <Defendant B>, in collusion with others, jointly planned and opened the Jin Mou Massage Foot Bath SPA Club in Beichen District, Tianjin. The defendant <Defendant A> recruited personnel to engage in prostitution activities within the club and profited by taking a commission from the club's revenue. The defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and others jointly managed the club's daily operations, while the defendant <Defendant C> was responsible for managing and arranging the prostitution personnel within the club, assisting in organizing prostitution activities. At around 21:00 on July 26, 2017, the public security authorities conducted an inspection of the club and apprehended four individuals engaged in prostitution activities on the spot. The defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> were arrested on site, and 2,450 yuan in illicit funds, as well as tools used in the crime such as a POS machine, computer, radio, and mobile phones, were seized. On August 30, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> was apprehended and brought to justice by the public security authorities.


Upon trial, it was found that in November 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, in collusion with the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, conspired to extort property from Gao. On November 9, 2018, at around 8:00 PM, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> set up a gambling game in a bungalow in Donglantuo Village, Wangwenzhuang Town, Xiqing District, Tianjin. During the gambling process, the defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant D>, on the pretext of discovering Gao cheating, used violence to threaten and assault Gao, demanding sixty thousand yuan. Due to Yang's use of a mobile phone to call the police, the police arrived at the scene, and the extortion attempt was unsuccessful. On November 10, 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> was apprehended; on November 13, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities; and on November 21, 2018, the defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities. According to the forensic examination, the victim Gao sustained scalp contusions, facial soft tissue contusions, and a contusion to the right eyelid, each constituting minor injuries. The defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> have reached and fulfilled a civil compensation agreement with the victim Gao.


Upon trial, it was found that in early May 2018, Xiao Wanqiang (already sentenced), Xiang Congchuan (already sentenced), and Liu Mou (already sentenced) had a dispute due to personal grievances. At around 3 PM on May 6, 2018, Xiao Wanqiang and Liu Mou agreed over the phone to have a fight in Guanghan City. Xiao Wanqiang prepared machetes, steel pipes, guns, and other tools for the crime, and then immediately invited Xiang Congchuan, Chen Jing (already sentenced), Zeng Mou1, <Defendant A>, Zeng Mou2, <Defendant D>, and others. They brought the prepared tools and split into two vehicles driven by <Defendant D> and a Didi driver named Wang Mou, heading to Guanghan City. Liu Mou, on the other hand, invited <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and Shu Hebin to bring wooden sticks and drive from Songlin Town's Huxing Villa to Songlin Town. At around 4 PM, the two parties encountered each other in Guanghan City. They immediately engaged in a fight using the pre-prepared wooden sticks, machetes, and other weapons. During the fight, Xiao Wanqiang drove a car and injured Liu Mou. Both parties quickly fled the scene afterward. According to the appraisal, Liu Mou's injuries were classified as minor injuries of the second degree.


Upon trial, it was found that:

1. Sale of goods with counterfeit registered trademarks: Defendant <Defendant A>, in order to seek illegal profits, without the permission of the relevant registered trademark holders, conspired with Defendant <Defendant B> to purchase various models of power tools bearing the counterfeit registered trademarks "Dongcheng" and "BOSCH" from others and sold them through the Alibaba online store "BoJue Lithium Battery Tools" from the second half of 2016 to the end of January 2018. The illegal business amount totaled RMB 133,804.5.

2. Counterfeit registered trademarks: Defendant <Defendant A>, in order to seek illegal profits, without the permission of the relevant registered trademark holders, conspired with Defendant <Defendant B> to purchase bare machines, accessories, and trademark labels of "Dongcheng" and "BOSCH" from others, which were then assembled and packaged into various models of power tools with counterfeit "Dongcheng" and "BOSCH" registered trademarks. These were sold through the aforementioned online store, with the illegal business amount totaling RMB 140,860. On September 26, 2018, the police searched the BoJue Electric Tools Factory in Qidong City operated by the two defendants and seized the aforementioned counterfeit trademarks, power tools, and accessories.

Defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were arrested by the police in Yongkang City, Zhejiang Province on September 26, 2018, and truthfully confessed to the main criminal facts after being brought to justice. On November 25, 2019, Defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> signed a plea agreement with the Qidong City People's Procuratorate. During the trial of this case, Defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily returned the illicit funds totaling RMB 274,664.5 to this court.

Offence of Selling Counterfeit Registered Goods


Upon trial, it was found that on October 29, 2019, at 16:00, in the courtyard of a charcoal factory in Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County, the defendant <Defendant A> had a dispute with the victim Bian Mou4 over issues related to the factory's electricity usage. The defendant <Defendant A> struck the victim Bian Mou4 on the head with a wooden stick, causing injuries. The victim Bian Mou4 was immediately hospitalized and died on May 2, 2020. According to the forensic identification by the Judicial Appraisal Center of China Medical University, Bian Mou4's death was consistent with severe craniocerebral injury caused by blunt force trauma to the head, which led to secondary bronchopneumonia and severe malnutrition. The defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that the defendant <Defendant A> had intentionally injured another person, provided false testimony to the public security authorities, falsely claiming that he had struck the victim Bian Mou4 on the head with a wooden stick, thereby helping the defendant <Defendant A> evade legal responsibility. After the incident, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were summoned by the public security authorities and truthfully confessed to the aforementioned criminal facts upon arrival.


After the trial, it was found that from September 2018 to December 12, 2018, the Muchen Foot Bath Center in Pengjiang District, Jiangmen City recruited multiple prostitutes and managed several women, including Meng Mou1, Yang Mou3, Hu Mou2, Lu Mou1, and Hu Mou3 Feng, to provide prostitution services and collect fees. Under the management of the boss Wu Mou (handled in a separate case), the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, as the main management personnel of the Muchen Foot Bath Center in Pengjiang District, Jiangmen City, knowingly assisted in the management of organized prostitution activities. During the incident, <Defendant A> served as the manager of the Muchen Foot Bath Center in Pengjiang District, Jiangmen City, responsible for managing the floor, service staff, water room, logistics, and the unified management of the placement and use of condoms needed for prostitution activities. During the incident, <Defendant B> served as the manager of the Muchen Foot Bath Center in Pengjiang District, Jiangmen City, responsible for managing cashiering, customer reception, accounting, and purchasing condoms. On December 12, 2018, the Muchen Foot Bath Center in Pengjiang District, Jiangmen City, was raided by the public security authorities.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


Upon trial, it was found that in early June 2020, the defendant <Defendant A> met the defendant <Defendant B> in Tangxia Town, Dongguan, Guangdong, through an introduction. <Defendant A> proposed to <Defendant B> to break the legs of Zhuo, the stepmother who had treated <Defendant A> poorly during childhood, for a price of 30,000 yuan. On June 6, 2020, the two defendants traveled by car from Dongguan to Xiangwan Village, Yangji Town, Shangcai County. During the journey, <Defendant A> suggested to <Defendant B> that they should kill Zhuo and offered to pay <Defendant B> 100,000 yuan upon completion of the act, to which <Defendant B> agreed. That evening, at <Defendant A>'s home, <Defendant A> handed a kitchen knife to <Defendant B> in the living room and instructed <Defendant B> to go to the kitchen and kill Zhuo. <Defendant B> did not act and told <Defendant A> that if the job was to be done, they must do it together. Later, Zhuo was chatting with someone under a street lamp on the west side of her house. <Defendant A> approached Zhuo, said a few words, then picked up half a brick and struck Zhuo's head several times, shouting for <Defendant B> to use the knife to attack Zhuo. Zhuo, frightened, retreated and fell into a roadside ditch. <Defendant A> then again struck Zhuo's head with the brick. The two defendants fled the scene for fear of being caught. According to the assessment, the victim Zhuo sustained minor injuries.


Upon trial, it was found that on July 29, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> purchased parts including a nail gun, nail gun cartridges, a gun holster, a steel pipe, and steel balls on Taobao through Yu (already sentenced). After receiving the parts, <Defendant A> assembled them into a firearm and used it at his home in the Kangjia Laobao Group, Mitu Village, Caishen Town, Hezhang County. On September 29, 2017, the defendant <Defendant B> purchased parts including a nail gun, nail gun cartridges, a gun holster, a steel pipe, and steel balls on Taobao through Yu. After receiving the parts, <Defendant B> assembled them into a firearm and used it at his home in the Sunjiabao Group, Mitu Village, Caishen Town, Hezhang County. According to the Bijie Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, the firearms assembled and used by <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were both powered by gunpowder.

Offences of Illegal Manufacture of Firearms


After trial, the following facts were ascertained:

1. Crime of Intentional Injury
At around 11:00 PM on March 27, 2020, at a bar in Yingjing County, the defendant <Defendant B>, due to an argument between his friends Li Mou1 and Wang Mou, along with defendant <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, used a hunting knife to engage in a brawl with Wang Mou. During the brawl, <Defendant B> inflicted multiple injuries on Wang Mou's upper body with the knife. According to the identification by Ya'an Yazheng Judicial Appraisal Center, Wang Mou sustained minor injuries of the second degree.

2. Crime of Provoking Trouble
At around 8:00 PM on April 4, 2020, Peng Moufeng (at large) invited the defendant <Defendant A> and Fu Mou (handled in a separate case) and others to Ma Mou's barbecue shop on Yandao Street, Yingjing County, under the pretense of looking for Ma Mou. They unreasonably beat the shop staff He Mou2 and He Mou1 and intimidated other diners to leave. During this period, <Defendant A> entered the kitchen of the shop, took out a kitchen knife, smashed items such as the barbecue machine in the shop, and injured He Mou1 with the knife. According to the identification by Ya'an Yazheng Judicial Appraisal Center, He Mou1 sustained minor injuries.

On April 6, 2020, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the Yingjing County Public Security Bureau, truthfully confessed the criminal facts, reached a civil compensation agreement with Wang Mou and He Mou1, and obtained written forgiveness.


Upon examination, it was found that around midnight on June 24, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, suspecting that the victim Zhang Moumou had a relationship with the defendant <Defendant B>, contacted the defendant Liu Mou1 and <Defendant C> to come to a certain apartment. The defendant <Defendant A> distributed two knives he brought to the defendant Liu Mou1 and <Defendant C>, then entered Room 205, registered by the defendant <Defendant B>, with an electric baton and assaulted the victim Zhang Moumou. Subsequently, the defendant Liu Mou1 and <Defendant C> entered the room. The defendant Liu Mou1 punched and kicked Zhang Moumou, while the defendant <Defendant C> injured the victim's chest with a knife, and then <Defendant C> left the scene. Because the victim Zhang Moumou claimed he was there to repay money to the defendant <Defendant B>, the defendant Liu Mou1 took about 2000 yuan in cash from Zhang Moumou's car from a glasses case and placed it on the hotel bed, then left the room to wait in the car downstairs. The defendant <Defendant B> sent messages to <Defendant A> in the room, such as "record a video," "make him write an IOU," "verify his real name," and "make him go out and get the money now." Subsequently, the two forced Zhang Moumou to write an IOU for 200,000 yuan. After that, the victim Zhang Moumou left the scene, covered his car's license plate, and took a taxi away. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> then drove the car away and hid it in an open area in Linfen City. According to the appraisal: Zhang Moumou suffered a scalp contusion on the right temporal region and a 1 cm skin laceration on the left chest, with the injury being classified as minor.


Upon trial, it was found that in November 2016, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> jointly funded the purchase of components such as nail guns, seamless steel pipes, infrared sights, and nail gun cartridges and steel balls from Taobao by <Defendant A>. The two defendants assembled two nail guns at <Defendant A>'s home, with each using one. Subsequently, police officers from the Maqiao Police Station of the Baokang County Public Security Bureau contacted <Defendant A> by phone regarding the firearms and asked him to explain the situation at the station. The next day, <Defendant A> voluntarily went to the Maqiao Police Station, truthfully confessed his criminal acts, and voluntarily surrendered the nail gun. <Defendant B> also truthfully confessed to the criminal acts and voluntarily surrendered his nail gun. The public security authorities have lawfully confiscated the seized firearms. According to the appraisal by the Xiangyang City Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, the two nail guns assembled by <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> use gunpowder as a propellant, have injurious power, and are classified as firearms.


Upon trial, it was found that on August 24, 2018, the Lishu County Public Security Bureau launched an investigation into Bai Mou's case of picking quarrels and provoking trouble and proceeded to arrest Bai Mou. On the same day, Bai Mou went into hiding at the residence of the defendant, <Defendant A> (Bai Mou's mother). On August 30, 2019, the defendant, <Defendant C> (Bai Mou's wife), came to the residence of <Defendant A>. On the afternoon of August 31, 2019, when public security personnel arrived at the residence of <Defendant A> to search for and arrest Bai Mou, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> informed Bai Mou, allowing him to escape. That evening, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> took Bai Mou to the home of <Defendant C>'s elder aunt, Yang Mou1, in Siping City to hide. The next day, under the direction of <Defendant A>, <Defendant B> arranged for someone to drive, and <Defendant C> accompanied Bai Mou to Tangshan City, Hebei Province, to hide at the home of Bai Mou's elder uncle, Zhang Mou. Later, under the persuasion of the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant B>, Bai Mou voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities. The defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities and truthfully confessed their criminal activities.


Upon trial, it was found that at approximately 22:40 on January 31, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> had an altercation and physical fight with the victim Yan at the intersection of Houzhai Street, Houzhai Township, Erqi District, Zhengzhou City, due to a trivial matter. The defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> assaulted the victim Yan, causing fractures to his left nasal bone and the frontal process of his left maxilla. According to the forensic examination, the injury to Yan's nose was classified as a minor injury of the second degree. After receiving the report, the public security authorities apprehended the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> at the scene. The three defendants have since jointly compensated the victim for economic losses amounting to 245,000 yuan and have obtained the victim's forgiveness.

At approximately 21:28 on September 26, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> was caught by on-duty police officers while driving a small car with the license plate number Yu A×××** under the influence of alcohol. He was driving northbound on Provincial Road S316 from Zhengzhou to Dengfeng, near the south side of the South Third Ring Road intersection. The test results showed that the ethanol content in <Defendant A>'s blood was 151.21 mg/100 ml.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant B> had long kept a homemade gun left by his late father-in-law, Yang Mou2, at home and had not handed it over during multiple gun control and explosive eradication operations by the public security authorities. One day in July 2013, the defendant <Defendant B> sold the homemade gun he possessed to the defendant <Defendant A> for 400 yuan. Subsequently, <Defendant A> used the homemade gun for hunting multiple times. One day in the latter half of 2014, Zhang Mou3, the son of <Defendant A>, borrowed a modified nail gun from Huang Mou (deceased), and <Defendant A> then kept this gun at home. Due to the lack of bullets, it was not used. Later, <Defendant A> had a conflict with his brother Zhang Daxing, and fearing that Zhang Daxing would report him, <Defendant A> stored the homemade gun and the modified nail gun at the home of a fellow villager, Liu Mou, in June 2020. On July 27, 2020, the aforementioned homemade gun and the modified nail gun were seized by the public security authorities. According to the appraisal by the Yichang Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, the aforementioned homemade gun and the modified nail gun were both identified as firearms, as they used gunpowder as a propellant to fire projectiles. After the incident, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were summoned to the case by the public security authorities and truthfully confessed the facts of the crime. During the review and prosecution stage of this case, both defendants voluntarily signed a statement of guilt and punishment agreement in the presence of duty lawyers. Defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily returned the illegal income of 400 yuan.


After the trial, it was found that in December 2018, during the relocation of graves in the Zhangying Village work group, Shidaying Administrative Village, Economic Development Zone of Bozhou City, <Defendant A>, knowing that <Defendant B> did not have a double grave within the relocation area, conspired with <Defendant B> to forge a double grave. Together, they fraudulently obtained 7,700 yuan of state relocation compensation. After the incident, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily returned the illegal proceeds of 7,700 yuan to the account of this court.


Upon trial, it was found that on the morning of July 24, 2018, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, drove a vehicle with altered license plates using digital car stickers. They followed Mr. Li, who had just left an unnamed barbershop in Houcheng, Jingang Town, Zhangjiagang City, to the roadside at No. 1 Liujiagang North Village, Houcheng, Jingang Town. Posing as police officers, they accused Mr. Li of soliciting prostitution and demanded a fine of 6,000 yuan. They also left Mr. Li's Redmi mobile phone (worth 800 yuan) in the car as collateral, forcing Mr. Li to go home to get the money. However, due to Mr. Li's suspicions, he called others for help, and the plan was thwarted. After the incident, the family of <Defendant A> compensated Mr. Li with 1,500 yuan, and Mr. Li forgave <Defendant A>. Following the incident, one police officer badge holder and four digital car stickers used in the crime were seized and are currently stored in this court.


Upon trial, it was found that during the period from March 2019 to July 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> organized prostitution activities involving He, Peng, and Xiong by providing accommodation, contacting clients, and collecting commissions at Unit 301, Building 33, Area 3, Tiantongyuan East, Changping District, Beijing. The defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that the defendant <Defendant A> was engaged in organizing prostitution, recruited Xiong for <Defendant A> and, along with others, recruited and transported Feng and Fan to <Defendant A> for prostitution activities. On July 21, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were apprehended by the public security authorities. Subsequently, the public security authorities lawfully froze the funds in the China Construction Bank account (ending in 1572) under the name of the defendant <Defendant A>.


Upon trial, it was found that Yibao Food & Beverage (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. is the owner of the registered trademark No. 1794139 "C'estbon" and the registered trademark No. 1789131 "怡寳" for Class 32 goods. Both trademarks are within their valid registration period. From March to July 2017, the defendant <Defendant A>, without the permission of China Resources C'estbon Beverage (China) Co., Ltd., used the factory and equipment rented by the defendant <Defendant B> located in the Industrial Park of Erpu Village, Zhuxianzhuang Town, Pucheng District, Suzhou City, Anhui Province, to produce and sell counterfeit mineral water under the registered trademarks "怡寳" and "C'estbon". The total sales amount was over RMB 68,000. The defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that <Defendant A> was producing and selling counterfeit mineral water under the registered trademarks "怡寳" and "C'estbon", still provided the production factory, equipment, hired production workers, and agreed to share the illicit profits with <Defendant A>. On July 19, 2017, the public security authorities lawfully seized 1,834 boxes of counterfeit mineral water under the registered trademarks "怡寳" and "C'estbon". The next day, the public security authorities seized a large number of counterfeit bottle caps, bottles, labels, sales slips, and molds under the registered trademarks "怡寳" and "C'estbon". On March 5, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> was apprehended and brought to justice. On March 14, 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> was summoned to the case by phone. Both defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily confessed and pleaded guilty.


Upon trial, it was found that after the Spring Festival in 2018, without a tobacco retail license, the defendant <Defendant A> conspired with the defendant <Defendant B> to have <Defendant B> purchase cigarettes, which <Defendant A> then sold to the public. Additionally, <Defendant A> utilized his position, which involved ordering cigarettes for tobacco retailers, to purchase cigarettes at wholesale prices. After purchasing the cigarettes, <Defendant A> contacted buyers via WeChat and sold them at a markup. Among these transactions, <Defendant A> sold cigarettes worth 256,285 yuan to the defendant <Defendant C>. The investigation agency seized 226 cartons of cigarettes, valued at 14,453.10 yuan, from <Defendant A>'s illegal purchases made using his job position, and 128 cartons of cigarettes, valued at 30,139 yuan, from <Defendant B>. The total amount of illegal business conducted by <Defendant A> amounted to 300,877.10 yuan, while <Defendant B>'s amounted to 55,094 yuan, including 30,139 yuan worth of cigarettes that were seized by the police before being sold. From May 2018 to December 2018, without a tobacco retail license, <Defendant C> purchased a large quantity of cigarettes from <Defendant A>. Apart from personal consumption and providing some for his sister's wedding for free, <Defendant C> sold the rest at a markup, with an illegal business amounting to 238,616.5 yuan. Additionally, the investigation agency seized 84 cartons of cigarettes of unknown origin from <Defendant C>. After the incident, <Defendant A> voluntarily surrendered 30,000 yuan of illegal proceeds, and <Defendant C> voluntarily surrendered 2,500 yuan of illegal proceeds.


Upon trial, it was found that between November 12 and 18, 2017, the victim Zhang was defrauded by someone who called under the pretense of processing a credit card. Zhang transferred a total of 63,300 RMB to a designated account multiple times. The defendant <Defendant A>, following the instructions of their superior "Anlu," organized defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> to withdraw funds for the fraud gang, and they shared 6% of the total stolen funds as profit. Defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were aware that the aforementioned funds were proceeds of crime, yet they still assisted their superior "Anlu" in transferring and withdrawing the funds. On March 20, 2019, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were brought back for retrial by the Xuyi County Public Security Bureau from their respective prisons. After being brought to justice, all three defendants truthfully confessed to assisting their superior "Anlu" in transferring and withdrawing the aforementioned funds and voluntarily pleaded guilty.


Upon trial, it was found that in June 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> concealed the fact that he was no longer serving as the Party Branch Secretary of Caohang Village in the High-tech Zone of Feicheng City. He falsely claimed to be the current Village Party Branch Secretary and Village Director of Caohang Village, using forged seals of the "Caohang Village Committee of Wangguadian Subdistrict Office in Feicheng City". He fabricated the need for villagers' compensation fees for digging fish ponds and selling sand in the eastern river beach of Caohang Village. By signing a fish pond contracting agreement with Qi, he had Qi introduce the victim Shi to invest, thereby defrauding Shi of 270,000 yuan in cash. On April 15, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> conspired with <Defendant B>, and <Defendant B> conspired with <Defendant C> to defraud the victim Yu of 400,000 yuan in cash using the same method. <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> each received 200,000 yuan of the illicit gains. In summary, the defendant <Defendant A> defrauded a total of 670,000 yuan, and the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> each defrauded 400,000 yuan. After the incident, <Defendant C> returned 200,000 yuan to compensate the victim Yu for his losses. Qi voluntarily compensated the victim Shi with 50,000 yuan for his losses.


Upon trial, it was found that from June to September 2019, the defendant <Defendant B>, in collusion with the defendant <Defendant A>, provided information to overloaded and modified vehicles passing through Yutian County for profit, helping them evade penalties from the traffic management department. The defendant <Defendant B> illegally collected a total of RMB 102,050 from vehicle owners and drivers, making an illegal profit of RMB 10,000, while the defendant <Defendant A> received RMB 48,000 of the illicit gains. From March to September 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, in collusion with Zhao Moumou (handled in a separate case), organized the defendant <Defendant C> and others to provide information to overloaded and modified vehicles passing through Yutian County for profit, helping them evade penalties from the traffic management department. They illegally collected a total of RMB 130,800 from vehicle owners and drivers, with the defendant <Defendant A> making an illegal profit of RMB 47,000, and the defendant <Defendant C> receiving a salary of RMB 22,000. On November 8, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> jointly invested in and operated a massage parlor named Shi's Foot Bath in Jianggan District, Hangzhou, and other locations since October 2018, engaging in prostitution activities. <Defendant A> held an 80% share, while <Defendant B> held a 20% share. They hired <Defendant C> as the manager and <Defendant D> as a service staff member. The massage parlor provided sexual services such as hand jobs, oral sex, breast massage, and buttock massage.

<Defendant C> was responsible for recruiting prostitutes, scheduling their services, attracting clients, and managing daily operations. <Defendant C> organized and managed prostitutes Pang, Peng, Xiao, Zhao, and others, arranging for them to engage in prostitution and profiting from a commission of approximately 10% of the prostitution fees. <Defendant A> handled payments through the store's WeChat and Alipay QR codes and distributed the profits. <Defendant B> kept track of the business operations through daily accounting reports sent by <Defendant C> and frequently visited the store to monitor the situation. <Defendant D> knowingly assisted in the prostitution activities by keeping accounts, handling business transactions, guiding customers, and acting as a lookout, receiving a fixed monthly salary of 4,200 yuan.

Between October and December 2018, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> organized over 1,300 instances of prostitution, illegally profiting more than 240,000 yuan. On January 1, 2019, <Defendant B> withdrew their investment from Shi's Foot Bath. In the early morning of January 5, the police raided the prostitution site and caught prostitutes Pang, Peng, Xiao, Zhao, and client Shen in the act. <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> were apprehended at the scene.


Upon trial, it was found that around 12:00 PM on November 6, 2015, at the Zhangji South Mixing Station in Linquan County, Anhui Province, Sun Mou, Sun Moujia, Zhang Mou, Li Moujia, and more than ten others went to the mixing station to demand payment for sand and gravel previously delivered to the station from the defendant <Defendant A>. After a verbal altercation with the mixing station staff, they took away two truckloads of sand and gravel stored at the station. The mixing station staff notified Liu Mou (already sentenced), who had delivered the sand and gravel, that his materials had been taken. Liu Mou then gathered the defendant <Defendant B>, Chang Mou (already sentenced), Ge Moujia (already sentenced), and dozens of others, and they traveled by two buses from Linquan to the vicinity of the Zhangxin Mixing Station to wait for <Defendant A> to return. After learning of the situation, <Defendant A> arranged for Liu Mou and others to prepare for a fight while en route from Hefei to Linquan. Upon arriving at the Zhangxin Town Mixing Station, <Defendant A> met up with Liu Mou and the others. At the entrance of the mixing station, <Defendant A> found Sun Mou and assaulted him. <Defendant B> and Ge Zhentang, who was carrying a wooden stick, along with others, proceeded to assault and chase Sun Mou's group, resulting in injuries to Sun Mou, Li Moujia, Zhang Mou, and Sun Moujia. According to the forensic assessment by the Linquan County Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center in Anhui Province, Li Moujia's injuries were classified as minor injuries of the first degree, Sun Mou's injuries were classified as minor injuries of the second degree, and Zhang Mou and Sun Moujia's injuries were classified as slight injuries. On January 26, 2015, Li Moujia received a compensation payment of 300,000 yuan from <Defendant A> and others, while Sun Mou, Zhang Mou, and Sun Moujia each received a compensation payment of 10,000 yuan from <Defendant A> and others, all of whom expressed their understanding towards <Defendant A> and others. After the incident, defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the Linquan County Public Security Bureau on December 8, 2015, and again on March 19, 2020.


Upon examination, it was found that between May 11, 2019, and July 5, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, on the grounds of an improper relationship between his wife Yuan and the victim Li, in collusion with the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, assaulted the victim Li three times in the alley opposite the north gate of the Seine Spring Community in Muye District, Xinxiang City, the north entrance of Xiangyang New Village on Xiangyang Road in Hongqi District, Xinxiang City, and the river embankment on Binhe Road in Muye District, Xinxiang City. They extorted 20,000 RMB from the victim Li and forced him to write two promissory notes, one for 100,000 RMB and another for 200,000 RMB. The illicit gains were divided, with the defendant <Defendant A> receiving 10,000 RMB, and the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> each receiving 5,000 RMB. After the incident, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the Huayuan Branch of the Public Security Bureau in Xinxiang City. The close relatives of the defendant <Defendant A> returned 10,000 RMB of the illicit gains to the victim Li and compensated the victim for economic losses amounting to 60,000 RMB. The close relatives of the defendant <Defendant C> returned 5,000 RMB of the illicit gains to the victim Li and compensated the victim for economic losses amounting to 35,000 RMB. The close relatives of the defendant <Defendant B> returned 5,000 RMB of the illicit gains to the victim Li and compensated the victim for economic losses amounting to 35,000 RMB. All three defendants received the victim's forgiveness.


Upon trial, it was found that from May to October 2019, <Defendant A> distributed solicitation cards in hotel rooms in Fuyang City to contact clients and organized young women, including Gong Moumou, Li Moumou, Ji Mou, Wei Mou, Zhao Mou, and others, to engage in prostitution activities. The earnings from these activities were split 50-50 between <Defendant A> and the prostitutes, resulting in illegal profits of 130,303 yuan. <Defendant B>, knowing that <Defendant A> was engaged in organizing prostitution activities, accepted employment from <Defendant A>, drove a vehicle to transport <Defendant A> to various hotels in Fucheng to distribute solicitation cards, and transported the prostitutes to and from their engagements, thereby making a profit. After the incident, <Defendant B> returned 4,280 yuan of the illegal earnings to the public security authorities.


Upon trial, it was found that in September 2017, the defendants <Defendant D> and <Defendant C> negotiated with Li Mou1, who operated Tianding Hotel in Ningdu County, to rent the third floor of the hotel for a foot massage parlor at a monthly rent of 21,000 yuan. Later, <Defendant D> invited <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant B> to join as partners. After discussion, they decided to use the foot massage parlor as a front to provide prostitution services, with each of the four holding a 25% stake. <Defendant C> and <Defendant B> were responsible for the daily operations of the foot massage parlor, with <Defendant C> handling cash and bookkeeping, and <Defendant B> responsible for recruiting prostitutes, purchasing items, and arranging for the prostitutes to provide sexual services in guest rooms. In addition to their share of the profits, both <Defendant C> and <Defendant B> received a monthly salary of 3,000 yuan each. From late January 2018 to March 29, 2018, the foot massage parlor operated for approximately 50 days, during which time several prostitutes, including Guo Mou, Wang Mou, and Zhang Mou1, were recruited to provide prostitution services until the establishment was raided by the police. During the investigation, law enforcement seized a box of condoms and a ledger, which were submitted as evidence. Additionally, the investigative agency recovered a total of 29,000 yuan in illegal gains from <Defendant C> and <Defendant B>.


Upon investigation, it has been found that at approximately 2:30 AM on July 11, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and "Feilong" (handled in a separate case) were passing through an alley in the Second Team of the Farm in Dalingshan Town, Dongguan City. They saw the victim, Wang, standing in the alley playing with his mobile phone. After <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> discussed, <Defendant B> went up and slapped Wang, causing Wang's Apple 7PLUS phone (valued at 4960 yuan) to fall to the ground, which was then taken by <Defendant A>. Subsequently, <Defendant B> forcibly took Wang's shoulder bag and fled. After running to <Defendant C>'s location, <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> informed <Defendant C> of their robbery and asked <Defendant C> to assist in their escape. <Defendant C> then drove <Defendant A> and Xue Jiafu away from the scene. After the incident, the victim reported the crime. Following an investigation, the police arrested <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> on July 12, 2018, and recovered the stolen phone at <Defendant C>'s residence. After the case was solved, the other stolen items could not be recovered.


After trial, it was found that: Since 2016, <Defendant A> has been operating the "Haiyun Tian" bathhouse in Dongying District, Dongying City. Since 2017, <Defendant A>, in pursuit of economic gain, established a prostitution den on the third floor of the bathhouse. <Defendant A> recruited and organized women such as Sha Mou, Liu Mou1, Zhao Mou, and others to engage in prostitution activities, and formulated regulations for prostitution services, managing the prostitutes. <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, knowing that the "Haiyun Tian" bathhouse was organizing prostitution activities, still accepted employment from <Defendant A> to provide assistance. Among them, <Defendant B> served as the store manager, responsible for arranging and managing prostitution activities; <Defendant C> served as the financial manager, responsible for managing the business income from prostitution activities, and for calculating and distributing the prostitutes' remuneration.


After trial, it was found that on the afternoon of September 22, 2017, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, in order to demand the repayment of a 60,000 yuan loan given to the victim Zhang Moumou a week earlier, along with Sui Chengxing and Chen Yin (both handled in separate cases), drove to the residence of the victim Zhang Moumou in Chengqiao Town of this district. On the way, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others conspired to extort money from the victim Zhang Moumou. After arriving near the residence of the victim Zhang Moumou, the four of them took Zhang Moumou to the roadside in front of the Nuoo Coffee Shop on Yuhuan Road in Chengqiao Town. In the car, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others demanded that Zhang Moumou repay the 60,000 yuan loan in advance, and through verbal threats and other means, forcibly extorted an additional 22,000 yuan from the victim Zhang Moumou as "escape fee" and "hardship fee." That evening, the victim Zhang Moumou was forced to borrow a high-interest loan from others and transferred 82,000 yuan to the defendant <Defendant A> via bank transfer. The defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others actually extorted 22,000 yuan from the victim Zhang Moumou. On October 9, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were arrested by the police. After being brought to justice, both defendants truthfully confessed to the main criminal facts. During the review and prosecution period, the defendant <Defendant B> denied his previous confession, claiming that they did not threaten Zhang Moumou. During the trial, the defendant <Defendant B> truthfully confessed to the main criminal facts again. After the incident, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> respectively returned 17,000 yuan and 5,000 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that the Jinbaoli Leisure Club, located in Bao'an District, Shenzhen City, was established by Fan Ying (handled in a separate case). The club had long been organizing female technicians to provide prostitution services to male customers. The defendant, <Defendant A>, was the manager of the club, responsible for its operation and financial management. The defendant, <Defendant B>, was the floor manager of the club, responsible for receiving customers, assisting customers with billing, managing technician rooms, and overseeing employee attendance. The defendant, <Defendant C>, was also a floor manager, responsible for escorting customers to massage rooms, introducing prostitution services to customers, and instructing the cashier to notify female technicians to enter the massage rooms for service. At approximately 12:35 AM on June 13, 2018, police conducted an inspection at the Jinbaoli Leisure Club and apprehended several individuals involved in prostitution activities on the spot. The defendants, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C>, were arrested and brought to justice, and 51 consumption receipts and other items were seized.


Upon trial, it was found that since December 2015, the defendant <Defendant A> began managing the "Sunshine Leisure Bathhouse" located at XXX Kangshen Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, and hired the defendant <Defendant B> to be responsible for daily operations and management. During this period, the defendant <Defendant A>, in collusion with the defendant <Defendant B>, recruited multiple prostitutes including Guo, Yang, and Wu. They managed and organized the aforementioned prostitutes to engage in prostitution activities by methods such as collecting deposits, setting prostitution project and price guidelines, assigning clients based on work numbers, agreeing on profit-sharing, and delayed settlement. At the same time, they employed the defendant <Defendant C> to handle bookkeeping and cashier duties. On April 9, 2017, individuals including Guo, Yang, and Wu (females, handled separately) engaged in prostitution activities with Huang, Qian, Zhang, Li, and Yu (males, handled separately) in private rooms at the bathhouse, and were caught by police officers. On the same day, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were apprehended by the police.


Upon trial, it was found that between June and July 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> conspired with others to commit fraud and agreed to take a 25% commission on the fraudulent proceeds. Subsequently, <Defendant A> impersonated a member of the armed police force and called the victims to order a batch of boxed meals, asking the victims to help purchase a batch of canned beef. <Defendant A> also provided the victims with the phone number of a purported beef can wholesaler and instructed them to contact the wholesaler. When the victims called the wholesaler, <Defendant A>'s wife, the defendant <Defendant B>, impersonated the wholesaler and instructed the victims to contact the manufacturer directly, providing them with the manufacturer's contact number. The victims then called the manufacturer's contact, who was actually an accomplice of <Defendant A>. This accomplice, impersonating the manufacturer's contact, demanded payment before delivery. The victims transferred the payment to the bank account provided by the accomplice of <Defendant A>.

Using the above method, the defendants defrauded Mr. Zong of 33,000 RMB, Mr. Yang of 53,600 RMB, and Mr. Chen of 25,600 RMB. After the crime was discovered, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> returned 86,600 RMB of the fraudulent proceeds, which has been partially reimbursed to the victims Mr. Zong and Mr. Yang.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 11:30 PM on December 12, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant D> went to Lao Du's Night Snack Shop in Dong'an County to have a late-night snack. <Defendant D> encountered acquaintances Wang Mou1 and others at the entrance of the snack shop and sat down to drink with them. <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant B> walked into a private room in the snack shop (the private room was a tent-like structure similar to a yurt). Qiu Mou, Tao Mou1, Yu Mou, and Cai Mou1 (Yu Mou's son) were having a late-night snack in the adjacent private room. Since it was Cai Mou1's birthday, Qiu Mou, Tao Mou1, and Yu Mou were celebrating Cai Mou1's birthday and playing games in the private room. <Defendant B> heard loud and noisy sounds from the adjacent private room and started cursing at them. Upon hearing this, Yu Mou went to the door of <Defendant C>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant A>'s private room to apologize. Later, <Defendant C> lifted the supporting leg of the yurt-like structure with his hand, causing both yurts to shake since they were connected. At this point, both parties started cursing at each other again. Yu Mou kept trying to mediate, and Cai Mou1 left first. Qiu Mou, Yu Mou, and Tao Mou1 went to the barbecue shop owner to settle the bill. During the payment, Qiu Mou had an argument with <Defendant D>. Upon hearing the argument, <Defendant C>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant A> came out of the private room and stood beside <Defendant D>. At this point, both parties cursed at each other again and then started fighting. Tao Mou1 also stepped forward to help. During the fight, <Defendant A> used a folding knife to injure Qiu Mou and Tao Mou1. Qiu Mou died despite rescue efforts, and Tao Mou1's injuries were identified by forensic experts as minor.


Upon investigation, it was found that in the second half of 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> purchased and sold cigarettes from "Lishun Trading Company" operated by Chen Hengbin and Chen Hengyi (both handled in separate cases) on Hubel Road, Luohu District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, without a tobacco business license. The defendant <Defendant B> was responsible for transferring funds and collecting the goods, and an individual transport vehicle owner, Xiong Xiaofei (handled in a separate case), was hired for transportation. On November 8, 2018, <Defendant A> arranged for Xiong Xiaofei (handled in a separate case) to transport a batch of cigarettes purchased from "Lishun Trading Company" from Shenzhen to Chongyang County. After the batch arrived in Chongyang County, <Defendant A> arranged for his brother Qian Mou1 (handled in a separate case) to drive an E-L×××** Guangqi Trumpchi SUV to transfer the cigarettes to Chibi City. While passing through Chibi City, they refused to comply with an inspection by the police officers of the Lushui Squad of the Traffic Police Brigade of Chibi City Public Security Bureau. They fled to the intersection of Tieshan Red Light at Fenghuang Mountain in Chibi City, where they were apprehended by police officers. A total of 774 cartons of Huanghelou brand cigarettes were seized. According to the inspection by the Hubei Tobacco Quality Supervision and Testing Station, all the aforementioned cigarettes were counterfeit and substandard, with a total value of RMB 186,530.


Upon investigation, it was found that between July and August 2019, the defendant Lei Mou1 organized prostitution activities involving several female masseuses, including Meng Mou, Yang Mou, Li Mou1, <Defendant A>1, Sanli, and others at the Tiandu Foot Bath Shop and Tianyue Foot Bath Shop in the Guye District. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were responsible for bookkeeping in the shop. The defendant Lei Mou2 frequently transported the prostitutes. <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Lei Mou2 assisted in organizing the prostitution activities.


Upon examination, it was found that at around 22:00 on the evening of November 2, 2017, Zhao Yiming and others were playing on the third floor of the Qingyuan Skating Rink in Choujiang Street, Yiwu City, when an accidental collision with <Defendant A> led to a verbal dispute. Subsequently, <Defendant A> went downstairs and gathered Zhu, Luo, Pan Ping, Huang, Xue (all handled in separate cases), and others, while Zhao summoned Fan, Lu, Wang (all handled in separate cases), <Defendant B>, and others. They engaged in a fistfight at the bottom of the Qingyuan Skating Rink. After the fight, both parties were still dissatisfied and used tools such as kitchen knives and baseball bats to fight again at the same location. This second fight resulted in Pan Ping sustaining multiple lacerations on the body, a fractured right zygomatic bone, and a fractured left fibula (all assessed as minor injuries of the second degree), <Defendant B> sustaining a fractured left pisiform bone (assessed as a minor injury), and Fan sustaining a knife wound on the back of the left hand (assessed as a minor injury). On November 18, 2018, the public security organ apprehended <Defendant B> at Brothers Hair Salon in Yiwu City. On December 3, 2018, the public security organ apprehended <Defendant A> at Dongyang Station.


After the trial, it was found that between October 2018 and April 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> in Huaxi District, Guiyang City, used methods such as distributing solicitation cards in hotels, negotiating prices via WeChat and phone calls, and arranging for prostitutes to provide door-to-door services. They repeatedly introduced prostitutes Tu Moumou, Tian Moumou, Huang Moumou, and Yang Moumou to hotels for sexual transactions with clients and profited from it.


After trial, it was found that:

1. Around August 2013, the defendant <Defendant A> believed that he had been deceived during the 1999 restructuring of Deqing County Runder Oil and Chemical Co., Ltd., where his position was replaced by someone else. He demanded compensation from Shen Mou1, the chairman of Deqing County Zhongyang Chemical Co., Ltd., and, together with Li Mou, extorted 43,200 RMB from the victim Shen Mou1 by causing disturbances in the office.

2. Around May 2014, the defendant <Defendant A> claimed that he had suffered a work injury around 1987 at Deqing County Food Science Factory and demanded compensation from Shen Mou1, the chairman of Deqing County Zhongyang Chemical Co., Ltd. Together with Li Mou, he extorted 25,000 RMB from the victim Shen Mou1 by causing disturbances in the office.

3. Around April 2016, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with Li Mou, claimed that the emission of waste gas and wastewater from Zhejiang Deshang Chemical Technology Co., Ltd. affected their health. They demanded compensation from the victim Gu Mou and extorted 235,000 RMB from him by causing disturbances in the office and filing complaints with environmental protection departments.

In summary, the defendant <Defendant A> committed three acts of extortion, totaling 303,200 RMB; the defendant <Defendant B> committed one act of extortion, totaling 235,000 RMB. After the incident, the defendant <Defendant B> returned 235,000 RMB of the illicit funds and obtained the understanding of the victim Gu Mou.


Upon trial, it was found that: On October 24, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, after accepting the commission from Liao (already sentenced) and others to assist in withdrawing money, contacted the defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and others, and provided the China Construction Bank card ending in 8919 of the defendant <Defendant B> to receive the funds to be withdrawn. Knowing that the funds to be withdrawn were illegal gains, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> took a vehicle driven by Lin (who was not prosecuted) to Anxi County, Fujian Province, and withdrew 250,000 yuan, which had been defrauded from the victim Zhou, from the bank and handed it over to the defendant <Defendant A> (of which <Defendant B> withdrew 120,000 yuan and <Defendant C> withdrew 130,000 yuan). The defendant <Defendant A> then handed the money over to Liao and others. The defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> collectively received a benefit fee of 17,000 yuan.


After trial, the court found the following facts:

1. Robbery
On January 13, 2020, at approximately 22:00, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, took advantage of an unattended moment to steal a Honda WH175 ordinary two-wheeled motorcycle with the license plate number Yu C** belonging to the victim, Wang, which was parked near Gate 3 of BOE in Shuitu Street, Beibei District, Chongqing. They moved the vehicle to a secluded hillside nearby and were preparing to cut the wires when they were discovered by Wang and a motorcycle taxi driver, Liu. Upon being discovered, <Defendant B> fled the scene, while <Defendant A> was caught by Wang and others. To resist capture, <Defendant A> sent a message to <Defendant B> for help. <Defendant B> then picked up a brick and returned to the scene, using it to strike Wang and Liu on their heads. A scuffle ensued among the four individuals, and they were subsequently apprehended by the police at the scene. Both defendants truthfully confessed to the aforementioned criminal facts after being taken into custody. The stolen property has been returned to the victim. According to the Chongqing Beibei District Development and Reform Commission Price Certification Center, the value of the involved Honda WH175 ordinary two-wheeled motorcycle is 5,150 yuan.


Upon investigation, it was found that between June 1, 2020, and June 5, 2020, the defendant <Defendant A>, knowing that Yu was a fugitive, provided him with food and helped him evade police capture; the defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that Yu was a fugitive, provided him with a vehicle to aid in his escape.


Upon trial, it was found that in late January 2020, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D>, after premeditation, privately counterfeited 12,000 medical surgical masks bearing the registered trademark "Weian" of Xinxiang Huaxi Weicai Co., Ltd. They sold these masks in two batches for a total price of 60,000 yuan to personnel from Kaifeng Shanshui Trading Co., Ltd. After discovering that the purchased medical surgical masks were counterfeit, Kaifeng Shanshui Trading Co., Ltd. reported the matter to the Market Supervision Administration of Longting District, Kaifeng City on February 5, 2020. On February 6, 2020, the Market Supervision Administration of Longting District transferred the case clues to the Longting Branch of the Kaifeng Public Security Bureau, which filed the case on the same day. At around 11 a.m. on February 7, 2020, the Longting Branch of the Kaifeng Public Security Bureau apprehended <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and others at No. 700, Piqian Village, Zhangsanzhai Town, Changyuan County, Xinxiang City. On February 21, 2020, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> compensated Kaifeng Shanshui Trading Co., Ltd. for economic losses of 60,000 yuan through their families, and the company issued a letter of understanding.

Offence of Counterfeiting a Registered Trademark


Upon investigation, it was found that from 2017 to November 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> used WeChat to introduce prostitutes Zhang, Tian, Ma, and others to clients. They also transported the prostitutes to hotel rooms and other locations arranged by the clients for prostitution activities, charging 400 yuan per session. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> took 30% of the prostitution earnings, which is 130 yuan, as an introduction fee. During this period, they illegally profited a total of 331,630 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that since March 2019, the defendant <Defendant C>, knowing that the defendant <Defendant A>, Wang Shujie from Jimo City, and others did not have the qualifications for gasoline wholesale and retail, repeatedly purchased gasoline from Zhenghe Chemical Group in Dongying City, Shandong Province. <Defendant C> arranged for the defendant <Defendant D> to drive a tanker truck to transport the gasoline to the illegal business sites of <Defendant A> and Wang Shujie for sale, with the total amount of illegal operations amounting to more than RMB 500,000. Among them, the defendant <Defendant A>, without permission, set up a private refueling point in front of his house, modified a van into a refueling vehicle, repeatedly purchased gasoline from <Defendant C>, and had his wife, the defendant <Defendant B>, sell it. The total amount of illegal operations amounted to more than RMB 400,000. On October 24, 2019, staff from the Pingdu City Public Security Bureau seized the suspected gasoline liquid in the tank of the van. After identification, gasoline was detected in the seized liquid. After the incident, the Pingdu City Public Security Bureau lawfully seized one van belonging to the defendant <Defendant A> and 14,300 kg of gasoline inside the vehicle. On October 24, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, after being contacted by phone by the public security authorities, voluntarily surrendered. After arriving at the scene, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> all truthfully confessed their criminal facts. During the trial, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> each returned RMB 20,000 of illegal gains.


Upon trial, it was found that between November 2017 and January 12, 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> instructed the defendant <Defendant C> to recruit and transport women, or <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> themselves transported women to Huludao City. These women were engaged in paid companionship services at the Xintulando Karaoke Hall. The defendant <Defendant B>, in collaboration with the defendant <Defendant A>, organized and managed these women to engage in paid companionship services or prostitution activities. Among them, the women recruited and transported to Huludao by the defendant <Defendant C> included Liu Moumou (engaged in paid companionship), Qu Moumou (a minor, engaged in paid companionship and prostitution), Cong Moumou (a minor, engaged in paid companionship and prostitution), Liu Mou1 (engaged in paid companionship and prostitution), Yu Moumou (a minor, engaged in paid companionship and prostitution), Li Mou (Duoduo), and Wang Moumou (a minor, engaged in paid companionship and prostitution). Additionally, Li Mou (a minor) was introduced through Wang Moumou. <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and Wang Moumou drove her from Dandong to Huludao, where she was apprehended by the police the next day.


Upon investigation, it was found that Zhang Mou3 and Zhang Mou5gang are father and son, Zhang Awei is the second son-in-law of Zhang Mou3, and Zhang Shuren and the victim Zhang Mou1 are villagers from the same village. One noon in early April 2011, Zhang Mou3 had a verbal altercation with Zhang Mou1 and his brother Zhang Mou4 over a card game, which escalated into a physical conflict. Zhang Mou3 called Zhang Mou5gang and had his daughter Zhang Mou6 (who has been sentenced) call Zhang Awei, instructing them to gather people to retaliate against Zhang Mou1. Subsequently, Zhang Awei and Zhang Mou5gang assembled <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant B>, Li Yahui, and over ten others to go to Dongyangtai Village. Zhang Mou5gang led <Defendant A> and the others to Zhang Mou1's house, where they beat Zhang Mou1, who had jumped over a wall to escape, with pickaxe handles, steel pipes, or by punching and kicking him outside his home. They then dragged Zhang Mou1 to the front of Zhang Mou3's house, where Zhang Awei and Zhang Mou5gang instructed <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and others to beat Zhang Mou1 again with pickaxe handles, steel pipes, or by punching and kicking him. They also forced Zhang Mou1 and his parents to kneel, resulting in Zhang Mou1 suffering fractures to the left transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae 1 and 2, classified as minor injuries of the second degree. After the incident, <Defendant A> turned himself in to the Binhu New District Branch of the Hengshui Public Security Bureau on December 27, 2018; <Defendant B> turned himself in to the Shenzhou Public Security Bureau on January 7, 2019; and <Defendant C> turned himself in to the Shenzhou Public Security Bureau on February 14, 2019.


Upon trial, it was found that from March to June 2020, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were successively employed by the criminal suspect "Li Youcai" (handled in a separate case). They provided assistance for the prostitution activities organized by "Li Youcai" in the short-term rental apartments 11808, 12102, and 12002 of Xiadu Mansion, Building B, in the Chengdong District of this city. Their assistance included soliciting clients, receiving clients, collecting prostitution fees, and acting as lookouts. At around 2:00 AM on July 3, 2020, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were caught red-handed while assisting prostitutes Li X, Wu X, and Lu X in prostitution activities.


Upon trial, it was found that from early November 2018 to February 2019, despite knowing that Ren Xianguang and Su Zibing (both handled in separate cases) were suspected of crimes, the defendant <Defendant A> still instructed the defendant <Defendant B> to use the rented apartment at Room 304, Building 2, Xinwei Commercial Plaza, Hongjia Street, Jiaojiang District, Taizhou City as a hiding place for Ren Xianguang and Su Zibing to reside, thereby evading police capture. During this period, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> repeatedly purchased groceries and delivered them to the aforementioned location for Ren Xianguang and Su Zibing to consume. On March 4, 2019, at around 19:00, the defendant <Defendant B> was apprehended by the police from the Jiaojiang Branch of Taizhou Public Security Bureau in the underground garage of Building 11, Sanshui Runyuan, Jiaojiang District, Taizhou City. On March 14, at around 22:40, the defendant <Defendant A> was apprehended by the police from Zhangfeng Border Police Station of Longchuan County Public Security Bureau in Room 506 of Yujin Hotel, Longchuan County, Yunnan Province. After being brought to justice, on September 6, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> reported the whereabouts of suspect Qiu Moumou, who was wanted for environmental pollution crimes, to the Hongjia Police Station of the Jiaojiang Branch of Taizhou Public Security Bureau. On September 12, 2019, <Defendant A> successfully persuaded Qiu Moumou to surrender, and Qiu Moumou was prosecuted by the People’s Procuratorate of Yanshan County on April 8, 2020, for environmental pollution crimes. On January 3, 2020, the defendant <Defendant B> reported Zhang Moumou, who was suspected of theft, to the Jiaji Police Station of the Jiaojiang Branch of Taizhou Public Security Bureau, and assisted the police in arresting Zhang Moumou on January 4. Zhang Moumou was sentenced for theft by our court on March 20 of the same year. During the review and prosecution period, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> signed a plea agreement, expressing their acceptance of the prosecution's charges and sentencing recommendations.


Upon investigation, it was found that on December 27, 2018, Wang Changguo (handled in a separate case) was lawfully summoned by the Yueqing City Public Security Bureau for suspicion of the crime of provoking trouble but failed to appear. On the same day, because Wang Mou2, Wang Mou3, and others were part of a criminal gang involved in black and evil activities, the Yueqing City Public Security Bureau lawfully froze and seized relevant assets of Wang Mou3, Wang Mou2, and the associated Yueqing City Mingshun Earth Transportation Co., Ltd. The defendants, <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant D>, and others, knowing that Wang Mou3 was a fugitive suspected of a crime, assisted Wang Mou3 in evading investigation by the public security organs. Among them, <Defendant A> provided his own bank card for company settlement and fund transfer, provided vehicles, and drove and arranged accommodation for Wang Mou3; <Defendant B> handled company accounts, transferred funds, and drove and arranged accommodation for Wang Mou3; <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> repeatedly drove and arranged accommodation for Wang Mou3.


Upon trial, it was found that starting from May 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> rented a warehouse on the first floor of No. 5, Lane 3, Dajie, Shancao Gang New Area, Nancun Town, in this district, to produce counterfeit foreign liquors bearing registered trademarks such as Hennessy, Martell, Rémy Martin, Chivas, and Black Label. During this period, <Defendant A> was mainly responsible for production and sales, while <Defendant B> was in charge of paying the rent and assisting with activities such as washing bottles and filling them with liquor. On January 8, 2019, the police apprehended the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> at the aforementioned address, seizing 411 bottles of counterfeit branded liquors, including Martell Cordon Bleu, Martell VSOP, Rémy Martin VSOP, Hennessy VSOP, Chivas, and Black Label (with an appraised total value of 51,720 yuan and a sales price of 41,980 yuan), as well as empty bottles, aluminum caps, grinding machines, capping machines, and other items. Investigation revealed that this counterfeit production site had manufactured and sold counterfeit foreign liquors bearing the aforementioned registered trademarks amounting to a total of 246,140 yuan.


Upon investigation, it was found that at around 21:00 on August 23, 2017, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> arrived at the scene after learning that their wives had an argument with others while parking at the entrance of Jin Zun KTV in Taihe County. They proceeded to assault the victims Shi and Xie, who had the argument with their wives, resulting in Shi sustaining minor injuries of the second degree and Xie sustaining minor injuries. After the incident, victim Xie called the police. Defendant <Defendant A> was controlled by the police officers who arrived at the scene and was summoned to the public security bureau, later being criminally detained. On August 30, 2017, defendant <Defendant B> turned himself in to the public security bureau. After being apprehended, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> confessed truthfully.

2. Provoking Trouble
At around 21:00 on May 26, 2018, while still on bail, defendant <Defendant A>, after drinking, without reason, kicked over the electric bicycle parked by victim Xiao Gang at the entrance of the Changhe Automobile and Electric Pneumatic Hardware Store on Jing Si Road in Taihe County. This led to an argument with victim Xiao Gang, during which <Defendant A> instructed defendant <Defendant C> to assault victim Xiao Gang, and <Defendant A> himself also participated in the assault. When victim Xiao He stepped in to mediate, defendant <Defendant A> assaulted Xiao He as well. According to the assessment, the injuries sustained by victims Xiao Gang and Xiao He were both minor. After the incident, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> fled. Following persuasion by the police, the two defendants voluntarily turned themselves in to the public security bureau on September 18, 2018, and confessed truthfully.


Upon trial, it was found that on April 3, 2019, the defendant Wang Mou1 sought the help of defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Zhao Mou1 to commit assault and robbery. At around 19:00 on the same day, the four of them arrived at a cornfield in Hunnan District, Shenyang City. According to the premeditated plan with Wang Mou1, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Zhao Mou1 used chains and belts to violently threaten and intimidate the victims Zhang Mou, Wang Mou2, An Mou, and Xu Mou to extort money. They forced the victim Xu Mou to transfer 100 RMB via WeChat by scanning the payment code of <Defendant A>, and forced Wang Mou2 to transfer 100 RMB via WeChat by scanning the payment code of <Defendant A> and to hand over cash amounting to more than 30 RMB. They also forcibly took a VIVO brand mobile phone from Wang Mou2 and later sold it. According to the appraisal, the value of the robbed mobile phone was 1800 RMB. On May 3, 2019, the public security authorities apprehended <Defendant A>, Wang Mou1, <Defendant B>, and Zhao Mou1.


Upon trial, it was found that: In 2006, the defendant <Defendant A> purchased a replica Remington air rifle for RMB 120 at a small stall at the Jinhua City Wucheng District Materials Exchange Fair. Between June and December 2016, <Defendant A> bought a replica AK rifle, a replica M4 rifle, two replica HK rifles, a replica M870 rifle, and a "Niutou 701" replica SVD rifle from the "Toy Dream Factory" Taobao shop at prices ranging from over one hundred to over two hundred RMB each. The defendant <Defendant B> received a replica M1911 air pistol as a gift from someone and later played with it at home. Around February 2017, <Defendant B> entrusted <Defendant A> to purchase a replica Luger air pistol from the "Toy Dream Factory" Taobao shop on his behalf and paid <Defendant A> RMB 2500 through WeChat, with <Defendant A> adding RMB 100 of his own money to pay the Taobao shop "Toy Dream Factory" RMB 2600. Around March, <Defendant B> again entrusted <Defendant A> to purchase a replica M1911 air pistol from the Taobao shop "Toy Dream Factory" and paid <Defendant A> RMB 1200 through WeChat. On April 17, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were apprehended by the public security authorities and subsequently truthfully confessed to the facts of the case. The police seized the involved firearms from both defendants. Upon examination, it was determined that three of the replica guns seized from <Defendant B> and three of the seven replica guns seized from <Defendant A> had complete structures, fully functional mechanisms, used gas as a propellant, fired pellet projectiles through tubular devices, and had muzzle kinetic energy greater than 1.8 joules/cm², thereby meeting the criteria for air guns.


Upon trial, it was found that: 1. At 7:30 on March 17, 2014, the defendant <Defendant A> drove a silver-gray Wuling minivan with a covered license plate and gathered <Defendant B>, Wang, Zhao, Xu (all three handled in separate cases), and others to the vicinity of the South Gate of the Third Industrial Park in Taiwan City, Xiangcheng County. They intercepted, chased, and assaulted the victim, Pei, who was riding an electric bike. According to the appraisal, Pei's injuries were classified as minor. 2. At 6:30 on March 18, 2014, the defendant <Defendant A> drove a silver-gray Wuling minivan with a covered license plate and gathered <Defendant B>, Wang, Zhao, Xu, and others to the vicinity of the Xu Village Regiment Office in Chengguan Town, Xiangcheng County. They intercepted and assaulted Cheng2, who was riding an electric bike. After Cheng2 abandoned the bike and fled, they continued to chase him with weapons. According to the appraisal, Cheng2's injuries were classified as minor.


Upon trial, it was found that: From early January 2019, the defendant, <Defendant A>, was entrusted by a co-defendant to conspire with defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> to produce and fill counterfeit "Nivea" branded facial cleansers and lotions without the permission of the trademark owner. This activity took place in an independent filling workshop located at No. 22 and No. 23, Dalingding Road, Taihe Town, Baiyun District, Guangzhou City, within the factory of Guangzhou Danying Cosmetics Co., Ltd. Using the packaging materials and tubes provided by the co-defendant, <Defendant A> directed <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> to store the filled products in warehouses outside the company to avoid detection by company employees. <Defendant A> charged the co-defendant processing fees based on the number of bottles. On January 19, 2019, the police seized 8,286 units of counterfeit "Nivea" branded facial cleansers and lotions, along with production raw materials, packaging materials, one automatic filling machine, and one coding machine at the aforementioned location. According to the appraisal, the market value of the 8,286 units of counterfeit "Nivea" branded facial cleansers and lotions was 349,334 yuan.


After trial, it was found that in October 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> met the defendant <Defendant B> through an introduction. <Defendant A> registered a Beijing Hyundai Tucson car, license plate number Ji E×××××, under the name of <Defendant B> to engage in a car partnership (after purchasing the car, it was registered under someone else's name, then the car registration certificate and keys were mortgaged in sequence, and if the loan was not repaid upon maturity, the car would be sold; the amount exceeding the purchase price from the mortgage loan and car sale would be the profit). On December 15, 2017, the two defendants signed a vehicle mortgage loan agreement with Fuqin Huizhong Financing Leasing (Beijing) Co., Ltd. in Zhongbei Century City, Xingtai City, mortgaging the car registration certificate and borrowing 80,000 yuan. They failed to repay the principal and interest upon maturity. Later, <Defendant B> signed a pledge debt transfer agreement and car pledge loan agreement with others and Liu Qiang, selling the car and dividing the proceeds with others. <Defendant B> was arrested by the police on January 16, 2019, and <Defendant A> surrendered to the public security authorities on April 9, 2019. After the incident, the car was recovered and retrieved by the victim unit, Fuqin Huizhong Financing Leasing (Beijing) Co., Ltd. The victim unit expressed understanding towards <Defendant B> and <Defendant A>.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 20:00 on September 12, 2018, at the southern intersection of Naxianghai Community, Gangxi Town, Rongcheng City, the defendant <Defendant A> had a dispute with his mother, the defendant <Defendant B>, over trivial matters. To vent his emotions, the defendant <Defendant A> used a stone to smash a motorcycle ridden by Long, who was passing by on a two-wheeler, causing damage to the motorcycle. Subsequently, the defendant <Defendant A> saw Zhang driving a small car with license plate Lu K×××** and parking on the roadside with Sun as a passenger. The defendant <Defendant A> then approached and smashed the car windows with a stone. Zhang drove about 200 meters before stopping and calling the police. Afterwards, the defendant <Defendant A>, under the influence of alcohol and without a license, drove a small car with license plate Yu B×××** belonging to the defendant <Defendant B>, which was parked on the roadside, and collided with Zhang's parked vehicle, causing damage valued at 13,230 RMB. After the incident, the defendant <Defendant B> provided false testimony to the public security authorities to cover up for the defendant <Defendant A>, falsely claiming that she was the one driving the vehicle that collided with the other vehicle.


Upon trial, it was found that from March 3, 2016, to August of the same year, the defendant <Defendant A>, under the pretext of collecting a debt from the victim Su, hired idle individuals from society, specifically the defendant <Defendant B>. The defendant <Defendant B> gathered and arranged for Su Hongmiao, He (handled in a separate case), and more than ten others to follow Su closely 24 hours a day to monitor him. During this period, their actions severely disrupted Su's work and life multiple times, and they continued to follow him despite repeated warnings from the police.

On March 13, 2016, the victim Su was forcibly intercepted by the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others while preparing to return to Shangrao at the Dexing highway entrance. They verbally threatened him and took him to his office in Dexing. Subsequently, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others illegally detained Su under the pretext of reconciling accounts, not allowing him to leave unless approved by <Defendant A> and accompanied by guards. During this period, the defendant <Defendant A> instructed the defendant <Defendant B>, who then arranged for Su Hongmiao, He, and others to monitor Su 24 hours a day until March 21, 2016.

On December 26, 2018, the police summoned and interrogated the defendant <Defendant B> at the Lanting Hotel. On January 24, 2019, the police summoned and interrogated the defendant <Defendant A> at Gujia Network Co., Ltd. in Xinzhou District.


Upon trial, it was found that on a day in December 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> intended to assemble a gun and asked the defendant <Defendant B> to help purchase gun parts online. Subsequently, <Defendant B> bought a nail gun, a casing, and a barrel online and handed them over to <Defendant A>. Around March 2019, <Defendant A> assembled a nail gun at his home in Wuxi County. On April 24, 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> was arrested by police officers from the Jiulongpo Branch of the Chongqing Public Security Bureau. He then led the police to <Defendant A>'s home, where <Defendant A> was arrested and one nail gun and one angle grinder were seized. Both defendants truthfully confessed after being brought to justice.


After trial, it was found that: On May 11, 2006, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with Zhu (already sentenced), Wang (already sentenced), Wu (handled in a separate case), and others, carried machetes and other weapons to a casino operated by Pan in the Chengxi Vegetable Market in Rongcheng Town, Jianli County, and disrupted the casino. Seeing this, Pan ran to a nearby butcher shop in Chengxi Vegetable Market and picked up a butcher knife to confront <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others, leading to a conflict. <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, Zhu, Wang, Wu, and others used knives to injure Pan. On July 17, 2006, the forensic doctor of the Jianli County Public Security Bureau issued a forensic clinical examination report, determining that Pan's bodily injury was of minor severity (with a tendency towards more serious). In 2019, the Jianli County Forensic Appraisal Center issued a statement indicating that Pan's bodily injuries on May 11, 2006, based on the current "Standards for the Identification of the Degree of Human Injury," were three instances of minor injury of the second degree. On February 12, 2020, <Defendant A> voluntarily surrendered to the Jianli County Public Security Bureau. After the incident, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> compensated Pan's immediate family for their economic losses, and Pan's immediate family issued a letter of understanding, expressing forgiveness towards <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>.


Upon review, it was found that on November 13, 2018, at around 1:00 a.m., after drinking, defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant A> were at the English International Karaoke Hall in Miyun District, Beijing. As they were leaving, they encountered Hou and others waiting for the elevator on the third floor of the karaoke hall. Due to a verbal disagreement, <Defendant B> insulted Hou and the others. Subsequently, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant A> used tools such as a fire extinguisher, mop handle, and wine bottles to assault the victims, including Hou. During this process, defendant <Defendant A> used a metal ashtray to injure Hou’s right eye. According to the examination, Hou's right eyeball was ruptured, resulting in blindness in the right eye. The degree of injury to Hou's body was classified as a second-degree serious injury, and currently, the disability level of the right eye is classified as level eight. The issue of civil compensation has been separately litigated by the victim Hou.