Through the trial, it was ascertained that the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, did not possess the qualifications to own firearms. In 2015, <Defendant A> heard that a nail gun could be modified into a firearm, which gave rise to the idea of using a modified nail gun for hunting. Subsequently, <Defendant A> purchased a nail gun and, at his home in Maopo Village, Changgang Town, Renhuai City, used an electric welding machine to weld the nail gun together with a steel pipe. One day in the third or fourth lunar month of 2017, <Defendant B> took the aforementioned firearm back to his home and hid it inside a stone jar. On June 27, 2019, the public security authorities seized a nail gun and two bottles of steel balls from <Defendant B>. According to the forensic appraisal by the Zunyi Public Security Bureau, the firearm involved in the case uses gunpowder as its propellant and possesses the capability to inflict injury.

Offences of Illegal Possession of Firearms


Upon trial, it was found that in November 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, knowing that others were committing fraud, still provided the bank accounts of himself and his mother, Liao, to Li (handled in a separate case) for fund settlement. On December 12, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, knowing that 40,000 RMB had been transferred into the aforementioned bank accounts, jointly went to a nearby bank ATM to withdraw the money. Specifically, the defendant <Defendant A> withdrew 20,000 RMB from an Agricultural Bank of China ATM (Loudi Chunyuan Branch) opposite the Central Market in Loushang District, Loudi City, Hunan Province; the defendant <Defendant B> withdrew 20,000 RMB from an Agricultural Bank of China ATM (Loushang Chengzhong Sub-branch) near Jinggu Market in Loushang District, Loudi City, Hunan Province. After the incident, the defendant <Defendant A> voluntarily surrendered, and the defendant <Defendant B> was apprehended and brought to justice. Both defendants truthfully confessed to their actions.


Upon trial, it was found that since November 2016, the defendant <Defendant A> had been leasing and operating a certain hotel in Huangshi City. In early January 2020, <Defendant A>, for illegal profit, organized and recruited prostitutes Wang, Zhang 2, Tu, Huang, Wu, and Tong to engage in prostitution activities in the hotel. <Defendant A> also recruited defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> to work at the venue. <Defendant A> was responsible for setting service charges and the distribution ratio of prostitution fees, providing rooms for prostitution, and organizing meetings with <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> to explain work discipline and precautions. <Defendant B> was responsible for assisting <Defendant A> in managing the prostitutes, arranging rooms, collecting prostitution fees, settling commission fees with the prostitutes and other staff, and reporting the business situation to <Defendant A> daily. <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> were responsible for soliciting and receiving clients, collecting prostitution fees from the clients they introduced, and handing them over to <Defendant B>. Operations were halted for over two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 31st of the same year, around 10 PM, the police conducted an inspection of the hotel and caught Wang, Zhang 2, and clients Jin and Zhang 1 (all administratively punished) in the act of prostitution. After receiving a call from a hotel tenant informing about the police inspection, <Defendant A> voluntarily returned to the hotel and, along with <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D>, was taken to the police station by the officers.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


Upon investigation, it was found that in April 2016, the defendant <Defendant A>, in order to receive a large amount of compensation under the guise of agricultural household registration, conspired with the defendant <Defendant B> to falsely claim that the self-built house located in the High-tech Zone of this city was sold to <Defendant B>'s daughter, Li Moumou. By having Li Moumou sign a compensation agreement with the People's Government of the Ergong Township in the High-tech Zone (New City District) of Urumqi, they fraudulently obtained state compensation funds amounting to RMB 1,695,251. Subsequently, <Defendant B> received a kickback of RMB 960,000. Both <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily turned themselves in and truthfully confessed to the criminal facts. On the day the case was discovered, <Defendant B> returned the illicit funds amounting to RMB 960,000. After the case was discovered, <Defendant A> returned the illicit funds amounting to RMB 735,251, thus all the illicit funds have been fully returned.


Upon trial, it was found that between October 4 and October 6, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, knowing that Li Mou and Li Mou (both handled in separate cases) were suspected of crimes, still drove an electric tricycle to Donghuangji Village in Danji Town, Tongshan District, Xuzhou City, to pick up Li Mou and Li Mou and brought them to an empty house belonging to the relatives of defendant <Defendant B> in Hezhuang Village, Zhancheng Town, Pizhou City, Xuzhou. They provided Li Mou and Li Mou with a hiding place and financial assistance, thereby helping them evade capture.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant, <Defendant A>, served as the regional manager at the Heishan branch of the "Jiyou Installment" Loan Company (Shenzhen Qianmou Financial Services Co., Ltd., hereinafter referred to as the "Jiyou Installment" Loan Company) from August 2016. During his tenure at the company, he instructed the defendant, <Defendant B>, to set up the "Yaoyao Trading Company" to lure consumers into their store by "selling" low-priced mobile phones. Consumers were then enticed to use their personal identity information to apply for loans under the guise of purchasing home appliances from the "Jiyou Installment" Loan Company. Subsequently, <Defendant A> directed the "sales representatives" (salespersons) of the "Jiyou Installment" Loan Company to lead over 100 customers to stores such as "Huize Family" to process loans for consumers buying low-priced mobile phones. When filling out the loan information, the seller's information was entered as "Heishan County Cabbage Digital Trading Company," which was established under the name of Li Mou1. After the backend review by the "Jiyou Installment" Loan Company was approved, a total of 542,212 yuan in loans was transferred to the public account of "Heishan County Cabbage Digital Trading Company" at the Agricultural Bank of China. After receiving the loans, <Defendant A> redistributed the funds, with part of the loan transferred to <Defendant B> to repay the loans taken out by consumers, part of the loan directly withdrawn or transferred to accounts under his name or Liu Mou's name and then withdrawn, and part used to pay for goods from the cooperative merchants of the "Jiyou Installment" Loan Company. <Defendant B> and some consumers partially repaid the loan principal, leaving an outstanding loan principal of 371,709.28 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that on March 19, 2019, the police from the Yunxi County Public Security Bureau in Hubei Province seized a suspected "Squirrel" brand hunting rifle, 23 shotgun shells, 9 rifle bullets, 1 pistol training round, and a scope at the home of the defendant <Defendant C>. Subsequent investigations revealed that the suspected firearm had been purchased around February 2015 by the defendant <Defendant B> from the defendant <Defendant A> for a price of 3,000 yuan (2,000 yuan paid, with 1,000 yuan still unpaid). Later, <Defendant B> resold the firearm to the defendant <Defendant C> for the same price of 3,000 yuan. During the resale process, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant D> used the firearm for hunting over a period of three days. On March 27, 2019, the Shiyan City Public Security Bureau Forensic Center identified the suspected firearm as a domestically produced 16-gauge hunting rifle powered by gunpowder, classifying it as a firearm.

Offences of Illegal Possession of Firearms


Upon trial, it was found that from early 2018 to October 12, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> operated the Vienna Foot Bath Shop on Taomou Road in the Dingtao District, during which time the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> jointly managed the foot bath shop. The defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> gathered and harbored three prostitutes, Zhu Mou1, Liu Mou1, and Liu Mou2, who lived and ate in the foot bath shop. The defendant <Defendant B> also lived and ate in the foot bath shop and was mainly responsible for contacting clients for prostitution, organizing prostitutes to provide prostitution services, collecting fees, and sharing the proceeds with the prostitutes. The defendant <Defendant C> was responsible for introducing service items and pricing standards to clients within the foot bath shop, arranging for the prostitutes to provide services, collecting fees, and sharing the proceeds with the prostitutes based on their different service items and pricing. Later, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> reported the profits to the defendant <Defendant A> daily through WeChat and other means, and further divided the proceeds.


After the trial, it was found that from September 2016 to July 10, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, in collusion with others, sought illegal profits by organizing prostitution activities at the Jinsha Hailang Grand Bathhouse located at No. 251 Zhuangyu South Road, Zhuangshi Street, Zhenhai District. They did so by setting unified pricing and agreeing on a profit-sharing ratio. They organized prostitutes Zeng, Fu, Chen, and others to engage in prostitution. They hired individuals as "supervisors" to directly manage the prostitutes and hired the defendant <Defendant B> as a cashier to collect prostitution fees and provide alerts. Between May 7 and July 10, 2019, there were over 600 instances of prostitution within the bathhouse. The defendant <Defendant A> illegally gained over 130,000 RMB, while the defendant <Defendant B> illegally gained over 5,000 RMB. After being apprehended, both <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> truthfully confessed to the aforementioned criminal facts.


Upon trial, it was found that: On September 19, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, knowing that the vehicle had no legal documentation, purchased a Benelli BJ600GS motorcycle from Liu Jian (handled in a separate case) in Panlong District, Kunming City, for 0 yuan. At the end of September 2019, the defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that the vehicle had no legal documentation, purchased the said motorcycle in Yiliang County, Kunming City, for 9500 yuan. On November 27, 2019, the defendant <Defendant C>, knowing that the vehicle had no legal documentation, purchased the said motorcycle in Yiliang County, Kunming City, for 11600 yuan. According to the appraisal, the stolen Benelli BJ600GS motorcycle was valued at 22000 yuan. On March 12, 2020, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were arrested by the public security authorities. On March 15, 2020, the defendant <Defendant C> was arrested by the public security authorities. The stolen motorcycle has been returned to the victim. After being brought to justice, the defendants voluntarily and truthfully confessed their crimes.


After trial, it was found that: In late September 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> conspired together. <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> were responsible for recruiting and gathering prostitutes, as well as managing their food, accommodation, and protection. <Defendant B> was responsible for contacting clients and transporting the prostitutes for prostitution activities. They organized multiple minors to engage in prostitution activities repeatedly in a hotel in Anlong County, by setting unified pricing and agreed-upon profit-sharing ratios, and made a profit of more than 5,000 RMB. In early October 2019, after <Defendant B> withdrew, <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and a person named Yang conspired together. Yang was responsible for taking prostitutes Hu and Liang from <Defendant A> to Xingren City to continue engaging in prostitution activities, with Yang managing the prostitution activities in Xingren City. Before the prostitution activities began in Xingren City, Yang and the prostitutes were apprehended by the police.


Upon trial, it was found that since June 2017, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, a married couple, had been privately buying and selling cigarettes without obtaining administrative permission from the tobacco department. They had sold 2,876.4 cartons of cigarettes, amounting to a sales total of 399,923.3 yuan, with illegal earnings of 57,948.2 yuan. A total of 482 cartons of unsold cigarettes, comprising 20 different brands, were seized, with a total value of 67,521.03 yuan.

<Defendant C> had obtained a tobacco retail license. Since June 2017, <Defendant C> violated tobacco management regulations by repeatedly driving and carrying illegal cigarettes to sell to <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>. This included 850 cartons of Liqun (Hard), 102 cartons of Furongwang (Hard), 20 cartons of Soft Zhonghua, and 205 cartons of Zhonghua (Hard), totaling 1,177 cartons of illegal cigarettes sold, with a sales amount of 130,260 yuan and illegal earnings of 55,870 yuan. After the incident, 665 cartons of unsold illegal cigarettes, comprising 2 different brands, were seized in a warehouse rented by <Defendant C> in Nanchang, with a total value of 92,046.7 yuan.

Offence of Selling Counterfeit Registered Goods


Upon trial, it was found that after having a conflict due to neighboring relations, Wang Mou4 (already prosecuted in another case), a resident of Yinwa Village, Wenqu Township, Dengzhou City, harbored resentment against his neighbor Lin Chunxi. On August 24, 2018, at around 21:30, Wang Mou4, under the influence of alcohol, went to Lin Chunxi's house with a sharp weapon and killed Lin Chunxi before fleeing. The wife of Wang Mou4, <Defendant A>, contacted <Defendant B> to drive over and pick up Wang Mou4. <Defendant B> took Wang Mou4 to Jiuchong Town Health Center in Xichuan County to treat his injured finger. After the treatment, <Defendant B> brought Wang Mou4 back to Wenqu and contacted <Defendant A>. <Defendant A> withdrew money from the Postal Bank of Wenqu Township to provide financial support for Wang Mou4's escape. Later, <Defendant B> was apprehended by the police while taking Wang Mou4 for further treatment.


Upon trial, it was found that starting in February 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> was employed by co-defendant Yan Jun (handled in a separate case) to produce counterfeit "159 Vegetarian Meal" and "Zuodanli" trademarked "Five Grain Porridge" products at Room 3668, 3rd Floor, No. 137 Guangyuan West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou. In June of the same year, the defendant <Defendant A> hired the defendant <Defendant B>, and the two were respectively responsible for filling raw material powders, packaging, sealing, and boxing. On August 30, 2018, the police apprehended the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> at the aforementioned location, seizing on the spot 1600 counterfeit "Zuodanli" trademarked outer packaging boxes, 56000 packaging bags, 37800 anti-counterfeiting labels, 28 bags of raw material powder used for producing counterfeit "Five Grain Porridge," 1 multifunctional film sealing machine, 2 OPPO mobile phones, 1016 boxes of finished counterfeit "159 Vegetarian Meal" trademarked "Five Grain Porridge," and 1200 packs of unpackaged semi-finished products (after appraisal and statistics, the total value of the aforementioned finished and semi-finished "Five Grain Porridge" products was RMB 180,624). As of August 30, 2018, the involved "159 Vegetarian Meal" and "Zuodanli" trademarks had been registered with the National Trademark Office and were within the valid registration period, with the approved range of goods including porridge, dietary fiber, etc.

Offence of Counterfeiting a Registered Trademark


Upon trial, it was found that during the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Ren obtained an online gambling membership account from Li Mouyu (in a separate case). Gu Motong (already sentenced), Ren, Cui Mingsong, and Cao Mou1 used this account to place bets. The four of them agreed that if they lost a significant amount of money, they would not pay Li Mouyu the gambling debts. During the World Cup, Ren and the others placed bets using the account provided by Li Mouyu and lost more than 70,000 yuan, but they refused to pay the gambling debts to Li Mouyu. After multiple unsuccessful attempts to collect the debt from Ren and the others, Li Mouyu, on June 20, 2018, invited Dan and Chen (both in separate cases) to Jiuxiang Town's "Mouyi Cafe" to demand the gambling debts from Ren. At the entrance of the private room where Ren and others were located, Chen and Gu Motong got into an argument, which escalated into a physical altercation. Subsequently, Cao Mou1, Zhang (already sentenced), and the defendants Cao Mou2, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant B> came out from the adjacent private room and jointly assaulted Chen and Dan. During the fight, Zhang and Chen each used knives to injure the other. According to the assessment: the injuries to Chen's left arm and left thigh were classified as minor injuries, and the injury to Zhang's right finger was also classified as a minor injury. Defendants Cao Mou1, <Defendant A>, Cao Mou2, and <Defendant B> were arrested by the police on July 4, August 9, September 4, and September 18, 2018, respectively. After being brought to justice, the four defendants voluntarily confessed to their crimes and signed confession statements.

Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles


Upon trial, it was found that:

1. One day in 2014, the defendant <Defendant B> purchased a nail gun from the defendant <Defendant A> for 700 yuan, and subsequently stored the nail gun at his home in Group ××, Village ××, Yutang Town, Mojiang County. On July 11, 2017, following a tip-off from the public, the police, armed with a search warrant, seized the nail gun along with 32 nail gun cartridges and 200 grams of iron sand from <Defendant B>'s home. According to the examination by the Pu'er Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, the nail gun possessed by <Defendant B> was a powder-actuated nail gun capable of causing injury, and the submitted suspected nail gun cartridges were not military bullets.

2. On July 14, 2017, the police, armed with a search warrant, seized a gun barrel of a powder-actuated gun from the foot of the bed in the south-side bedroom of the defendant <Defendant A>'s home in Mojiang County. Additionally, in the south corner of <Defendant A>'s bedroom on the second floor, they seized a nail gun, a powder-actuated gun, 28 steel balls, 14 copper caps, and 50 grams of gunpowder. The examination by the Pu'er Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center confirmed that the nail gun and the powder-actuated gun possessed by <Defendant A> were non-military firearms powered by gunpowder and had lethal capabilities.


Upon trial, it was found that from July to October 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, knowing that Liu (handled in a separate case) was wanted by the Sihong County Public Security Bureau, still harbored Liu multiple times in a rented house in Gaozhuang Garden Community, Qingyang Street, Sihong County. On October 25, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, knowing that Liu Yan was wanted by the Sihong County Public Security Bureau, still contacted his brother, the defendant <Defendant B>, at Liu's request to help Liu find a place to hide. The defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that Liu Yan was wanted by the Sihong County Public Security Bureau, still harbored Liu for three days in his home in Shanxin Community, Chonggang Street, Sihong County.


After trial, it was found that:

1. The defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, were guilty of harboring criminals. On September 23, 2018, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, knowingly allowed Pan Mou (who was a fugitive wanted by the police at the time) to evade capture by the public security authorities and come to Luoding City, Yunfu, Guangdong Province. The two provided <Defendant B>'s rented apartment in Xingwen, Luoding City, Yunfu, for Pan Mou to hide. On September 26, 2018, <Defendant A> transported Pan Mou to the Vienna Hotel in Dali Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City, and used his own ID card to rent a room (Room 8311) for Pan Mou to hide. On September 27, 2018, <Defendant A> transported Pan Mou to his rented apartment in Xifang District, Songgang District, Shenzhen City, for hiding.

2. The defendant, <Defendant A>, was guilty of operating a gambling establishment. Around April 2017, <Defendant A> began accepting Mark Six lottery bets from Zhu Mou2 via WeChat. Starting from July 15, 2018, <Defendant A> and Ning Mou (handled in a separate case) jointly accepted football gambling bets from Chen Kangying and others through WeChat. The betting methods included accepting bets from others and providing a website for others to place bets directly, resulting in a profit of 30,000 yuan.


Upon investigation, it was found that in November 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> rented a residential house next to the Grain Trade City on Xihebei Road, Jiading Town, Xinfeng County, and opened an unnamed convenience store. Starting from March 2019, they provided rooms on the second and third floors of the rental house to Tan, Long, Wei, and others for prostitution services, charging between 100 and 150 yuan per session. The defendants <Defendant A> or <Defendant B> took a cut of 20 to 50 yuan from each session until they were apprehended by the police on April 11, 2019.


Upon trial, it was found that in June 2018, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, without the capability to fulfill their obligations, forged <Defendant A>'s motor vehicle driver's license. They signed a vehicle sales agreement with the Shenyang branch of Beijing Shenzhou Car Rental Co., Ltd. through a lease-to-own scheme. Defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> paid an initial installment of 2,949 RMB and took possession of a Buick Excelle compact car, with the license plate number Liao A×××××. Subsequently, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> failed to fulfill their repayment obligations and mortgaged the vehicle to another party. An appraisal determined the vehicle's value to be 84,900 RMB. The vehicle has since been returned by the public security authorities. Defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were apprehended by the public security authorities on October 13, 2018.


Upon trial, the following facts were ascertained:

1. On October 31, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and "Cobra" intercepted trucks transporting frozen goods on the section of the road from Hekou to Pingbian and collected toll fees. At around 12 noon, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and others stopped the victim Tan's truck near the Baizhai section of Yuping Town, Pingbian County. After learning that the truck was transporting frozen goods, they demanded a toll fee from Tan. Subsequently, Tan agreed to pay a toll fee of 18,000 yuan but requested that <Defendant A> and others escort the truck to Xinan Station in Mengzi City. <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> escorted the truck to Xiaolonggu Village and handed it over to a person nicknamed "Xiao Da," who was contacted by <Defendant A>, to continue the escort to Mengzi. The victim Tan paid 16,000 yuan to <Defendant B> via WeChat scan code and transferred another 2,000 yuan to "Xiao Da." Afterwards, <Defendant B> evenly distributed the money among <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and others.

2. On the evening of November 17, 2019, at 7:30 PM, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> pursued and intercepted the victim Huang's van, driving a white BYD car with the license plate number Yun A×××** from the fork in the road at Sanjia Village, Pingbian County, in order to demand a toll fee. During the pursuit, <Defendant B> reached out from the car to signal the victim to stop, but to no avail. The defendants then drove past the victim's vehicle in an attempt to force it to stop, but the victim still did not stop. When the pursuit reached the fork at Baihe Bridge, the victim's vehicle turned onto the street, and the three defendants ceased the pursuit and returned to the vicinity of the Sanjia fork, where they were later apprehended.


Upon trial, it was found that from April to May 2020, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with others (handled in a separate case), organized and managed minors Fan Moumou, Li Mou, Wu Moumou, and others to engage in prostitution activities, with <Defendant C> providing assistance for these activities. On May 16, 2020, the Public Security Bureau apprehended <Defendant A> at Xinyue Business Hotel in Nanguan 9 Village, Qilin District, Qujing City, Yunnan Province; the next day, <Defendant B> was apprehended at Tianrui Guesthouse, No. 263 Dabanqiao Sijia Village, Kunming City; and on May 25 of the same month, <Defendant C> was apprehended in Room 12034 at Laochenggen Tianxin Hotel in Xi'an City. <Defendant C> did not dispute the facts and evidence presented against them and willingly pleaded guilty and accepted the punishment. The aforementioned facts are corroborated by the following evidence read and presented in court by the Public Prosecution Office: 1. Household registration certificates and confessions of <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C>; 2. Details of the apprehension process; 3. Testimonies of witnesses Yang Moujia, Han Mou, Li Moumou, Sun Moumou, Fan Moumou, Li Moujia, Tai Moumou, Li Mouyi, Wu Moumou, Ping Moumou, and Yang Mouyi; 4. Administrative penalty materials; 5. Identification records and photographs; 6. On-site identification records and photographs; 7. Explanatory notes, etc. The evidence was collected legally, is objectively truthful, and forms a chain of evidence that can serve as the basis for the verdict in this case.


After trial, it was found: At around 21:00 on January 14, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C>, in order to collect gambling debts, took Qiu Mou Ding from Fufang Village, Gaoxu Town, Shuyang County, in a van driven by Sun Gu Xian (handled in a separate case) with license plate Su A×××××. They went to Gaoxu Post Office and Qiu Mou Ding's home to collect the debt but were unsuccessful. Later, they took Qiu Mou Ding to a wheat field at the border of Sandang Village, Gaoxu Town, Shuyang County, and Pingming Town, Donghai County. There, they stripped Qiu Mou Ding of his clothes and left him in the cold for around 30 minutes, recording the event on a mobile phone and sharing it on WeChat Moments. They illegally restricted Qiu Mou Ding's personal freedom until approximately midnight the next day. During this period, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> also slapped Qiu Mou Ding in the face and engaged in other similar actions.


After trial, it was found that at around 9 a.m. on March 12, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and Wu (handled in a separate case) found Zhang, who had stolen Wu's electric bicycle, at the temporary bus stop under Qingyun Bridge in Nankai District of this city. The defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> threatened to call the police and extorted money from the victim Zhang. The victim Zhang was forced to agree to privately settle the matter for 12,000 yuan and transferred 10,000 yuan to the WeChat account of <Defendant A> via mobile phone WeChat transfer. Later, in order to continue extorting the remaining 2,000 yuan, <Defendant C> drove the car while <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> coerced the victim Zhang into the car to go to Zhang's home to get the money. When the car reached Guizhou Road in Heping District of this city, the victim Zhang seized the opportunity to escape to the Wudadao Police Station of the Heping Branch of the Tianjin Public Security Bureau to report the case. <Defendant B> followed Zhang into the police station and, under the guidance of the police, called <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> to the public security agency. All three defendants truthfully confessed to the criminal facts. After the incident, the 10,000 yuan of stolen money was seized by the public security agency and returned to the victim.


Upon investigation, it was found that the premises located at No. 2, Unit 2, Building 5, No. 74, a certain road, Chenghua District, Chengdu, and No. 7, Unit 2, Building 5, No. 74, a certain road, Chenghua District, Chengdu were operated by others as a prostitution venue. This venue had established service items, fees, and commission standards, organizing multiple women to engage in prostitution activities. Since 2017, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> had successively come to this venue, responsible for soliciting clients on the nearby streets, negotiating prices, and then bringing the clients to No. 2, Unit 2, Building 5, No. 74, a certain road, Chenghua District, Chengdu to select prostitutes. Subsequently, the prostitutes would take the clients to No. 7, Unit 2, Building 5, No. 74, a certain road, Chenghua District, Chengdu to engage in prostitution activities. On June 22, 2018, the police apprehended the aforementioned defendants. Additionally, individuals involved in prostitution, including Dai Moumou, Yue Moumou, Du Moumou, and Tang Mou (all of whom have been administratively detained), were also caught on the spot.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


Upon investigation, it was found that in early July 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> purchased 9 truckloads of prohibited river sand, totaling 342 cubic meters, from the left bank of the Tuan River in Qiaowan Village, Zhaoji Town, Dengzhou City, valued at 18,810 RMB.


Upon trial, it was found that China Kweichow Moutai Distillery (Group) Co., Ltd. is the exclusive owner of the registered trademark No. 3159143, which is approved for use on goods in Class 33, including alcoholic beverages (excluding beer) and wines (beverages). The company is also the registrant of trademark No. 237040, approved for use on goods in Class 33: wines (cut-off). Both trademarks are within their valid registration periods. From January to June 2019, the defendant <Defendant B>, without the permission of the trademark owner, sold a total of 29 cases (6 bottles per case) of Moutai liquor bearing the aforementioned registered trademark logos to the defendant <Defendant A> at prices ranging from RMB 3,100 to RMB 3,500 per case, receiving a total payment of RMB 84,700 from <Defendant A>. Subsequently, <Defendant A> resold the aforementioned Moutai liquor to an outsider named Zou at a price of RMB 10,800 per case on multiple occasions, with total sales amounting to RMB 313,200. Later, both <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> each refunded RMB 10,000 to Zou. After the incident, the Wujin Branch of the Changzhou Public Security Bureau recovered 5 cases of the aforementioned Moutai liquor from Zou.

Offence of Selling Counterfeit Registered Goods


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant, <Defendant C>, confessed to purchasing a nail gun three years ago from an unknown person for 500 RMB. After holding onto the nail gun for some time, <Defendant C> sold it to <Defendant A> two years ago for the same price. <Defendant A> kept the nail gun for about a year and then sold it to <Defendant B> a year ago for 600 RMB. <Defendant B> did not pay for the nail gun after acquiring it and stored it at home. On August 21, 2019, police officers from the Senrong Police Station of Mian County Public Security Bureau received information about <Defendant B> illegally possessing a firearm and conducted a search at <Defendant B>'s home, where they found the nail gun. On the same day, during interrogation, <Defendant B> voluntarily confessed to the criminal act of buying and selling the nail gun with <Defendant A>. On August 21, 2019, <Defendant A> was apprehended at his home in xx Township by officers from the Senrong Police Station of Mian County Public Security Bureau. During the first and second interrogations after his arrest, <Defendant A> did not truthfully confess to the criminal facts. On August 23, 2019, <Defendant C> voluntarily surrendered to the Senrong Police Station of Mian County Public Security Bureau. The nail gun involved in the case was identified by the Forensic Identification Office of Liangshan Prefecture Public Security Bureau as a firearm powered by gunpowder, capable of causing injury.


Upon trial, it was found that: (1) In the early hours of April 18, 2020, the defendant <Defendant A> had a verbal altercation with Wang Moumou's girlfriend, Ou Moumou, over a trivial matter. During the argument, Ou Moumou kicked <Defendant A>, and the situation was diffused by Yin Moumou and others. Later, Shi Moumou (already sentenced) heard about the incident and drove to intercept Wang Moumou and Ou Moumou at the entrance of the Huangting Hotel in Xiazhai, Zhijin County. The two fled on a bike to the Sunshine Internet Cafe, where Wang Moumou informed Shi Moumou and others by phone that he was inside the cafe and prepared tools such as a fire axe. Shi Moumou, along with the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> and others, arrived at the Sunshine Internet Cafe armed with knives. They engaged in mutual hacking with Wang Moumou inside and outside the cafe. During this confrontation, Shi Moumou and the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> injured Wang Moumou with knives. According to the forensic identification by the Guizhou Medical University Forensic Judicial Appraisal Center, Wang Moumou sustained multiple skin and soft tissue lacerations on both upper limbs caused by sharp instruments, classified as minor injuries of the second degree.


After trial, it was found that: During the period from September to November 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, without the permission of Anhui Yingjia Gongjiu Co., Ltd., Anhui Kouzijiu Co., Ltd., and Anhui Gujinggongjiu Co., Ltd., used low-grade liquor and recycled or purchased bottles, bottle caps, and other packaging materials at his home located at Unit 101, Building 2, Chunsheyuan Community, Liushu Road, Jin'an District, Lu'an City. With the assistance of the defendant <Defendant B>, he filled and packaged counterfeit series of liquor under the registered trademarks "Yingjia," "Kouzijiao," and "Gujinggong" and sold them externally. On November 21 of the same year, the police seized 2,317 bottles of unsold counterfeit liquor bearing the three registered trademarks in the residences of the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> and five other warehouses, with a total value of 268,036.5 yuan. Additionally, 745 bottles of sold counterfeit liquor bearing the three registered trademarks were seized in Yu'an District and Jin'an District of Lu'an City, with a sales value of 71,194.5 yuan. On the same day, the two defendants were arrested by the police and later voluntarily returned illegal gains amounting to 72,000 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that: In June and July 2014, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, due to debts, successively rented multiple cars from various car rental companies in the urban area of this county. They then pawned the rented vehicles to others for loans, using the borrowed money either to repay their debts individually or mixed together. After the incident, all involved vehicles were recovered and returned to the relevant car rental companies. Specifically:

1. One day in June 2014, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> (already sentenced in this section) jointly rented an Audi A6 sedan, valued at 70,000 yuan with the license plate number Zhejiang J×××××, from Taizhou Hengbo Automobile Service Co., Ltd., operated by Guo. They later forged the driving license of the car in the name of <Defendant B> and pawned the car to Wang for a loan of 40,000 yuan.

3. On June 30, 2014, <Defendant A> rented a Volvo S80 sedan, valued at 180,000 yuan with the license plate number Zhejiang J×××××, from Xinding Car Rental Service Department in Xianju County, operated by Chen. Later, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> (already sentenced in this section) forged the driving license of the car and pawned it to Wu for a loan of 40,000 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that:

1. In 2017, Sun Hongqi (currently at large) intended to purchase tobacco leaves in Neixiang. Since <Defendant B> was a former technician at a tobacco station and knowledgeable about the quality of tobacco leaves, Sun sought <Defendant B>'s assistance. The two went to Zhougang Village in Guanzhang Town, Neixiang County, and contacted <Defendant C>, whom Sun had previously been in touch with. <Defendant C> sold Sun 2,300 pounds of tobacco leaves that his tobacco company did not accept, for a price of 6,600 yuan. Subsequently, Sun commissioned <Defendant C> to find more tobacco leaves for purchase. <Defendant C> knew that the tobacco leaves of three farmers, including Huai Jifu, in Anhui were stored at the Zhougang Village office because the tobacco company did not accept them. <Defendant C> then introduced the village accountant and tobacco specialist, <Defendant A>, to Sun. After negotiations, they agreed to purchase the tobacco leaves at 3 yuan per pound. Sun promised to give <Defendant A> a commission of 0.5 yuan per pound and <Defendant C> a commission of 0.2 yuan per pound. <Defendant A> agreed to sell the tobacco leaves stored by Huai Jifu at the village office to Sun. Subsequently, he organized some villagers from groups one, three, and four to sell over 40,000 pounds of tobacco leaves stored by Huai Jifu and others, totaling three truckloads, to Sun for over 120,000 yuan. <Defendant B> participated in the sale of two of these truckloads.

2. In September 2017, <Defendant B>, without permission, privately sold 12,000 pounds of his own cultivated tobacco leaves to individuals in Rizhao City, Shandong Province, for 135,000 yuan through an introduction. On December 29, 2018, <Defendant B> turned himself in to the Lanshan Public Security Sub-bureau in Rizhao City, Shandong Province, and truthfully confessed to the crime of selling his own cured tobacco leaves.


Upon trial, it was found that since November 2017, the defendant <Defendant A>, along with Chen Mou (already sentenced), registered and established Shanghai Pengbao E-commerce Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Pengbao Company"). They hired technicians, inspectors, and salespersons, fabricated handmade processing projects, and posted false custom acquisition information on the internet. They signed processing contracts with clients and fraudulently obtained deposits and material fees totaling over 310,000 RMB (hereinafter referred to as RMB). Since October 2017, Zheng Moumou (already sentenced) successively registered Shanghai Tiliu Industrial Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Tiliu Company") and Shanghai Piaohui Industrial Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Piaohui Company") under others' names. He hired the defendant <Defendant B> and others as inspectors, and the defendant <Defendant C> and others as salespersons. They fabricated handmade processing projects, posted false custom acquisition information on the internet, signed processing contracts with clients, and fraudulently obtained deposits and material fees totaling over 400,000 RMB. Among them, the defendant <Defendant B> was involved in defrauding victims Liu Mou1, Zhang Mou, Hua Moumou, etc., totaling over 300,000 RMB; the defendant <Defendant C> was involved in defrauding victims Zhang Xiaolei, Wang Liqing, totaling 20,000 RMB. On March 9, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> was arrested by the police; on February 21 of the same year, the defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered; on March 4 of the same year, the defendant <Defendant C> voluntarily surrendered.


Upon trial, it was found that from September 2017 to early December 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> operated a "beauty and hairdressing" shop in a storefront of the Wanda Holiday Hotel in Chenying Town, Wannian County. During this period, Lei, Zhong, and Zhao successively engaged in prostitution activities in <Defendant A>'s shop. The defendant <Defendant A> had an agreement with Lei, Zhong, Zhao, and others to split the prostitution earnings in a 30-70 ratio. The defendant <Defendant A> profited a total of over 6,000 RMB. Around November 2017, the defendant <Defendant B> approached <Defendant A> to discuss taking the prostitutes from the shop out for prostitution. The two agreed that each time <Defendant B> would pay <Defendant A> 150 RMB, and the remaining prostitution earnings would go to <Defendant B>. Subsequently, <Defendant B> printed a large number of solicitation cards and distributed them to various hotels in Wannian County. When <Defendant B> received calls from clients, he would drive Zhong, Zhao, Lei, and others to hotels for prostitution activities. Specifically, on December 3, December 11, and December 12, 2017, through <Defendant B>'s introduction, Zhong engaged in prostitution activities at Haicheng Hotel, Century Wind Hotel, and 7 Days Inn in Wannian County.


Upon trial, it was found that since the end of 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> had been operating the Yutang Qingyun Leisure Club at Kaima Plaza, Feifan Fifth Street, Mudu Town, Wuzhong District, Suzhou City. <Defendant A> employed Zeng Chengxiang (currently at large) as the manager of the technician department. Together, they set unified prices for prostitution, management systems, and emergency measures to respond to inspections by public security agencies. Zeng Chengxiang was responsible for managing, training, and paying the prostitutes, and the club had long been engaged in organized prostitution activities.

<Defendant A> hired <Defendant B> as the administrative manager of the club, responsible for daily tasks other than managing the prostitutes. <Defendant B> actively cooperated in the prostitution activities by using methods such as flashing police lights to respond to inspections by public security agencies. <Defendant C>, a bar attendant at the club, assisted by notifying prostitutes to start their shifts and acting as a lookout, thus actively cooperating in the prostitution activities.

From January 1 to July 2, 2019, <Defendant A> and others organized over 1,500 instances of prostitution involving multiple prostitutes, including Guo and Sun Mouyuan, earning more than 500,000 RMB and illegally profiting over 300,000 RMB. On July 2, 2019, during an inspection at the club by public security agencies, four prostitutes—Guo, Sun Mouyuan, Zhang, and Wang Moujuan (all of whom have been administratively punished)—and four clients—Wu Moujia, Xu Mou, Wu Mouyi, and Wu Moubing (all of whom have been administratively punished)—were caught on the spot.

After the incident, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the public security agencies and truthfully confessed the above criminal facts. <Defendant C> also truthfully confessed the above criminal facts after being brought to justice.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant A>, along with the defendant <Defendant B> and others, operated the Shuyue SPA shop in Room 501, Building B, No. XXX Datong Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai, from November 2019 until the case was uncovered. They organized multiple individuals to engage in prostitution activities. During this period, the defendant <Defendant A> was responsible for the management and operation of the shop, collecting the prostitution fees, and distributing commissions to the prostitutes. The defendant <Defendant B> was employed to post prostitution advertisements via the WeChat platform, recruit prostitutes, and solicit clients. He also arranged for prostitutes such as Wan Moumou, Huang Mou1, Chen Moumou, Xiong Moumou, and others (all handled separately) to provide sexual services to clients, collecting fees for profit. On December 8, 2019, the police apprehended the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others, as well as prostitutes and clients Wan Moumou, Huang Mou1, Chen Moumou, Xiong Moumou, Chen Jiayu, Zhu Moumou, and others at the aforementioned location. After the case was uncovered, the defendant <Defendant A> did not truthfully confess to the criminal facts, whereas the defendant <Defendant B> truthfully confessed to the criminal facts. During the trial, the defendant <Defendant A> truthfully confessed to the main criminal facts. The prosecution recommended sentencing the defendant <Defendant B> to three years and six months in prison and a fine; they recommended sentencing the defendant <Defendant A> to five years and three months to five years and nine months in prison and a fine. The defendant <Defendant B> had no objection to the sentencing recommendation and signed the agreement; the defendant <Defendant A> had no objection to the sentencing recommendation during the trial.


Upon trial, it was found that from January 4 to January 8, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> hired the defendant <Defendant B> along with Jiang Moumou, Chang Mou, Jiang Moumou (all of whom have been sentenced) and others to rent several rooms at the Green Alliance Hotel located at XXX Meijiabang Road in this district. They organized prostitution activities involving multiple women, including Zhou Moumou, Zhang Mou2, and Cai Mou, and profited from these activities. Among them, the defendant <Defendant B> was responsible for daily collection of earnings at the hotel and handing over the proceeds to the defendant <Defendant A>. On April 9, 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> was arrested by police at the Yuehai Railway North Port Terminal in Xuwen County, Guangdong Province. On June 10, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> was arrested by police at Puji Temple on Mount Putuo in Zhejiang Province.


After the trial, it was found that on June 4, 2020, the defendant <Defendant A> funded the rental of part of a shop located at XXX Danling Road, Xuhui District, in this city. Together with the defendant <Defendant B>, they started operating under the guise of a massage parlor in late July 2020, organizing several prostitutes to engage in prostitution activities such as hand jobs and oral sex, and profiting from it. Among them, the defendant <Defendant A> was the actual manager of the establishment, recruiting Zhang 1 to work at the front desk for cashiering and bookkeeping. The defendant <Defendant B> was responsible for renovating the shop, daily operations, recruiting and managing prostitutes, and recruited the defendant Liu Mou 2 to assist in advertising for prostitution and receiving guests. On July 29 of the same year, the police went to the location and arrested the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, Liu Mou 2, and several prostitutes and clients. <Defendant A> and Liu Mou 2 confessed to the basic criminal facts after being brought to justice; the defendant <Defendant B> refused to confess after being brought to justice but voluntarily pleaded guilty during the trial.


Upon trial, it was found that around midnight on September 6, 2019, the victim Zhou and Song were riding an electric bike to the couple's spicy hot pot food cart operated by <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> in the Tuanjie Li Night Market in Haigang District, Qinhuangdao City, after drinking at the night market. They parked their electric bike next to the food cart of <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>. Because the victim Zhou's electric bike was blocking the passageway of <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>'s food cart, an argument ensued, leading to a physical altercation between the parties. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> injured the victim Zhou, resulting in fractures of the bilateral nasal bones, left maxillary frontal process, nasal septum, and anterior nasal spine. According to the Qinhuangdao Port City Forensic Identification Center, the injuries sustained by the victim Zhou were classified as minor injuries of the second degree.


After the trial, it was found that: Since 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> has been illegally producing and selling counterfeit foreign wines of various brands, including Martell, Chivas, Jack Daniel's, and Hennessy, without the permission of the registered trademark owners. This illegal activity took place in Duanzhuang Village, Chengjiao Township, Ningling County, Henan Province, among other locations, with a total value of 520,000 RMB. Among these, counterfeit foreign wines valued at 290,000 RMB were sold to the defendant <Defendant B>, and counterfeit foreign wines valued at over 116,000 RMB were sold to Yan Moumou (in another case). The counterfeit foreign wines produced by the defendant <Defendant A> but not yet sold were valued at over 113,000 RMB. The defendant <Defendant B> knowingly purchased and sold counterfeit foreign wines from <Defendant A>, with a total value of 290,000 RMB. The defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> knew that <Defendant A> was purchasing empty foreign wine bottles and packaging materials to produce counterfeit foreign wines but still sold the empty bottles and packaging materials they had acquired to <Defendant A>. Since 2018, the defendant <Defendant C> has sold empty wine bottles and packaging materials valued at over 179,000 RMB to <Defendant A>. The defendant <Defendant D> has sold empty foreign wine bottles and packaging materials valued at over 48,000 RMB to <Defendant A>.

Offence of Counterfeiting a Registered Trademark


Upon trial, it was found that:

1. At around 1:00 a.m. one day in late April 2018, the defendant <Defendant B>, along with Shi and Jin (already sentenced in a separate case), Xiao, and Xu (handled in another case), went to the entrance of the swimming pool in Longyan Community, Humen Town, Dongguan City. They saw a couple there, and <Defendant B> and the others surrounded them and demanded that the victims hand over their belongings. They then used a belt to beat the male victim. The male victim was forced to hand over a VIVO X21 mobile phone (worth 2895.6 yuan) and 251 yuan in cash. After obtaining the items, <Defendant B> and the others fled the scene and later handed the stolen phone to the defendant <Defendant A> to sell, and the proceeds were divided among them.

2. At around 1:00 a.m. on May 1, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, along with Jin and Shi, went to the road opposite Huaide Square in Huaide Community, Humen Town, Dongguan City. They saw the victim Huang passing by, and <Defendant A> and the others stopped Huang and used a belt and a rubber hose to beat him. They then robbed him of a VIVO X9PLUS mobile phone (worth approximately 1500 yuan) and about 300 yuan in cash before fleeing the scene and selling the stolen goods. After investigation, the police arrested Jin, <Defendant B>, and Shi at around 11:00 p.m. on the same day in a rental house in Beizha Community, Humen Town. At around 1:00 a.m. the next day, <Defendant A> was arrested on the road in Nanfang Village, Chigang Community, Humen Town. Later, <Defendant B> and Shi assisted the police in capturing Xiao and Xu. After solving the case, the previously stolen VIVO X21 mobile phone was recovered, but the other stolen items could not be retrieved.


Upon trial, it was found that in early December 2016, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, along with Dong Guoqing and others, jointly invested and opened the Tianhua Lugu Qingshuigong Bath Center on Taifeng Road, Pukou District, Nanjing. After the bath center opened, they successively recruited multiple prostitutes to engage in prostitution within the bathhouse. They assigned numbers to the prostitutes, arranged rooms, set work procedures, and distributed the proceeds from prostitution. Additionally, they installed alarm equipment in the bathhouse.

<Defendant A> was responsible for the financial management of the entire bath center, reconciling accounts daily with <Defendant C>, who was in charge of daily management, collecting business revenue, and dividing the earnings with the prostitutes. <Defendant B>, as an investor in the bath center, was responsible for the renovation of the bathhouse and frequently visited to understand the daily operations. <Defendant C>, as the daily manager of the bath center, was responsible for the daily management within the bathhouse, including assigning numbers to the prostitutes, arranging rooms, and setting work procedures.

Between March 20 and March 30, 2017, the bath center illegally profited 40,000 RMB through organized prostitution, with over 200 instances of prostitution. <Defendant D>, knowing that the bath center was organizing prostitution, introduced three prostitutes to the bath center and received a total commission of 1,600 RMB from each act of prostitution.

On March 31, 2017, at around 21:00, when the public security authorities conducted an inspection of the aforementioned bath center, they caught three prostitutes and six clients on the spot. They seized 25 prostitution receipts and apprehended <Defendant C> at the scene. On April 7 of the same year, <Defendant A> was captured and brought to justice. On April 10, <Defendant D> was captured and brought to justice. On May 8, <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered.


Upon trial, the following facts were established:

1. The defendant, <Defendant A>, had been hiding an imitation "Type 64" pistol and bullets at home since around 2008. On June 1, 2019, <Defendant A> lent the firearm and bullets to the defendant, <Defendant B>. In the early hours of the next day, <Defendant B> used the firearm to injure Yang (handled in a separate case). That evening, after <Defendant B> returned the firearm to <Defendant A>, <Defendant A> hid it in the bedroom of his rented residence at Building X, Unit X, Room X, Yinglun Shijia, Shizhong District, Neijiang City. At around 18:00 on June 4, 2019, the police searched <Defendant A>'s residence and found the aforementioned firearm and three bullets in a safe in his bedroom. According to the appraisal, the firearm held by <Defendant A> was a homemade imitation "Type 64" pistol with injurious capability.

2. At around midnight on June 2, 2019, the defendant, <Defendant B>, carried the firearm borrowed from <Defendant A> to Dongxing District, Neijiang City, to resolve a conflict with Xu Nenwen and others. The parties failed to reach an agreement during their meeting, and <Defendant B> used the firearm to threaten Xu Nenwen. When Yang, who was carrying a knife, stepped forward to assist, <Defendant B> shot him in the chest. According to the appraisal, Yang's injuries resulted in a pneumothorax, classified as a minor injury of the second degree, and contusions and lacerations of the liver and kidneys, also classified as minor injuries of the second degree.


Upon trial, it was found that on November 29, 2017, in front of the Lao Sichuan Hot Pot on Hebei Street, Gongzhuling City, Chen (handled in a separate case), together with Wang2 (not yet found), Gan (handled in a separate case), and others, assaulted Wang1 (not yet found) over trivial matters. Later, the defendant <Defendant A> gathered the defendant <Defendant B>, Wang3 (handled in a separate case), Liu (handled in a separate case), and others in front of the Lao Sichuan Hot Pot on Hebei Street, Gongzhuling City, to engage in a brawl with Wang2, Chen, Gan, Guo (handled in a separate case), Liu (handled in a separate case), Sun (handled in a separate case), and others who were waiting with the knowledge that a fight was imminent. Subsequently, Chen, Guo, Liu, and others damaged the taxi in which Wang3, Yin, and others were riding. The facts of the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> engaging in group fighting were thus established. During the retrial of this case, this court referred the case back to the public security organs for supplementary investigation. The public security organs issued two case handling explanations: 1. In the process of handling the group fighting case involving <Defendant A> and others, the public security organs are investigating whether Wang1, <Defendant B>, and others were gathered by <Defendant A> to commit illegal activities and whether there were any gang-related behaviors; 2. In handling the group fighting case involving <Defendant A> and others, the public security organs are investigating whether <Defendant A> was engaged in illegal activities by running a hair salon and whether Li Liang was involved in operating a hair salon.


Upon trial, it was found that at around midnight on June 19, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> along with a friend were drinking beer and chatting in front of the Xi Yang Yang Convenience Store at Huike Plaza in Shilong Community, Bao'an District, Shenzhen. Subsequently, <Defendant A>'s colleague, the victim Song, passed by the aforementioned location and sat down to chat and drink with <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others. During this time, <Defendant A> believed that Song had previously threatened to beat him due to a conflict between them, so he confronted Song and then picked up a beer bottle and struck Song's head forcefully. <Defendant B> immediately also picked up a beer bottle and struck Song, who tried to block the blows with his arms. Subsequently, <Defendant B> chased and struck Song with the beer bottle, and <Defendant A> caught up and joined <Defendant B> in punching and kicking Song. Afterward, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> fled the scene. At around 1 a.m. that day, Song's friend called the police. The police collected one involved beer bottle and some fragments from the crime scene. At around 8 a.m. that day, the police arrested <Defendant A> at the Jiuzhou Sunshine Dormitory in Huike Industrial Area, Shiyan Street, Bao'an District. On June 21 of the same year, <Defendant B> turned himself in to the police. According to the forensic assessment, the victim Song suffered a large subdural hematoma (totaling >80ml) in the left frontal-temporal-parietal region due to trauma, resulting in brain herniation and positive neurological signs. The primary injury was classified as a second-degree serious injury, and the disability level was rated as grade ten.


Upon trial, it was found that the victim, Ba Mou, had debt disputes with both the company of the defendant <Defendant C> and the defendant <Defendant B>. Defendant <Defendant B> agreed with <Defendant C> to notify <Defendant C> when Ba Mou arrived at <Defendant B>'s place. On an afternoon in October 2017, Ba Mou went to the Xin Cheng Real Estate store operated by <Defendant B> located at the intersection of Bohai Fourth Road and Yellow River Eighth Road in Bincheng District. Defendant <Defendant B> demanded Ba Mou to repay the debt and notified <Defendant C>. Around 5 PM, <Defendant C> and others arrived at the scene. Due to Ba Mou's inability to repay the debt, defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant A> confined Ba Mou in the store. During this period, <Defendant C> struck Ba Mou's face. That night, <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant C> guarded Ba Mou in the store, during which <Defendant A> used a data cable to whip Ba Mou's hands. At 5 AM the next day, <Defendant C> left upon realizing that Ba Mou was unable to repay the debt. Around 10 AM, Ba Mou repaid <Defendant B> 15,000 yuan and was allowed to leave. After being apprehended, defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> truthfully confessed to restricting Ba Mou's personal freedom and assaulting Ba Mou.


After trial, it was found that around 10 PM on May 30, 2018, in front of the Shangdao Cafe in Fujin City, the defendant <Defendant A> had a dispute with the victim Wang due to trivial matters. The defendant <Defendant A>, along with defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, assaulted the victim Wang. During the assault, the defendant <Defendant C> stabbed the victim Wang in the waist with a knife. According to the assessment, the victim Wang sustained minor injuries of the second degree. The defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> have provided civil compensation to the victim Wang, and the victim Wang has expressed forgiveness towards the actions of the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C>. The defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> are all considered main offenders. The defendant <Defendant A> voluntarily surrendered and truthfully confessed to the criminal facts, constituting a voluntary surrender. The defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> truthfully confessed to the criminal facts after being brought to justice, constituting a confession. On September 9, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities; on December 11, 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> was summoned to the case by the public security authorities; on August 20, 2019, the defendant <Defendant C> was arrested by the public security authorities in Gaoqing County, Zibo City, Shandong Province.


After trial, it was found that: Defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, after conspiring together, on April 1, 2019, around 3:00 PM, in a private room at the "Helen Duo Billiards City" in Chengguan District, Lanzhou City, engaged in gambling activities using poker cards to play games like "Bi Shi" (Compare Ten). During this period, Defendant <Defendant A>, with the cooperation of Defendant <Defendant B>, used cheating methods such as shuffling and dealing cards to deceive gambler Li into losing 26,800 yuan in cash. After committing the offense, Defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> divided the aforementioned amount between themselves. Around 9:00 PM that evening, Defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> conspired again at the "Yongheyuan" teahouse in Chengguan District, Lanzhou City, where Defendant <Defendant C> used funds from the gambling proceeds given by Defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> as gambling capital. They then, using the same method, deceived gambler Li into losing another 4,000 yuan in cash. After committing the offense, Defendant <Defendant C>, knowing that the aforementioned gambling proceeds were obtained through fraud, received 9,400 yuan in cash from the proceeds.


Upon trial, it was found that on January 16, 17, 19, and 20, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> instructed <Defendant B> to use the ICBC bank card ending in 2193 and the CCB bank card ending in 2182, both of which were handed over to <Defendant A> by others and registered under the name Sun Wenqiang. <Defendant B> successively withdrew a total of 17,600 yuan, which included 16,300 yuan defrauded from Yu and 1,300 yuan defrauded from Guo, from various ATMs located at the Songhe Branch of China Post Savings Bank in Songhe Town, Jingshan County, Jingmen City, Hubei Province; the Guangshui Branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Suizhou City; the Chenxiang Rural Commercial Bank in Guangshui; the Luodian Rural Commercial Bank in Guangshui; and the ATM near the bus station at the Yingshan Office in Guangshui of the Bank of China. After <Defendant B> withdrew the money, he handed it over to <Defendant A>, who then passed the withdrawn funds to others. During the withdrawals, <Defendant A> was nearby in a car to provide assistance. After the incident, the defendant <Defendant A> returned 12,000 yuan to the Shen County Public Security Bureau, and <Defendant B> returned 10,000 yuan to the same bureau. The defrauded amount was subsequently claimed by the victim, Yu.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 5:00 a.m. on June 23, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> threatened the store clerk Huang Mou2 with a fruit knife and robbed more than 1,200 yuan in cash and a pack of cigarettes at the "Baishile" convenience store located at No. 2, Qinghu Matian Street, Junhe Street, Baiyun District, this city. Later, while fleeing with the stolen goods, <Defendant A> encountered the defendant <Defendant B>, who had arrived on a motorcycle. Despite knowing that <Defendant A> had committed a crime, <Defendant B> still provided the motorcycle for <Defendant A> to ride, aiding in his escape.


Upon trial, it was found that: At noon on May 5, 2017, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D>, along with Fei and Wang (who is <Defendant A>'s brother) and others, were having a meal together at Wanghulou Restaurant in Lianshi Town, Nanxun District of this city. During the meal, Fei demanded a fee from Lianjiu for helping to find a debtor, which led to an argument between the two. After being persuaded to stop, Fei left but later agreed with Wang to meet again outside a certain chess and card room in Lianshi for further discussion. Wang then asked <Defendant C> to drive him there. After Wang left, <Defendant A>, worried about Wang, asked <Defendant B> and <Defendant D> to go along, and they bought wooden sticks on the way, placing them in the trunk of the car. Later, outside the chess and card room in Zhuangjia Village, upon discovering that Fei appeared to have a machete, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant D> returned to the car to retrieve five wooden sticks from the trunk and ran towards Fei. They found that Fei indeed had a machete and that Wang's head had been injured by it. Consequently, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> used the wooden sticks to beat Fei, causing multiple injuries to his body. According to forensic identification, the injuries to Fei's head reached the level of minor injury of the second degree. After the incident, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities and truthfully confessed their crimes. <Defendant A> has compensated the victim for his losses, and the victim Fei has expressed understanding towards the actions of <Defendant A> and the others.


Upon investigation, it was found that from September to October 2019, the defendant, <Defendant A>, approached the defendant, <Defendant B>, at the restaurant operated by <Defendant B>, requesting <Defendant B> to introduce his underage girlfriend, Shi Moumou (under 18 years old), into prostitution. The specific criminal facts are as follows:

1. In September 2019, <Defendant A> contacted <Defendant B> at the restaurant. <Defendant B> introduced Shi Moumou to Fang Shichang for prostitution in Fang Shichang's car near Guangming, Jishou City, for a price of 3000 yuan. <Defendant B> took a commission of 1000 yuan, and Shi Moumou earned 2000 yuan, which was used for daily expenses with <Defendant A>.

2. On October 20, 2019, <Defendant A> again contacted <Defendant B> at the restaurant. <Defendant B> introduced Shi Moumou to Shi Shengwen for prostitution in Room 1002 of the Yingshi Building Hotel for a price of 2000 yuan. <Defendant B> took a commission of 500 yuan, and Shi Moumou earned 1500 yuan, which was used for daily expenses with <Defendant A>.

On October 31, 2019, the public security authorities arrested <Defendant A> at the Jixin Hotel in Jishou City and arrested <Defendant B> near the commercial city.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant A> conspired with <Defendant B> to take out a car loan in the name of <Defendant B> and then use the car as collateral to pay off debts. On June 21, 2017, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others went to Tongliao City XX Auto Sales and Service Co., Ltd. to purchase a car. <Defendant B> then signed a car leasing contract with Shanghai XX Financing Leasing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as: XX Company), financing 82,293.00 yuan from XX Company to purchase a Senbao X35 car (one vehicle), and agreed to make monthly payments to XX Company. After obtaining the vehicle, the defendants <Defendant A> and others disposed of the car to others for money. When XX Company urged <Defendant B> to repay the money as agreed, <Defendant B> refused to answer the phone. To date, 82,293.00 yuan of the financing amount is still owed to XX Company. On June 13, 2018, <Defendant B> was apprehended by the public security authorities; on November 15, 2018, with the assistance of <Defendant B>, <Defendant A> was also apprehended by the public security authorities and truthfully confessed to the criminal facts.


Upon trial, it was found that: At around 15:00 on June 13, 2017, at the Honglajiao Hotel in Zhanggong District, Ganzhou City, the defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant D> concealed the fact that a Buick sedan with the license plate number Gan B××××× had been mortgaged to a bank. Taking advantage of the bank's delay in registering the mortgage with the vehicle management office, they used a forged motor vehicle registration certificate to sign a "Vehicle Pledge Loan Contract" with the victim, Peng, pledging the aforementioned car to him and fraudulently obtaining a loan of 33,150 yuan. After the fraud was successful, the four defendants divided the stolen funds. On September 15, 2017, <Defendant A> was arrested by the police; on October 11 of the same year, <Defendant C> was arrested by the police; and on October 21 of the same year, <Defendant B> and <Defendant D> were arrested by the police. After the incident, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> compensated the victim Peng for economic losses totaling 96,000 yuan and obtained the victim's forgiveness.


Upon trial, it was found that on October 11, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, out of competitiveness, arranged a fight with Zhao Moujia through WeChat. Subsequently, <Defendant A> gathered <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and others. Among them, <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> each carried a wooden stick and together took a vehicle driven by <Defendant B> to wait for Zhao Moujia and others at the intersection of Beierhuan Road and Guanhebei Road in Situ Town, Danyang City. At approximately 0:30 a.m. the next day, Zhao Moujia and Tang Mou arrived at the intersection of Beierhuan Road and Guanhebei Road in Situ Town, Danyang City. Defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> immediately used wooden sticks to assault Zhao Moujia and Tang Mou. After Zhao Moujia fell to the ground, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> continued to punch and kick him, causing injuries to Zhao Moujia's forehead and left forearm, and Tang Mou's neck and right upper arm. According to a forensic examination by the Danyang City Public Security Bureau, the injuries of Zhao Moujia and Tang Mou were classified as minor injuries. After committing the crime, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities and truthfully confessed the aforementioned facts of group fighting, expressing their willingness to accept punishment. After the incident, the public security authorities seized one wooden stick used in the crime. Defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> compensated Zhao Moujia and Tang Mou and obtained their forgiveness.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant A> and the defendant <Defendant B> are father and son. At around 11 PM on September 13, 2019, in front of a dormitory in Haidian District of this city, the vehicle headlights driven by the defendant <Defendant B> affected the victims Tang Mou1 and others who were watching a movie using a projector by the roadside. Victim Tang Mou1 then approached the defendant <Defendant B> to argue, leading to a verbal altercation. Someone splashed water on the defendant <Defendant B> and his girlfriend. Hearing the commotion, the defendant <Defendant A> arrived at the scene, and the conflict escalated into a physical confrontation. The defendant <Defendant B> hit victim Tang Mou1 with a brick, and the defendant <Defendant A> punched victim Tang Mou1 in the face, causing bilateral nasal bone fractures and bilateral maxillary frontal process fractures. According to the forensic assessment, the injuries sustained by victim Tang Mou1 were classified as minor injuries of the second degree. During the altercation, the defendant <Defendant A> was also injured, with the injuries being classified as minor. On November 4, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were notified by the public security authorities and brought to the case. During the trial, victim Tang Mou1 stated that he would not file a criminal incidental civil lawsuit in this case.


Upon trial, the following facts were ascertained:

1. Crime of Intentional Injury
On September 24, 2017, at approximately 11 PM, near the village committee of Dongnan Street, on the south side of Jiankang Road in Anqiu City, at a barbecue stall owned by Jia Mu, the defendant <Defendant A> had a physical altercation with Wang due to a verbal disagreement. When Zhou 1 attempted to intervene, <Defendant A> struck Zhou 1 on the head and upper body with an iron shovel and a wooden stick, causing injuries to Zhou 1's head and other areas. According to the assessment, Zhou 1's scalp injury constituted a minor injury of the second degree, while the injuries to the left ear and limbs were deemed minor injuries. On October 6 of the same year, the defendant <Defendant A> was apprehended at a hotel in Changle County.

2. Crime of Provoking Trouble
On the afternoon of September 10, 2016, the defendant <Defendant B> attended a wedding banquet at the Luyuan Restaurant on the east side of the Jin Zizai Town area in Anqiu City. During the event, <Defendant B> was slapped by the restaurant operator Liu 1 for using a bamboo pole to pick dates from a date tree planted inside the restaurant. In retaliation, on the night of the incident and the following night, <Defendant B> repeatedly damaged the doors, windows, and other property of the Luyuan Restaurant with steel pipes and knives. On the following night, the defendant <Defendant A> joined <Defendant B> in damaging the doors, windows, and signboards of the Luyuan Restaurant with steel pipes and knives on two separate occasions. According to the assessment, <Defendant B> caused property damage valued at 6,345 yuan, while <Defendant A> caused property damage valued at 5,469 yuan. On September 23 of the same year, the defendant <Defendant B> was apprehended at a hotel in Jiading District, Shanghai. On December 13 of the same year, the defendant <Defendant A> voluntarily surrendered to the Public Security Brigade of Anqiu City Public Security Bureau and truthfully confessed to the criminal facts. After the incident, the defendant <Defendant B> compensated Cao 1 and Cao 2 for their economic losses and obtained their understanding.


Upon trial, it was found that on June 29, 2019, the victim, Wang, was lured to Cangzhou by a woman named Feng Fan under the pretense of a romantic meeting. Subsequently, Wang was deceived by Feng into a bungalow located on the north side of the shoe market in Xinhua District, Cangzhou. When the victim Wang discovered that the place was a pyramid scheme den, he attempted to leave but was immediately restrained. During this period, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were responsible for guarding Wang, while <Defendant C> was responsible for talking to Wang. On July 17, 2019, while being taken out by the pyramid scheme members, Wang saw the police, reported the incident, and was rescued.


Upon trial, it was found that from mid-April to May 9, 2020, the defendant <Defendant A> organized prostitution activities by booking rooms at a certain hotel and a certain restaurant in Huangshi City. <Defendant A> invited defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> to assist at the hotel. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> recruited prostitutes Zhu Moumou, Fu Mou, and Zhang Mou (all three have been administratively punished) to engage in prostitution activities in the hotel rooms. They also agreed upon the prices and the profit-sharing ratio with the prostitutes. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were responsible for posting solicitation information on WeChat Moments to contact clients, escorting clients to the hotel rooms to select prostitutes, collecting fees, managing the working hours of the prostitutes, and distributing commissions to the prostitutes. <Defendant C> was responsible for receiving clients, cleaning, and keeping watch. The prostitution fees collected, after deducting the prostitutes' commissions, were divided between <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> as agreed. The food expenses for all three defendants and <Defendant C>'s smoking expenses were covered by <Defendant A>.


After the trial, it was found that in early April 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> intended to organize prostitution for profit. He then gathered the defendant <Defendant B> and others, including Zhang Zuowei, and drove Shao, Li, and another Li from Kaiyuan City to Liaoyuan City. <Defendant B> and others were responsible for supervising Shao and the other two. During this period, <Defendant A>, together with <Defendant B>, Zhang Zuowei, and others, beat Shao. <Defendant A> instructed the defendant <Defendant C> to find clients for prostitution. Knowing that Shao was a minor, <Defendant C> introduced two clients to engage in prostitution with Shao between April 5 and 7. The court confirms the facts as charged by the prosecution.


Upon trial, it was found that on the evening of April 6, 2019, An Mouxian (already sentenced) and Yang Mou (handled in a separate case) had a dispute over trivial matters and agreed to fight in Yongkang City. An Mouxian gathered <Defendant A> and others, and then <Defendant A> gathered Gu Mou and Hu Mou1 (both handled in separate cases) as well as <Defendant C> and <Defendant B> to go for the fight. After <Defendant A> and others arrived at the scene, they engaged in mutual fighting with Huang Mou and Zhang Mou (both already sentenced), who were gathered by Yang Mou. The incident resulted in injuries to <Defendant A> and An Mouxian. According to the forensic identification by the Yongkang City Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, the injuries sustained by <Defendant A> were minor injuries, while An Mouxian sustained Grade 1 minor injuries.


Upon trial, it was found that: From May 2018 until the incident, the defendant <Defendant A>, in collaboration with Wang Hongyan (handled in a separate case), repeatedly drove a white BMW sedan (license plate number Yu K×××**) from Xiangcheng County and other places to transport counterfeit cigarettes back to Xuchang City. The counterfeit cigarettes were then transported to Wuhan City via long-distance buses passing through the Xuchang East Station highway entrance. The defendant <Defendant B> would receive the counterfeit cigarettes at the Hongji Long-Distance Bus Station in Wuhan and distribute them within the city. From May 2018 until the incident, the defendant <Defendant B> deposited a total of 636,900 yuan in cash into the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China account and the China Construction Bank account under the name of <Defendant A> at various ATM machines in Wuhan City to purchase various types of counterfeit cigarettes. In the early hours of October 9, 2018, police officers from the Weidu Branch of the Xuchang Public Security Bureau apprehended <Defendant B> at the entrance of the Hongji Long-Distance Bus Station in Wuhan while he was receiving goods from the long-distance bus with the license plate Yu A×××**. They seized 250 cartons of counterfeit "Liqun" brand cigarettes and 150 cartons of counterfeit "Nanjing" brand cigarettes on the spot, valued at 53,000 yuan. According to the inspection by the Henan Province Tobacco Quality Supervision and Monitoring Station, all the cigarettes were counterfeit registered trademarks and inferior products. On the same day, police officers apprehended <Defendant A> at the Millennium Yao Foot Bath Shop on Liuyi Road in the Weidu District of Xuchang City.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 11:00 PM on November 30, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were intoxicated and waiting for a ride home by the roadside opposite the "Dream Kingdom" music bar and restaurant on Huayuan Street in Litong District. They got into a verbal altercation with Ma, who was taking a taxi. During the argument, <Defendant C> physically assaulted Ma, leading to a scuffle between Ma and <Defendant C> and <Defendant A>. Ma's companion, Ma Mounou, stepped in to help and got into a tussle with <Defendant B>, resulting in a mutual fight. <Defendant B> pulled out his belt and whipped Ma Mounou, while <Defendant A> punched Ma Yujun forcefully in the head, causing Ma Mounou to collapse and become unresponsive. Seeing this, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> fled the scene. On December 2, 2018, Ma Mounou died despite rescue efforts. On the same day, <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant C> successively turned themselves in to the police. According to the forensic examination, the victim Ma Mounou died of severe craniocerebral injury, and Ma's injuries were classified as minor.

Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles


Upon trial, it was found that in 2011, the defendant <Defendant A> falsely claimed to Zhong Mou2 and Wang Mou that they had the ability to secure employment for their children at the Liangzhuang Coal Mine of the Xinwen Mining Bureau. Under the pretense of risk deposit and activity fees, <Defendant A> defrauded victim Zhong Mou2 of 14,000 yuan in cash and victim Wang Mou of 40,000 yuan in cash, after which <Defendant A> absconded and went into hiding. In 2016, <Defendant A> falsely claimed to Ma Mou3 that they could assist in transferring Ma Mou3's job. Under the pretense of activity fees, <Defendant A> defrauded victim Ma Mou3 of 33,000 yuan in cash, after which <Defendant A> absconded and went into hiding. The total amount of 87,000 yuan was used by <Defendant A> for personal daily expenses. From January to February 2018, while <Defendant A> was on the run and wanted by the police, defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that <Defendant A> was a fugitive, provided a hiding place and helped <Defendant A> evade capture. On February 11, 2018, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were apprehended and brought to justice. After being apprehended, <Defendant A> truthfully confessed to the fraud, and <Defendant B> truthfully confessed to harboring <Defendant A>. Following the incident, <Defendant A> returned the defrauded amount of 87,000 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant unit, Tianmen City Jianghan People's Hospital, in the process of fulfilling the contracts for the New Rural Cooperative Medical Insurance (referred to as "New Rural Cooperative Insurance") and the Urban Resident Medical Insurance (referred to as "Resident Insurance"), sought to obtain improper benefits for the unit. It was stipulated that for each false admission and discharge procedure handled by the staff, once the misappropriated New Rural Cooperative Insurance and Resident Insurance subsidy funds reached the hospital's basic account, the staff would enjoy 600 yuan of the funds for medical treatment at the hospital, with the remaining funds being retained by the unit. From October to December 2016, the then chairman and president, <Defendant A>, along with the then vice president in charge of the New Rural Cooperative Insurance and Resident Insurance, <Defendant B>, and the then director of the Statistics, Accounting, Procurement, and Warehouse Management Department, <Defendant C>, used the hospital's billing system to create a false superuser account under the non-existent name "Zhou Caijing." This false account was used to issue advance payment receipts, handle false admission and discharge procedures, and fabricate false medical records, thereby misappropriating 121,398 yuan in insurance subsidy funds. <Defendant C> was responsible for the statistical accounting and management of the illicit 600 yuan medical treatment funds enjoyed by each staff member who handled false admission and discharge procedures. On May 22, 2018, after receiving a phone notification from Vice President Liu Yutao, who was instructed by the police to call for an investigation, <Defendant A> voluntarily came forward to cooperate with the investigation and truthfully confessed the main facts described above. After <Defendant B> was apprehended, they also truthfully confessed the main facts described above. Following the exposure of the case, the defendant unit, Tianmen City Jianghan People's Hospital, returned the misappropriated insurance subsidy funds amounting to 121,398 yuan to the public security authorities.


Upon trial, it was found that from June 2017 to July 10, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> funded the rental of a villa located at No. 297, Baijia Garden Community, Lane 333, Changdong Road, Xinqiao Town, in this district to set up a club. <Defendant A> hired Liu, Song, and Zhang1 (all of whom have been sentenced) and organized multiple women, including Zhang2, Huang2, and Qiu2, to engage in prostitution activities. Among them, <Defendant B> collected the operating funds and purchased daily necessities for the prostitution venue, while <Defendant C> also participated in management and recruitment of prostitutes. On January 9, 2018, <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> were arrested by the police; on April 3, 2018, <Defendant A> was arrested by the police.


After the trial, it was found that: On December 13, 2017, at around 0:00, the defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and others were drinking in a private room at the Jinhai Entertainment Club in Huangxing Village, Huazhuang Town, Honggu District. During the drinking session, <Defendant B> competed in drinking with <Defendant A> and his companions. Dissatisfied with <Defendant A>'s behavior, <Defendant B> insulted <Defendant A> and his companions, leading to an argument and scuffle between the parties. As <Defendant A>'s companions were leaving downstairs, <Defendant B> had another altercation and fight with Xing at the bar on the second floor. Subsequently, <Defendant B> chased <Defendant A> outside the building, insulting and fighting with him. The altercation escalated into mutual fighting, during which <Defendant A> struck the victims Bai and Ma on their heads with a brick, causing Bai and Ma to fall to the ground injured. Afterwards, the parties went home separately, and <Defendant B> carried Bai to the Lanfeng Hotel to rest. The next day, around 9:00, Bai's wife Jia found Bai in a confused state at the hotel and, together with <Defendant B>, took Bai to a medical institution for treatment. Despite medical efforts, Bai died around 13:00 that day. According to the forensic identification by the Public Security Judicial Identification Center of Honggu District, Lanzhou City, Bai died from closed craniocerebral injury caused by the impact of a blunt object on the left temporal region before his death.


Upon trial, it was found that from early March 2018 to April 2, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant D>, and <Defendant C> purchased counterfeit "NIKE" brand sports shoes at prices significantly lower than the market rate. They sold these counterfeit "NIKE" brand sports shoes in the markets of Penglai City and Longkou City, selling a total of 1,167 pairs and generating sales of 80,813 yuan. On April 2, 2018, the public security authorities seized 331 pairs of unsold counterfeit "NIKE" brand sports shoes from <Defendant B>, valued at 22,938 yuan.

Offence of Selling Counterfeit Registered Goods


Upon trial, it was found that: the defendant <Defendant A> and Tian (handled in a separate case) conspired to invite the victim Zhang1 for a drink, planning to have someone intentionally crash into Zhang1's car after he drove under the influence, and then extort money from Zhang1 by accusing him of drunk driving. Tian later contacted the defendant <Defendant C>, agreeing that <Defendant C> would be responsible for the crash and extortion. On June 5, 2018, Tian contacted <Defendant C>, but <Defendant C> said he had family matters to attend to and couldn't make it. <Defendant C> then informed the defendants <Defendant D> and <Defendant B> about the plan, providing them with Tian's and each other's contact information, and advised Tian to get in touch with <Defendant D>.

On June 5, 2018, after <Defendant A> learned that Zhang1 had driven to the meeting, he repeatedly called Tian to update him on the situation inside the restaurant. Tian then identified Zhang1's car to <Defendant D> and <Defendant B> at the restaurant entrance. After the meal, <Defendant A> informed Tian by phone, who then notified <Defendant D> and <Defendant B>. Upon seeing Zhang1 driving on the road, <Defendant D> and <Defendant B> intentionally rear-ended Zhang1's car. They then threatened Zhang1 with accusations of drunk driving and demanded 30,000 RMB. Through mediation by others, Zhang1 was eventually coerced into giving <Defendant D> and <Defendant B> 8,000 RMB. After returning to Kazuo County, <Defendant D> kept 3,000 RMB, gave 2,000 RMB to <Defendant B>, and instructed <Defendant C> to pass 3,000 RMB to Tian and others. <Defendant C> kept 500 RMB and transferred 2,500 RMB to Tian via WeChat.


Upon trial, it was found that from April 2018 to September 11 of the same year, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with She Banglang, Deng, Wang (2), Yu, Xia (2) (all handled in separate cases), organized multiple women, including Hu, Liu, Zang, Tang, and Duan, to engage in prostitution activities at the Roujin Ge SPA in Tianlun Plaza and Habibi Hotel Apartment in Yinzhou District, Ningbo City. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were the owners of these establishments, with <Defendant B> also responsible for soliciting clients. During this period, the prostitution venues illegally profited by more than 500,000 yuan. On April 24, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> was arrested by the police in Gulou District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province. On May 8 of the same year, under the persuasion of the defendant <Defendant A>, the defendant <Defendant B> turned herself in at the Minglou Police Station of the Yinzhou Branch of Ningbo Public Security Bureau and truthfully confessed to the criminal facts.


Upon trial, it was found that in October 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> conspired with Wang Mou2 (already sentenced) to defraud the victim Wang Mou1 (male, 31 years old). The three forged a "land sale contract" between Jiamusi Creative Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. and Tongjiang Kaituo Thermal Power Development Co., Ltd. On October 30, 2018, at the Youyi Hotel in Fujin City, Wang Mou2 impersonated the deputy general manager of Jiamusi Creative Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. and signed a fake "power plant demolition contract" with Wang Mou1's partner Guo Mou. Under the pretense of paying safety and fire protection fees, they defrauded Wang Mou1 of 60,000 RMB. Wang Mou2 received 13,000 RMB of the stolen money, <Defendant B> received 14,000 RMB, and <Defendant A> received 33,000 RMB. <Defendant A> also separately defrauded Wang Mou1 of an additional 4,000 RMB under the pretense of a "benefit fee." After being apprehended, <Defendant B> truthfully confessed to the criminal facts. <Defendant A> was arrested by the public security organs in Fujin City on September 6, 2019, and <Defendant B> was arrested in Suibin County on August 30, 2019.


Upon trial, it was found that in January 2013, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> (who are married) took over the operation of Xinglong Store located at No. 14, Row 1, Hongyuan Market, Huanghe Road, Hubin District, Sanmenxia City from Zhang Mou1. During this period, they were administratively punished multiple times by the Sanmenxia Tobacco Monopoly Bureau for selling cigarettes with mismatched codes. On September 18, 2018, the tobacco retail license of Xinglong Store was revoked by the Sanmenxia Tobacco Monopoly Bureau. In January 2019, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> renamed Xinglong Store to Baiqi Grocery Store. During the operation, without permission from the tobacco monopoly administrative department and without a tobacco retail license, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> sold various types of cigarettes to merchants Fan Mou1, Ning Mou, and others in Hubin District, Sanmenxia City, amounting to a total of 68,000 yuan, with an illegal profit of 1,000 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that around 8 PM on August 28, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C>, after consuming alcohol, encountered the victim Li Zha'e while riding a motorcycle through Lancang County. <Defendant A> forcibly pulled the victim Li Zha'e off the motorcycle and assaulted him. Seeing this, <Defendant B> slapped Li Zha'e's face with a slipper and kicked his body. <Defendant C> then punched Li Zha'e in the chest. After the victim Li Zha'e was knocked to the ground, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> lifted him and threw him down the embankment. When <Defendant A> noticed that the victim Li Zha'e was still shouting, he went down the embankment, continued to beat Li Zha'e, dragged him back to the road by his hair, and struck his chest with a stone picked up from the roadside. Finally, they pushed Li Zha'e's motorcycle over onto him and left. The actions of <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> caused Li Zha'e to suffer injuries including swelling of the head, face, chest, and abdomen, liver rupture, and significant abdominal fluid accumulation. According to the forensic identification by the Lancang County Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, the injuries sustained by Li Zha'e constituted a second-degree serious injury. On the night of the incident, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> called the police and truthfully confessed to the criminal facts after arriving at the scene. On September 5, 2019, <Defendant B> compensated the victim Li Zha'e with 4,000 yuan.


Upon trial, the court found the following facts:

1. Provoking Trouble
At approximately 1 a.m. on January 2, 2020, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D>, along with Mao Ruiliang (handled in a separate case), and others, were at the entrance of the Iron Pot Age Restaurant on Tongxin Road, Nanxun Town, Nanxun District, in this city. Due to a trivial matter, they had a conflict with the victims Li Mou1 and Liu Mou. Subsequently, they collectively and arbitrarily assaulted the victims Liu Mou, Bing Mou, and Li Mou1 by punching and kicking them, resulting in injuries to Li Mou1 and Bing Mou. According to forensic identification, the injuries of Li Mou1 and Bing Mou were both classified as minor injuries. During the trial of this case, the family of defendant <Defendant D> compensated the three victims with RMB 45,000, and the three victims expressed their understanding towards defendant <Defendant D>.

2. Group Fighting
On the evening of October 23, 2019, Mao Ruiliang (handled in a separate case) had a dispute with Fu Dong (handled in a separate case) over a trivial matter. Subsequently, both parties gathered people and agreed to fight that evening on the roadside of Huxun Avenue, south of Southeast Huafu, Nanxun Town, Nanxun District, in this city. Mao Ruiliang gathered the defendant <Defendant A> along with Xu Penghui, Zhang Hao, Shi Zhaoyu, Wang Haonan, and others (all handled in separate cases), totaling over ten people, and prepared watermelon knives, steel pipes, and other tools. Meanwhile, Fu Dong gathered Tan Jun, Long Chaochao, Tian Rubo, Zheng Hexin (all handled in separate cases), and others, and prepared firecrackers, knives, sticks, and other tools. At approximately 10:50 p.m. that day, the aforementioned individuals from both sides arrived at the agreed location and engaged in a fight, during which defendant <Defendant A> participated with a watermelon knife. The fight did not result in any injuries.

Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles


Upon investigation, it was found that in August 2018, the victim Zhu Mou1 knowingly engaged in an extramarital affair with Chen Mou1, the wife of the defendant <Defendant B>. This led to a conflict between the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> (Chen Mou1's brother) and Zhu Mou1. On the evening of September 20 of the same year, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> went looking for Chen Mou1 and found her with the victim Zhu Mou1 at the Century Hotel in Xianju County. They rushed to the hotel intending to take Chen Mou1 home. At that time, <Defendant B> called the police. The police arrived at the scene and advised <Defendant B> to communicate well with Chen Mou1. In the early hours of the next day, <Defendant A> called the police again. The police arrived at the scene once more, and the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> attempted to take Chen Mou1 home but were obstructed by Zhu Mou1, who also threatened to kill <Defendant A>. Subsequently, <Defendant A>, fearing trouble from Zhu Mou1, bought a knife on Taobao for self-defense. On November 13 of the same year, at around 21:35, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> were looking for Chen Mou1 at the entrance of the Tiansheng Supermarket in Xianju County and encountered Zhu Mou1 and Chen Mou1 together. <Defendant B> immediately engaged in a physical fight with Zhu Mou1, while <Defendant A> took out the pre-prepared knife and stabbed Zhu Mou1. <Defendant B> continued to punch and kick Zhu Mou1, who then tried to escape. <Defendant A> chased after Zhu Mou1 with the knife and stabbed him multiple times. Zhu Mou1 was later sent to the hospital but died from injuries. A forensic examination determined that Zhu Mou1 died from massive hemorrhage caused by ruptures in the heart, lungs, liver, and spleen. After the incident, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> immediately called the police from the scene and voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities.