Upon examination, it was found that from December 2016 to January 2017, the victim, Li, needed to repay personal debts. Through the introduction of Wang and Ge Jun, Li borrowed money from the defendant, <Defendant A>. <Defendant A> actually lent 100,000 yuan to the victim, Li, for debt settlement. Later, <Defendant A> continued to seek investors to help Li settle the debts and once had the victim write an IOU for 1 million yuan and created corresponding bank transfer records, but to no avail. <Defendant A> then contacted Zhang Yuan to find an investor to continue settling Li's debts. During this period, <Defendant A> instructed the defendant, <Defendant B>, to illegally detain the victim, Li, for three days at a hotel near Changshou Road in this city. Later, <Defendant A> obtained 300,000 yuan from Zhang Yuan, from which <Defendant A> defrauded 100,000 yuan from the victim under the pretense of a benefit fee. On August 7, 2019, <Defendant B> was arrested by the public security authorities in Jiading District of this city and was able to truthfully confess the criminal facts. On August 18, 2019, <Defendant A> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities and was able to truthfully confess the criminal facts. After the incident, <Defendant A> compensated the victim, Li, with 200,000 yuan and obtained forgiveness. <Defendant B> apologized to the victim, Li, through his family and obtained forgiveness.


Upon trial, it was found that: One day in late summer of 2013, the defendant <Defendant A> informed Liao Moumou (handled in a separate case) that his father-in-law had a hunting rifle. Subsequently, Liao Moumou repeatedly asked <Defendant A> to purchase this rifle. <Defendant A> informed <Defendant A's relative> about Liao Moumou's intention to buy the rifle and obtained <Defendant A's relative>'s consent. During the Mid-Autumn Festival of 2013, <Defendant A> retrieved the hunting rifle from his uncle-in-law Ye Moumou's house and sold it to Liao Moumou for 9000 yuan. Later, <Defendant A> handed over the 9000 yuan to <Defendant A's relative>, who used the money for daily living expenses. According to the appraisal by the XX Center of Xianyang City, the firearm involved in the case was in good working condition, capable of loading 12-gauge standard hunting cartridges, and could fire normally, thus classified as a firearm under judicial definition. On August 30, 2019, at Qian County Detention Center, due to <Defendant A's relative> suffering from a severe illness and having been re-examined by the original surgical hospital, it was determined that continued detention was not appropriate according to the detention center regulations. It was recommended that this court change the compulsory measures for <Defendant A's relative>.


Upon examination, it was found that from April to December 2016, the defendant <Defendant A>, in collusion with <Defendant B>, used the WeChat platform to post information about the sale of Nike products, solicited orders, and collected payments. Li Huameng (already sentenced) and others delivered the counterfeit Nike shoes and Nike down jackets through express delivery, totaling 571 transactions. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> paid Li Huameng a total of RMB 175,668 for the goods.

Offence of Selling Counterfeit Registered Goods


Upon trial, it was found that defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, knowing that defendant <Defendant A> had no repayment ability, assisted <Defendant A> on April 12, 2019, in fabricating property facts to meet the conditions for a car loan. Subsequently, <Defendant A> found a false guarantor to provide a guarantee, and with the guarantee of Baoding Jinchang Automobile Trade Group Co., Ltd., obtained a loan of 190,000 yuan from the Baoding Hongxing Branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to purchase a used Mercedes-Benz car (license plate number Ji F×××××). On April 18, <Defendant A> mortgaged and sold the car for 120,000 yuan. Before the case was uncovered, <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> repaid a total of 13,180 yuan for two months of the loan, <Defendant A> illegally profited 26,590 yuan, and <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> each profited 12,500 yuan. After being brought to justice, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> voluntarily confessed to their crimes. <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> have compensated the victim for their losses and obtained the victim's understanding.


Upon trial, it was found that around 10 PM on February 24, 2012, Yang Zhengfu (already sentenced) had a dispute with Zhang Hongchan (handled in a separate case) over a gambling debt. They agreed over the phone to have a fight at the Jiulong Hotel in Wenling City. Yang Zhengfu gathered Shen Lei, Xiao Bo, and Qian Yongkuan (all already sentenced) and asked Zhang Hui (handled in a separate case) to gather drivers from a cleaning company to bring iron rods and other tools to the scene. Zhang Hui then notified the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, Hu Yefu, Li Xiaopeng, Xu Ding, Li Maolin, Jiang Pingyu, Chen Liquan, Pang Xiaocheng, Zhang Yinghong, Chen Qiangang, Mu Dayong, Mu Dajun, and Sun Kai (all handled in separate cases), to gather at the entrance of Jiulong Hotel in Wenling City. Around 2 AM the next day, when the people gathered by Zhang Hongchan arrived at the entrance of Jiulong Hotel in three or four taxis, Yang Zhengfu, together with Xiao Bo, Qian Yongkuan, Li Maolin, Zhang Yinghong, and Pang Xiaocheng, used machetes, iron rods, and other tools to smash the taxis that Zhang Hongchan’s people were in. They shattered the taxi windows and injured Wang Mou2 (handled in a separate case), who was in the Zhejiang J××××× taxi. According to the appraisal, the damage to the Zhejiang J××××× taxi was valued at 1,044 RMB, and Wang Mou2's injuries were classified as minor injuries. On November 25, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> turned himself in at the Chengxi Police Station of the Wenling Public Security Bureau but did not truthfully confess his involvement in the case. On December 19, 2019, the police from the Xiangyang Railway Police Station at the Xiangyang High-Speed Railway Station in Xiangyang City, Hubei Province, arrested the defendant <Defendant B>. After being brought to justice, the defendant <Defendant B> truthfully confessed his involvement in the case.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant A> in early June 2018, through fellow villager Wang Yi, rented properties located at 15A14-1, 15A14-2, 12B14-1, and 10B7-2, Zhongnan International Hui, Dingziqiao Road, Wuchang District of this city. For illegal profit, <Defendant A> conspired with the defendant <Defendant B> to recruit, manage, and arrange multiple young women to engage in prostitution activities. During this period, <Defendant B> was responsible for the daily operations, contacting and receiving clients, and collecting prostitution fees. The fees collected were split 30-70 between the prostitutes and the establishment. <Defendant B> transferred the illicit proceeds to the respective prostitutes and <Defendant A>, and also had the right to use the money directly. At around 11 PM on June 19, 2018, police officers apprehended <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and individuals involved in prostitution activities, including Li, Yao, Liu, and Tian (Li, Yao, and Liu have been subjected to administrative penalties), and prostitutes Zhan, Yang, and Ren at the aforementioned locations.


Upon examination, it was found that in early April 2020, Wu (handled in a separate case) contacted the minor Chen (female, 15 years old at the time) through online software, arranging for Chen to engage in prostitution activities, with Wu responsible for introducing clients. On April 26, 2020, Wu and Wang (handled in a separate case) brought Chen from Huizhou, Guangdong to Kunshan by high-speed rail. Through Wang's contact, they arrived at the residence of defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> located at XX Building, XXX Unit, Xixupu Community, Kunshan City. Subsequently, <Defendant B> introduced Chen to provide prostitution services to a client named Guo at the "Shangshu Yayuan Hotel" in Kunshan City, earning a fee of RMB 1600. On April 27, 2020, through the introduction by <Defendant A>, Lan Ling (handled in a separate case), and others, Chen was introduced to provide prostitution services to a client named Liu in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, earning a fee of RMB 8000. On May 8, 2020, <Defendant A> voluntarily surrendered to the Bingxi Police Station of Kunshan Public Security Bureau and truthfully confessed the main criminal facts after being brought to justice. <Defendant B> also truthfully confessed the main criminal facts after being brought to justice. On August 19, 2020, in the presence of duty lawyers, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily signed a confession and punishment agreement, expressing their willingness to plead guilty and accept punishment.


Upon trial, it was found that: From July 2017 to January 31, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> successively gathered prostitutes such as Wu, Liu 1, Lu 1, and Zhou 1. They solicited clients through street solicitation or by using the "People Nearby" feature on WeChat and chatting via WeChat. After negotiating prices and service scopes with clients, they arranged for the prostitutes to engage in prostitution either in the house rented by <Defendant A> or by having <Defendant B> drive the prostitutes to designated hotels. From December 2017 to January 29, 2018, the defendant <Defendant C> successively gathered prostitutes such as Wu and Lu 1. They solicited clients through street solicitation or other means. After negotiating prices and service scopes with clients, <Defendant C> contacted the aforementioned prostitutes to provide prostitution services at designated hotels. On January 31, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were arrested by the Xiangshan Branch of the Huaibei Public Security Bureau.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


Upon examination, it was found that at noon on May 28, 2020, the defendant <Defendant B>'s wife and the victim Xu were discovered by the defendant <Defendant A> and others while they were hugging and sleeping in Xu's car at the training station at the North Gate of Luliang County. At around 19:00, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others forcibly took Xu to the home of the defendant <Defendant A> in Qincaiwan Village, Shuige Village Committee, Sanchahe Town. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, who are brothers, punished Xu by making him kneel and beat him with a hoe handle, plastic stool, broom, and also punched and kicked him. After someone reported the incident to the police, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were arrested on the spot. Additionally, the defendant <Defendant B> submitted a letter of understanding from the victim as evidence.


Upon investigation, it was found that in 2018, a man organized Peng Mou, Chen Mou1, Liu Mou1, Wu Mou, and others to engage in prostitution in the guest rooms of Shunfa Hotel in Shuitou Town, Nan'an City, and solicited clients through the distribution of flyers. In October of the same year, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were hired to guide clients, introduce services, select prostitutes, collect fees, and inform those involved in prostitution and solicitation at the hotel. At around 3 a.m. on December 3, 2018, police officers from Shuitou Police Station of the Nan'an Public Security Bureau apprehended Peng Mou and Liu Mou2, Wu Mou and Chen Mou2, Liu Mou1 and Shi Mou, Chen Mou1 and Lin Mou, who were engaged in prostitution, in rooms 807, 809, 1118, and 1226 of the hotel, respectively. The defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were also apprehended on the spot. Up until the time of the incident, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> had each received wages of 2500 yuan (RMB, the same below), 2400 yuan, and 2400 yuan, respectively. During the trial, the relatives of the defendant <Defendant A> returned the illegal proceeds of 2500 yuan and prepaid a fine of 1000 yuan on their behalf; the relatives of the defendant <Defendant B> returned the illegal proceeds of 2400 yuan and prepaid a fine of 1000 yuan on their behalf; and the relatives of the defendant <Defendant C> returned the illegal proceeds of 2500 yuan and prepaid a fine of 1000 yuan on their behalf.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


After the trial, it was found that on February 28, 2018, Zhao Mou1 (handled in another case) lured the victim, Wang Mou, to a pyramid scheme den located at Room 501, Unit C, Building 542, Huadong Fifth Village, Hutang Town, Wujin District, Changzhou City, under the pretense of providing a job opportunity, intending to recruit Wang Mou into the pyramid scheme organization. On the morning of March 5, 2018, when the victim, Wang Mou, expressed the desire to leave, the head of the pyramid scheme den and the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with Yan Mou, Jin Mou, Zhao Mou1, and other pyramid scheme members at the den, used persuasion, blocking the door, intimidation, and other means to force the victim, Wang Mou, to join the pyramid scheme organization. It wasn't until around 8:00 PM on March 8, 2018, after the Hutang Police Station of the Wujin Branch of Changzhou Public Security Bureau received a report and came to the location to rescue Wang Mou, that the illegal detention of the victim, Wang Mou, which lasted for more than 80 hours, ended.


After trial, it was found that since March 2019, Zhong Shennin (handled in a separate case) provided his own WeChat payment QR code to assist telecom fraudsters in cash withdrawals and transfers, charging a 3% fee. Later, due to the violation of regulations, his WeChat payment QR code was blocked and could not be used. He then instructed <Defendant A> to provide WeChat payment QR codes for cash withdrawals and transfers, promising <Defendant A> a commission of 1%-3%. <Defendant A> then approached <Defendant B>, instructing <Defendant B> to provide WeChat payment QR codes for cash withdrawals and transfers, promising <Defendant B> a commission of 1%-2.5% per transaction. <Defendant B> then approached <Defendant C>, requesting <Defendant C> to provide WeChat payment QR codes for cash withdrawals and transfers, promising <Defendant C> a commission of 1%-2.5% per transaction.

At around 12:30 on May 12, 2019, the victim, Hao, contacted the customer service of the mobile app "Mi Xiao Feng" at a rented house in the Daqiao Bridge Community, Shihe District, Xinyang City, Henan Province, to repay a loan on the app. The fraudsters impersonated the customer service of the "Mi Xiao Feng" app and instructed Hao to scan the payment QR code for repayment. After following the instructions, Hao realized he had been defrauded of 5,094 yuan. Upon investigation, it was found that Hao's defrauded funds were transferred to <Defendant C>'s WeChat account ×××. After receiving the payment, <Defendant C> transferred the funds to <Defendant B>'s WeChat account ××× according to their agreement. <Defendant B> then transferred the funds to <Defendant A>'s WeChat account ×××. Subsequently, <Defendant A> withdrew the funds to his own Guangdong Rural Credit Cooperative bank card and transferred them via Alipay to the Alipay account designated by Zhong Shennin.


Upon trial, it was found that in 2014, the defendant <Defendant B> learned that the defendant <Defendant A> had a gun at home and subsequently purchased it from <Defendant A> for 2000 yuan. Between May and June 2018, the defendant <Defendant C> exchanged a dog for the gun from <Defendant B>. On August 16, 2019, the public security organ extracted and seized the gun from the south room of <Defendant C>'s old residence. According to the identification by the Xingtai County Public Security Bureau's evidence identification office, the gun is powered by gunpowder and fires metal pellets, thus qualifying as a firearm. During the trial of this case, the defendant <Defendant A> voluntarily returned the illegal proceeds of 2000 yuan (temporarily held by the financial department of this court).


Upon trial, it was found that at around 1:00 a.m. on July 1, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, on the grounds that the victim Yang had sexual relations with his wife, the defendant <Defendant B>, had <Defendant B> lure Yang to a north-south small road in Shuizhai Village, Shuizhai Township, Yexian County. <Defendant A> then assaulted Yang. Afterwards, the two brought him back to their home and extorted 10,000 RMB from him.


Upon trial, it was found that from August to November 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, while operating the "Zhao Renjun Department Store," had her son <Defendant B> help her purchase cigarettes at prices significantly lower than the normal purchasing prices for external sale. <Defendant B> contacted a person with the WeChat ID *** via WeChat and spent 96,600 yuan over 17 transactions to purchase 592 cartons of cigarettes of 9 different brands, which he handed over to his mother <Defendant A> for external sale. On November 25, 2018, the Huainan Tobacco Monopoly Bureau seized and confiscated these 592 cartons of cigarettes of 9 different brands. According to the inspection by the Anhui Tobacco Quality Supervision and Testing Station, the involved cigarettes were counterfeit and of inferior quality. The Anhui Tobacco Monopoly Bureau's cigarette price appraisal determined that the value of the involved cigarettes was 183,670 yuan.


Upon investigation, it was found that on the evening of January 31, 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> learned from Guo Yancheng (handled in a separate case) that the public security authorities were planning to arrest Qin Songfeng and others. <Defendant B> then notified the defendant <Defendant A> by phone, who in turn informed Qin Songfeng (already sentenced), Liu (already sentenced), and others. Despite knowing that Qin Songfeng, Liu, and others were suspected of committing crimes, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> tipped them off, aiding their escape. As a result, Qin Songfeng, Liu, and others fled by car that night to evade capture. After being apprehended, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily confessed their crimes truthfully and expressed willingness to plead guilty and accept punishment.


After trial, it was found that:

1. In early August 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, together with Wang (handled in a separate case), defrauded the victim Zhang by promising to help him secure a loan. The victim Zhang transferred 185,000 RMB to a China Bank account with the number 62×××06 (account holder: Lin Zheyu). This account was held and used by the defendant <Defendant A>.

2. From November 21 to 29, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, under the pretense of helping secure a loan, defrauded the victim Yu out of a total of 421,476 RMB by claiming the need for a deposit, service fees, and transaction records.

3. Since November 2018, the defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that the funds held by <Defendant A> were obtained through criminal means, still assisted in withdrawing 140,000 RMB. During the trial, the defendant <Defendant B> returned 4,000 RMB of the illegal proceeds.


Upon trial, it was found that: at the end of 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> began producing putty powder at his home at No. 26, Zhangzhuang, Yangzhuang Village, Angao Town, Wolong District, without obtaining legal permits. In early 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, without the permission of the trademark owners, began using packaging bags printed with the registered trademarks "Dulux" and "3 Trees" to package the produced putty powder for sale. By February 2019, when the case was discovered, the total sales amount of putty powder bearing the counterfeit "Dulux" trademark sold to <Defendant C> was 79,484 yuan, and the sales amount of putty powder bearing the counterfeit "3 Trees" trademark was 6,000 yuan. The total sales amount of the aforementioned two types of putty powder was 85,484 yuan. <Defendant C>, knowing that the putty powder was packaged in counterfeit "Dulux" trademark bags, purchased a total of 7,121 bags from <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> for 79,484 yuan, and then resold them at his Wangcun Dulux store with a markup of 1 to 3 yuan per bag. By the time the case was discovered, all the putty powder had been sold.

Offence of Counterfeiting a Registered Trademark

Offence of Selling Counterfeit Registered Goods


Upon trial, it was found that since May 2017, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, without obtaining permission from the rights holders, set up a processing factory in an industrial park in a certain subdistrict office in Jimo District. They illegally produced and sold counterfeit clothing bearing registered trademarks such as "FURLA," "TSUMTSUM," and "NIKE" for profit. On August 28, 2019, police officers from the Jimo Branch of the Qingdao Public Security Bureau seized more than 18,000 pieces of clothing with the aforementioned registered trademarks from their processing site, which were appraised to be worth RMB 247,941. During the trial, this court commissioned the Jimo District Justice Bureau of Qingdao to conduct a pre-sentence social investigation on the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, and the results indicated that both individuals are suitable for community correction.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant B> and a certain Yu were both employed at Oupai Integrated Home Furnishing Co., Ltd. in Jinghai District of this city (hereinafter referred to as Oupai Company). At approximately 13:20 on January 19, 2018, <Defendant B> had an argument with Yu, and subsequently gathered defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> to fight Yu. <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> arrived one after another in front of the Oupai Company and, together with <Defendant B>, assaulted Yu. During the incident, <Defendant A> used a wooden stick, which he had brought with him, to strike Yu on the head. The four defendants then fled the scene. The following day, all four defendants were apprehended. According to the forensic assessment, Yu sustained second-degree serious injuries.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, from May 2018 to January 2019, conspired to rent multiple houses on Yanxi Road in Chengguan District, Lanzhou City, to harbor Han (a minor), Liu, Li, and others for prostitution activities. At around 0:00 on May 1, 2018, the police apprehended the prostitute Han and the client Chen in the first-floor private house at No. 1972 Yanxi Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou City, rented by the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>. At around 20:00 on December 30, 2018, the police apprehended the prostitute Liu and the client Yang in the second-floor private house at No. 2116 Yanxi Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou City, rented by the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>. At around 21:00 on January 10, 2019, the police apprehended the prostitute Li and the client Wang in the private house No. 007 at No. 2060 Yanxi Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou City, rented by the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>.


Upon trial, it was found that: Starting from October 2016, the defendant <Defendant A> produced elbow joints, tees, and other plumbing fittings in a rented factory in Zhuji City. Without the permission of the registered trademark owners, they used trademarks identical to "Rifeng" and "Jinmo." These products were then sold to others through online and other channels, with sales amounting to approximately 3.5 million yuan and profits of about 300,000 yuan. Starting from October 2016, the defendant <Defendant B> produced PPR pipes and underfloor heating pipes in a rented factory in Zhuji City. Without the permission of the registered trademark owners, they used trademarks identical to "Rifeng" and "Jinmo." These products were then sold to others through online and other channels, with sales amounting to approximately 3.5 million yuan and profits of about 300,000 yuan. Starting from April or May 2017, the defendant <Defendant C>, knowing that the products produced by <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were counterfeit "Rifeng" and "Jinmo" registered trademark plumbing fittings, still purchased the counterfeit "Rifeng" and "Jinmo" plumbing fittings from the two defendants and sold them to others, with sales amounting to approximately 300,000 yuan and profits of about 100,000 yuan. On January 15, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> were arrested by the public security authorities; on January 19, 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities and truthfully confessed the main criminal facts.


Upon trial, it was found that Shanghai Shaoqi Labor Dispatch Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Shaoqi Company) was established in April 2018. The defendant, <Defendant A>, served as the store manager and organized business personnel, including the defendant, <Defendant B>, to solicit clients intending to work abroad through phone calls, WeChat chats, and other means. Under the pretense of handling overseas labor procedures, they fabricated facts such as the possibility of converting a tourist visa to a work visa after leaving the country, thereby gaining the victims' trust. By signing the "Labor Service Contract," they defrauded the victims of "guarantee deposits," "service fees," and other payments. The defendant, <Defendant A>, was involved in defrauding victims of more than RMB 580,000, while the defendant, <Defendant B>, was involved in defrauding victims of more than RMB 250,000. On June 19, 2019, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, were apprehended by the public security authorities and subsequently confessed to the criminal facts.


After trial, it was found that: At noon on June 26, 2017, the defendant <Defendant B> parked his off-road vehicle with the license plate number Yun G××××× in front of the Rainbow Creek Town Fund Service Department in Mile City. Huang, Li (1), and others, who were employed by the Rainbow Creek Town People's Government Urban Construction Team to manage the disorderly parking of vehicles, saw this and asked <Defendant B> to park his car in the parking space opposite. <Defendant B> refused and argued with them, but was later persuaded to leave by bystanders. Dissatisfied, <Defendant B> sought out the defendant <Defendant A>, who then drove him to look for Huang and the others. Around 3 PM, when <Defendant B> and others were driving to the entrance of the Rainbow Creek Town Farmers' Market, they encountered Huang and others driving from the opposite direction. <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and Zhao (1) immediately got out of the car and ran towards Huang's pickup truck. <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> successively used batons to assault Huang. After <Defendant A> took the baton from <Defendant B>, <Defendant B> went to his car, took out a kitchen knife, and pointed it at Huang while cursing and threatening him. When the victim Li (1) stepped forward to intervene, <Defendant A> injured Li's left hand with the baton. According to a forensic examination: the injuries sustained by the victim Huang were minor; the injuries sustained by the victim Li (1) were classified as severe, second degree. On June 27, 2019, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> voluntarily went to the Hongxi Police Station of the Mile City Public Security Bureau for questioning after being notified by the police via phone. After the incident, the defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and Zhao (1) reached a compensation agreement with Huang and Li (1) regarding civil compensation: <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and Zhao (1) agreed to compensate Huang and Li (1) for a total economic loss of RMB 152,600.

Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles


Upon investigation, it was found that on February 26, 2019, the Public Security Bureau of Binyang County received intelligence indicating that Zhu, a resident of Lihua Village, Wuling Town, Binyang County, was suspected of fraud and credit card offenses. The public security authorities then informed the defendant, <Defendant A>, who was the Director of the Committee for Comprehensive Management of Public Security in Binyang County at the time, to go to the police station to understand the relevant situation concerning Zhu. After leaving the police station, <Defendant A> notified the defendant, <Defendant B>, by phone, informing <Defendant B> that the public security authorities were in the process of arresting <Defendant B>'s daughter, Zhu. Upon receiving the call from <Defendant A>, <Defendant B> immediately called Zhu to warn her to escape.


Upon trial, it was found that around 11 PM on August 12, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, Tang Xiao, and <Defendant C> conspired at the Fenghuangcheng Blog Inn in Shuangcheng District to use the "People Nearby" feature on WeChat to add strangers, lure them out for sexual encounters, and then <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> would extort them by accusing them of raping <Defendant C>. At approximately midnight on August 13, 2018, <Defendant A> used <Defendant B>'s phone to log into WeChat, impersonated a female, and added the victim, Sun Mou, as a friend to arrange a meeting. Around 2 AM on the same day, Sun Mou met with <Defendant C>, and they had sexual intercourse in Sun Mou's car at the parking lot on the east side of the Government Plaza in Shuangcheng District. Afterwards, <Defendant C> notified <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> via WeChat as prearranged. The two arrived and threatened to call the police, suggesting a private settlement. After negotiation, Sun Mou agreed to pay 20,000 yuan. Since Sun Mou could not gather the money, <Defendant A> found his friend Kou Mou1 around 3 AM on August 13, 2018. Subsequently, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C>, accompanied by Kou Mou1, led Sun Mou to report the case to the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Shuangcheng Branch of the Harbin Public Security Bureau. During the investigation of Sun Mou's rape case, the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Shuangcheng Branch of the Harbin Public Security Bureau discovered that <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were suspected of extortion. On the same day, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were arrested in the case handling area of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Shuangcheng Branch of the Harbin Public Security Bureau. After the incident, the victim Sun Mou expressed forgiveness towards the three defendants.


Upon trial, it was found that at approximately 11 PM on the night of February 4, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, a resident of San Suolou Village in Huangqiao Township, Xihua County, was drinking at the home of the defendant <Defendant B>, who is also a resident of the same village. During this time, the victim Li Mou13 set off a firecracker that startled <Defendant A>, leading to a verbal altercation that escalated into a physical fight. Defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with Li Mou1 (handled in a separate case) and Li Mou2 (handled in a separate case), who were also drinking together, collectively assaulted the victim Li Mou13. According to the assessment, the injuries sustained by the victim Li Mou13 were classified as minor injuries. After the incident, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> compensated the victim Li Mou13 and obtained his forgiveness.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant, <Defendant A>, for the purpose of making a profit, starting from October 2018, pre-determined the prices and profit-sharing with prostitutes, and then gathered and organized prostitutes to engage in prostitution at the Ramada Hotel, Oville Hotel, and Sanyou Business Hotel in Luzhai Town, Luzhai County. <Defendant A> contacted clients for prostitution by posting solicitation information on WeChat Moments, offering taxi drivers benefits for introducing clients, and encouraging clients to introduce friends. After contacting the clients, <Defendant A> arranged for them to go to the hotel rooms where the prostitutes were located to engage in prostitution activities. The earnings from prostitution were generally divided after the prostitutes finished their activities each day. <Defendant A> also successively hired <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> to use vehicles owned by <Defendant C> and <Defendant A> to keep watch at the hotels where prostitution activities were conducted, to transport the prostitutes, and on several occasions arranged for <Defendant C> to answer calls from clients and provide them with the room addresses of the prostitutes. On January 24, 2019, the Luzhai County Public Security Bureau arrested <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant B>, and also apprehended prostitutes Ye, Mo1, Lian, Du1, Qin, Zhang2, Mo2, and Shao, as well as clients, at the Ramada Hotel, Oville Hotel, and Sanyou Business Hotel.


Upon investigation, it was found that on June 5, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> conspired to defraud others of money. Under the pretense that <Defendant C> and Ji Mouyi needed a loan to repay a bank mortgage, they forged <Defendant C>'s credit report and loan settlement certificate, and fabricated the fact that <Defendant C> and Ji Mouyi were married. Using the guise of needing a loan, they defrauded Hou Mou of 280,000 yuan. After obtaining the 280,000 yuan, <Defendant C> changed their phone number and absconded.


Upon trial, it was found that in January 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> introduced the defendant <Defendant B> and Cao from Ning County (handled in a separate case) to Xingtai Dongbaihui Automobile Trade Co., Ltd., where they respectively rented a BMW car with the license plate number Ji E××××× and a Honda Ai with the license plate number Ji E×××××. Subsequently, <Defendant B> and Cao resold the rented cars through <Defendant A>. According to the Xingtai County Appraisal Center for Involved Items, the Honda Ai was valued at 236,729.2 yuan, and the BMW car was valued at 257,279.6 yuan. Both cars have been recovered by Xingtai Dongbaihui Automobile Trade Co., Ltd.


Upon trial, it was found that: On September 22, 2017, the public security authorities went to a certain bathhouse in the Development Zone of Danyang City to arrest Xue. The bathhouse operator, <Defendant A>, informed Xue by phone, and <Defendant B> also learned of the situation. That evening, <Defendant B> sent driver Zhu to Suzhou, Anhui Province to pick up Xue. On September 27, Zhu was sent again to Dongyang, Zhejiang Province to pick up Xue. On October 3, <Defendant B> invited Xue to dinner, and after dinner, they met with <Defendant A>. <Defendant B> gave Xue a Samsung phone and a SIM card (number 184××××7633), and <Defendant A> gave Xue some crabs. On October 5 of the same year, the public security authorities once again went to the Zijing Bathhouse in the Development Zone of Danyang City to arrest Xue. <Defendant B> went to a certain ecological park at noon to deliver clothes to Xue and gave him another SIM card (number 139××××4919). During the aforementioned period, on September 23, <Defendant A> took Xue's wife, Chen, to meet Xue on the side of a highway in Maixi Town and gave Xue 5,000 yuan in cash. On October 6, 2017, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were apprehended by the public security authorities, and after being brought to justice, they both truthfully confessed to the aforementioned criminal activities.


Upon trial, it was found that: At around 22:40 on September 27, 2017, the victim, Kang, went to visit his child at the residence of his ex-wife, Li, in front of Building 1, Guihuacheng Community, Wolong District, Nanyang City. The two had a dispute, after which Li called her mother, the defendant <Defendant C>. <Defendant C> contacted her husband, the defendant <Defendant A>. <Defendant A> gathered the defendant <Defendant B> and three other men, and they traveled to Guihuacheng Community in a vehicle driven by <Defendant B>. Upon seeing Kang, <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant B>, and two shirtless men walked towards Kang. Kang, holding a stick, retreated tens of meters while maintaining a standoff. One tall shirtless man held a belt, while a shorter shirtless man first kicked Kang. After Kang retreated a few steps and then fell while running, <Defendant A> and the two shirtless men caught up and began punching and kicking Kang. Subsequently, <Defendant B> also caught up and kicked Kang, punching him in the head. <Defendant C> slapped Kang twice. <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> then forced Kang to kneel and apologize, and they lectured him. According to the forensic examination by the Nanyang City Public Security Bureau, Kang sustained more than six rib fractures, classified as minor injuries of the first degree, and a fracture of the right pedicle of the fifth lumbar vertebra, classified as minor injuries of the second degree.


Upon trial, it was found that Jiang Mou (already sentenced) was placed under investigation on August 23, 2016, for the crime of issuing false VAT invoices. On November 28, 2016, Liaoyang County Public Security Bureau issued a wanted notice for Jiang Mou's detention. In September 2016, Jiang Mou became aware that he was listed as an online fugitive and, after being summoned by the public security bureau via phone, hid at the home of <Defendant A>. At <Defendant A>'s home, Liu Mou (handled in another case) and Zhang Mou (handled in another case) repeatedly informed Jiang Mou that he was wanted by the public security bureau, advised him not to use his ID card, and provided him with a new SIM card, phone, and cash to help him evade capture. In June 2017, despite knowing that Jiang Mou was a fugitive, <Defendant A> still arranged for a truck to take Jiang Mou to the home of Zeng Fanli in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, where Jiang Mou helped Zeng Fanli sell duck eggs. In August 2017, Jiang Mou wanted to return to Liaoyang and contacted <Defendant A> again to arrange transportation. After learning about this, <Defendant B> helped by contacting truck driver Li Mou Bin (deceased) through WeChat. Jiang Mou then escaped back to Liaoyang by riding in Li Mou Bin's truck from Shaoxing, Zhejiang.


Upon examination, it was found that between June 30, 2018, and July 1, 2018, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, in their managed establishment, the Xinqu Hanlin Bathhouse in Yandu District, Yancheng City, harbored prostitutes Liu Moumou and Li Moumou to engage in prostitution with others four times. The specific facts are as follows:

1. In the early morning of June 30, 2018, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, harbored Liu Moumou to engage in prostitution with Tang Moumou for 800 yuan at the Xinqu Hanlin Bathhouse in Yandu District, Yancheng City.

2. On the evening of June 30, 2018, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, harbored Li Moumou to engage in prostitution with Xu Moumou for 600 yuan at the Xinqu Hanlin Bathhouse in Yandu District, Yancheng City.

3. On the evening of June 30, 2018, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, harbored Liu Moumou to engage in prostitution with Lu Moumou for 800 yuan at the Xinqu Hanlin Bathhouse in Yandu District, Yancheng City.

4. In the early morning of July 1, 2018, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, harbored Liu Moumou and agreed upon a price of 600 yuan for her to engage in prostitution with Zhang Moumou, when they were caught red-handed by police officers.

After being brought to justice, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, truthfully confessed their crimes. <Defendant A> reported and exposed other crimes, which have yet to be verified.


Upon trial, it was found that in April 2016, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> purchased components such as nail gun cartridges, nail guns, steel pipes, laser sights, and steel balls through an online shopping platform. Later, the two of them used tools such as hand grinders to manufacture two firearms at the Hongyun Auto Repair Shop on Xinzhen Street, Wenfeng Town, Wuxi County. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> each took one firearm back to their respective homes in Wuxi County. On July 11, 2019, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily brought the aforementioned firearms to the public security authorities and truthfully confessed.

Offences of Illegal Manufacture of Firearms


Upon trial, it was found that on April 15, 2018, at around 3:00 PM, Hou Mou (handled in a separate case) contacted the defendant <Defendant A> to go to the Sophia Hotel in Zhuji City to impersonate police officers and arrest those involved in prostitution. The defendant <Defendant A> then called the defendant <Defendant B> to rush to the Sophia Hotel. At around 3:30 PM, the defendant <Defendant B> arrived first and squatted at the door of room 502 with Hou Mou. The defendant <Defendant C> passed by the scene and got involved. Later, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, along with Hou Mou, broke into the room. Hou Mou presented a fake work ID and falsely claimed to be a police officer conducting an inspection. They then interrogated the victims Gong Mou and Xia Mou, who were engaged in prostitution.

During this time, the defendant <Defendant B> assisted in guarding the victims, and the defendant <Defendant C> assisted in searching the victims' clothes. They, along with Hou Mou, beat and interrogated the victims. At around 4:00 PM, the defendant <Defendant A> arrived at the scene with a pair of handcuffs, continued to impersonate a police officer, and continued the interrogation. Later, they reported the incident to the police, but the officers did not accept the information. Subsequently, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> continued to impersonate police officers at the scene. Under the guise of police fines, they extorted 1,400 yuan and 1,000 yuan from the victims Xia Mou and Gong Mou, respectively. The defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> each received 300 yuan from these amounts.

On April 20, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> were arrested by the public security authorities. On April 24 of the same year, the defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities and truthfully confessed the main criminal facts. The defendant <Defendant A> had previously been sentenced by this court on February 21, 2012, to one year in prison with a suspended sentence of one year and six months, and fined 5,000 yuan for the crime of introducing prostitution.


Upon trial, it was found that since May 2018, <Defendant A> had rented the first floor west unit and the second floor east unit of Building 3, Unit 4, West Zha Community, High-tech Zone, Jining City, and gathered multiple prostitutes to engage in prostitution activities. <Defendant A> was responsible for managing the prostitutes, negotiating prices and profit-sharing with them, creating a WeChat group for communication and soliciting clients, and acting as a lookout while the prostitutes engaged in prostitution activities. <Defendant B> assisted clients in selecting prostitutes within the premises and used their own WeChat and Alipay QR codes to collect the fees. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> agreed on a 30-70 split of the earnings with the prostitutes, thereby profiting from these activities.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 9 PM on April 22, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D>, who were patrolling members of the Huai Chuan Street Office in this city, dressed in uniforms similar to those of the police and riding motorcycles equipped with police lights, were patrolling Jinsha Middle Road in this city. During an inspection of the "Yazhen Bathhouse" located in this city, they discovered that the people inside the bathhouse scattered and fled. Subsequently, Zhang gave <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> a bribe of 200 yuan. During their patrol, <Defendant A> and the other three defendants noticed a suspicious person named Guo on the roadside of Jinsha Middle Road. They stopped and questioned Guo, and upon checking Guo's mobile phone, they found that Guo was suspected of prostitution. Seizing the opportunity, <Defendant A> and the other three defendants, exploiting Guo's fear of being dealt with by the public security authorities, drove a private car and took Guo to the vicinity of the old Huatian Hotel tunnel entrance on Xihu Mountain Road in this city. In the car, <Defendant A> threatened Guo, demanding that she hand over all the money she had with her. Guo handed over 5,000 yuan in cash to <Defendant A>. <Defendant A> kept 3,000 yuan for himself and falsely claimed to the other three that Guo had only given 2,000 yuan, thus giving <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> 500 yuan each. On April 26, 2019, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> turned themselves in to the public security authorities and confessed truthfully.


After trial, it was found that:

1. At around 22:00 on October 13, 2017, on Yincheng Road, Hui Town, Taikang County, the defendant <Defendant A> intentionally assaulted the victim Ji. According to the appraisal, the injuries of the victim Ji were classified as minor injury level 1 and minor injury level 2. The defendant <Defendant A> surrendered to the Taikang County Public Security Bureau on January 6, 2018.

2. At around 14:00 on August 7, 2018, in Guigang Village, Qingji Town, Taikang County, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Tian Weipeng (currently on the run after criminal detention) randomly assaulted the victim Tong Zhanlei after drinking. According to the appraisal, the injuries of the victim Tong Zhanlei were classified as minor injury level 2. The defendant <Defendant A> surrendered to the Taikang County Public Security Bureau on September 20, 2018.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 7 a.m. one morning in June 2016, the defendant <Defendant A>, in order to collect a debt, along with defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, among others, forcibly took Yu Mou1 to Ma Mou1's house in Xie Ma Village, Baihe Town, Tang County, by means of shoving and other violent methods at the entrance of Victoria Community in Baoding City. They restricted Yu Mou1's personal freedom for about five to six hours. After Yu Mou1 wrote an IOU, they released him.


After trial, it was found that in July 2017, the victim Liu Mou1 owed the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> a debt of 31,500 yuan and issued an IOU. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> had repeatedly tried to find Liu Mou1 but were unsuccessful. At around 9 a.m. on October 8, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> borrowed Hou Mou's car, found Liu Mou1 at his workplace in Shunping County, and forcibly took him to their home at Room 702, Unit 1, Building 2, Baoding Court Dormitory, Jingxiu District, Baoding City. The two defendants detained the victim Liu Mou2 and forced him to contact his family to repay the gambling debt. During the process of demanding the gambling debt, <Defendant A> assaulted Liu Mou2 twice by hitting him on the head with his hand. After the victim's relatives failed to repay 20,000 yuan of the gambling debt and called the police, at around 4:40 p.m. on October 8, the public security authorities called the victim's phone. After <Defendant A> voluntarily revealed the specific location, the police arrived and rescued Liu Mou2. According to the Baoding Forensic Appraisal Center, Liu Mou2's injuries were classified as minor.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant unit, Rui'an Bangfeit Shoes Co., Ltd., was established on June 3, 2015, with a business scope including shoe manufacturing and sales. The defendant <Defendant A> is the legal representative of the company, fully responsible for the company's daily management and operations; the defendant <Defendant B> is the production supervisor, responsible for the company's production matters. Between April and May 2019, Rui'an Bangfeit Shoes Co., Ltd., without the permission of the trademark owner, accepted orders from others through <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, and organized employees to produce counterfeit "VANS" brand shoes in the company's factory. On May 17, 2019, the Rui'an Market Supervision Administration seized 6,300 pairs of counterfeit "VANS" brand shoes in the company's fifth-floor warehouse (the shoes were marked with the "" or "" logo on the upper, the "" logo on the heel and hang tag, the "" logo on the packaging paper, and the "" and "" logos on the shoe box). According to the price assessment, the total value of the aforementioned counterfeit "VANS" brand shoes was 96,462 yuan. On June 24, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> surrendered themselves to the public security authorities.


Upon trial, it was found that from September 2016 to January 2019, Qin Moumou (currently at large) rented the fifth floor of the Kailai Hotel in Jingmen City to establish the Zhishang Wellness Club, organizing prostitutes to provide sexual services for clients. The fee for each service ranged from 600 to 1200 RMB, with the proceeds split equally between the Zhishang Wellness Club and the prostitutes. During this period, Qin Moumou hired <Defendant A> and Lei Diejiao as managers, <Defendant B> and Zhou Moumou, Xiao Liu, among others, as business managers for soliciting clients, Zhang Moumou as the financial manager, and Li Mou1 and Su Moumou as front desk cashiers. They organized multiple women, including Wu Moumou, Guo Moumou, Gong Moumou, and Li Moumou (a minor), to engage in prostitution.

From September 2016 to October 2017, and from July 2018 to January 2019, <Defendant A> worked at the Zhishang Wellness Club, where their main responsibilities included recruiting personnel, managing gang members, overseeing gang operations, soliciting clients, and using lookout methods to prevent police crackdowns. During their tenure, <Defendant A> illegally earned an income of 120,000 RMB. During this period, the Zhishang Wellness Club processed a total of 3,881 transactions through POS machines, with total revenue amounting to 5,456,756 RMB.

From November 2018 to January 2019, <Defendant B> worked at the club, primarily responsible for soliciting clients, introducing wellness club service projects, and acting as a lookout on the first floor to prevent police crackdowns. During their tenure, <Defendant B> illegally earned an income of 7,000 RMB. During their working period, the Zhishang Wellness Club processed a total of 142 transactions through POS machines, with total revenue amounting to 263,859 RMB.


Upon investigation, it was found that the defendant <Defendant B>, while helping his nephew Chen Junmin clean up his belongings, took a homemade gun back home and kept it privately. In September 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> learned that <Defendant B> had a homemade gun at his home and borrowed it from <Defendant B>. Subsequently, <Defendant B> lent the privately kept homemade gun to <Defendant A>, who then hid it at his chicken farm. On the evening of October 7, 2018, the Dingbei Police Station of the Ruijin City Public Security Bureau received a report from the public and seized the homemade gun at <Defendant A>'s chicken farm, confiscating it according to the law. Upon verification, it was confirmed that neither <Defendant A> nor <Defendant B> had the legal qualification to possess firearms. On October 30, 2018, the Ganzhou Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center identified the homemade gun as a firearm powered by gunpowder to shoot projectiles, which falls under the type of firearms regulated by the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Control of Firearms."

Offences of Illegal Possession of Firearms


Upon trial, it was found that since June 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> had been organizing prostitution activities by renting a room in Zhonghuan Building, No. XXX, Lane XXX, Zhongshan North Road, Putuo District, in this city. Defendant Zhang 3 was responsible for soliciting customers, defendant Zhang 4 was responsible for lookout duties, and defendant <Defendant B> was responsible for escorting customers into Zhonghuan Building. At around midnight on July 14, 2018, the police conducted an inspection of the building and apprehended defendants Zhang 3, Zhang 4, and <Defendant B> on the spot. They also caught Yang 1 and Zhang 1, Yu 2 and Yang 2, Zhang 2 and Du 1 in the act of prostitution. On July 27, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> was arrested by the police. After being brought to justice, defendants <Defendant A>, Zhang 3, Zhang 4, and <Defendant B> all truthfully confessed to the criminal facts.


Upon trial, it was found that starting in November 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> engaged in the production and processing of counterfeit alcohol in the apartment they co-rented at Unit 1203, Building A1, Phase 1, Tianmahe No.1, Xiuchuan Street, Huadu District, Guangzhou City. This activity was carried out without the permission of the registered trademark holders. The counterfeit registered trademarks included "Maotai," "Wuliangye," "Jiannanchun," "Hennessy VSOP," "BLACK LABEL," "MARTELL Cordon Bleu," and "MARTELL Noblige," among others. The two defendants assisted each other in the production of the counterfeit alcohol, but each took orders and sold the counterfeit products independently for profit. On January 13, 2019, at approximately 14:00, the counterfeit production site was raided by the police. The raid resulted in the seizure of 90 bottles of counterfeit "Maotai," 36 bottles of "Wuliangye," 30 bottles of "Jiannanchun," 12 bottles of "MARTELL Cordon Bleu," 12 bottles of "MARTELL Noblige," 36 bottles of 700ml "Hennessy VSOP," 12 bottles of 1000ml "Hennessy VSOP," and 96 bottles of "BLACK LABEL," along with a batch of production tools. According to the trademark holders' identification, all the seized alcohol products were confirmed to be counterfeit. The total value of the seized counterfeit alcohol was appraised to be 246,630 yuan. Defendant <Defendant B> was arrested in the parking lot of the residential area, while Defendant <Defendant A> fled and was later apprehended.


Upon trial, it was found that in early July 2016, the defendant <Defendant A> began operating the "Qian Jiao Yi Hai" foot massage service center in Cuiping District, Yibin City. Subsequently, <Defendant A> used the "Qian Jiao Yi Hai" foot massage service center as a base of operations and successively recruited multiple women, including Liu Mouhua, Wang Moulan, Wang Moumei, Zhang Mouqiong, and Ye Mouping, to provide paid sexual services there, with prices ranging from 338 to 498 yuan. The female "technicians" providing sexual services could earn commissions of 100 to 200 yuan per session. During this period, <Defendant A> provided food and accommodation for the female "technicians" during their working hours and successively hired Wang Hai and Luo Qingxiu (in a separate case) as managers of the "Qian Jiao Yi Hai" foot massage service center to assist <Defendant A> in management. Wang Hai and Luo Qingxiu were responsible for daily attendance checks and strict management of the service center's employees and "technicians." Additionally, defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> were hired as front desk receptionists for the "Qian Jiao Yi Hai" foot massage service center, responsible for introducing sexual service items to male customers and arranging for female technicians to provide sexual services to male customers in their rooms. <Defendant A> profited more than 50,000 yuan from this operation. On the evening of September 18, 2018, when the public security authorities inspected the "Qian Jiao Yi Hai" foot massage service center, they caught Wang Moulan, Wang Moumei, Ye Mouping, and others providing sexual services to Luo Mou, Zhang Moubu, and Fu Mou on the spot. After the incident, defendant <Defendant C> voluntarily surrendered and truthfully confessed to the criminal facts, and defendants <Defendant A> and Xu Jiuhong truthfully confessed to their criminal facts after being brought to justice.


Upon trial, it was found that at the end of 2016, the defendant <Defendant A> opened the Golden Coast Club next to XXX Caoyang Road, Putuo District, in this city, as a venue for prostitution activities. The defendant <Defendant A> employed the defendant <Defendant B> and Du Mou2, recruited and organized multiple prostitutes to engage in prostitution activities at this club, and profited from it. The defendant <Defendant B> was responsible for bringing clients into the club and distributing commissions to the prostitutes; Du Mou2 was responsible for soliciting clients through the internet and recording the start and end times of the prostitutes' services. On the evening of January 15, 2018, the police conducted an inspection of the club and caught Wu Mou1 and Ge Moumou, Zhang1, Liu Moumou and Du1, Yu Moumou and Wang Mou1, Cao1 and Zhang Mou2, Wu2 and Zhang Mou3, Cui Moumou and Zhou Mou, Yin Moumou and Wan Moumou in the act of prostitution. On the evening of January 15, 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> and Du Mou2 were arrested at the scene by the police and both truthfully confessed after being brought to justice.


Upon trial, it was found that: On the evening of July 17, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, Hu Menghao, Hu Xiaozheng, <Defendant B>, and others had a dispute with Liu and others at the Commercial and Cultural Plaza in Malong District, Qujing City. The following evening, after the two parties met again, they each called upon several people and engaged in a brawl at a rented house located in Group Seven, Nanmen, Wenhe Community, Tongquan Street, Malong District, Qujing City, where <Defendant B>, Hu Xiaozheng, and others were residing. As a result, Liu, Lu, Wang 1, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were injured. According to the assessment, Lu's injuries were classified as second-degree serious injuries; Wang 1 and Liu's injuries were classified as second-degree minor injuries; and <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>'s injuries were classified as minor injuries.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 8 PM on May 21, 2018, Huang, after learning that the police had obtained evidence of his involvement in running a casino, attempted to flee and hide. He contacted the defendant, <Defendant A>, asking to be taken to Wuzhou. <Defendant A> subsequently called the defendant, <Defendant B>, for help with driving. Despite being aware that Huang was suspected of running a casino, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> still drove a Suzuki Fengyu car with the license plate number 桂J××××× to the bus stop at the intersection of Tangshan Village, Zhaoping Town, to pick up Huang. They then transported Huang to the Haijunda Cartier residential area in Wuzhou City to hide. After an intensive manhunt by the police, Huang, suspected of running a casino, was captured on May 25, 2018, in the Changzhou District of Wuzhou City. Following the case resolution, the police lawfully seized the Suzuki Fengyu car with the license plate number 桂J×××××.


After the trial, it was found that in the winter of 2016, the defendant <Defendant B> took a single-barreled non-standard hunting rifle from the home of the grandfather of his wife, Bian Moumou, after the grandfather's death, and stored it at his father's house. In the autumn of 2017, the defendant <Defendant B> delivered the hunting rifle to a leasing company in Hailiutu Town, Urad Middle Banner, and handed it over to the defendant <Defendant A>. The defendant <Defendant A> stored the rifle in a compartment under the stairs on the first floor of the leasing company's building. On December 6, 2018, while investigating another case, the police discovered the rifle during a search of the Wantu Car Rental Company. According to the appraisal by the Forensic Identification Center of the Inner Mongolia Public Security Department, the suspected firearm sent for inspection was confirmed to be a firearm.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant A> was operating the Yu Zhichan Beauty and Wellness Center at No. 83, Xianxi Lianfeng Road, Chang'an Town, Dongguan City. During the operation period, <Defendant A> instructed defendant <Defendant B>, along with Yang, Wang (2), Wen (2), Hu Lili, and Huang (2) (the latter five have been sentenced), to set up projects such as "Lifey" and "Drunken Concubine" at the Yu Zhichan Beauty and Wellness Center. They arranged for multiple fallen women, including Liu (1) and Zhou (1), to provide handjob and oral sex services to male clients. The illegal proceeds were divided between the Yu Zhichan Beauty and Wellness Center and the fallen women. At around 9 PM on November 9, 2017, police officers from the Dongguan Public Security Bureau raided the wellness center and arrested <Defendant B> and others on the spot. On August 18, 2018, the public security authorities apprehended <Defendant A> in Lianjiang City, Guangdong Province.


Upon trial, it was found that at approximately 3 a.m. on September 27, 2017, Ding Mou, <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and others had a dispute with Li Mou and others over trivial matters at the Royal KTV in Xincai County. During the altercation, both parties agreed to fight at Sanliqiao in Xincai County. During this period, <Defendant A> drove a vehicle to pick up several people and returned to the scene with steel pipes. Later, <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and more than ten others from their side arrived at the south side of Sanliqiao in Xincai County in two cars. After Li Mou and others arrived by car, <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and others beat Li Mou with steel pipes, causing injuries to Li Mou. According to the assessment, Li Mou's injuries were classified as minor injuries of the second degree.


Upon trial, it was found that: In 2014, the victim, Sun Mou, provided a guarantee for Chang Shan to borrow money from Zhang Yan. Due to Chang Shan's failure to repay the loan, Zhang Yan's cousin, Zhang Mou3 (nickname: "Ermao"), and Zhang Mou2 (nickname: "Sanmao") repeatedly demanded repayment from Sun Mou. On the afternoon of June 24, 2017, Sun Mou and Zhang Yan arranged to discuss the debt issue at their friend Zhang Mou1's house (located in the new courtyard of Yuan Nanyuan in this district) and informed Zhang Mou3. At around 18:00, Zhang Mou3 invited Zhang Mou2 to Zhang Mou1's house and instructed Zhang Mou2 to follow Sun Mou and identify his residence if the debt issue was not resolved. Zhang Mou3 then left. As Sun Mou and Zhang Yan failed to reach an agreement on the debt issue, at around 19:00, Zhang Mou2 called his friend, <Defendant A>, to come to Zhang Mou1's house. They called Sun Mou downstairs, and the two of them took Sun Mou by motorcycle to Zhang Mou2's self-built house in Yaojiawan in this district, where they detained him. Subsequently, Zhang Mou2 called his friend, <Defendant B>, to help detain Sun Mou. During this period, Zhang Mou2 demanded that Sun Mou pay at least 5,000 yuan before he could leave and used an item similar to an electric wire to whip Sun Mou, causing multiple injuries to Sun Mou's arms and back. Later, Zhang Mou3 also arrived at Zhang Mou2's house and demanded repayment from Sun Mou. At around 23:00, Sun Mou was forced to contact his friend Zhao Mou to deliver 5,000 yuan to the intersection of Yaowan ×××× Road. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> took Sun Mou with them, retrieved the money, and then released Sun Mou.


Upon trial, it was found that between April 2018 and September 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, in collusion with defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D>, disguised themselves as women on the internet and posted fake dating information. Using female QQ and WeChat accounts, they added victims as friends and, under the pretense of "one-night stands" and "hookups," defrauded the victims of expenses such as transportation fees, accommodation fees, condom fees, and snack fees. The fraudulently obtained money was then divided equally among the co-conspirators. Defendant <Defendant A> collaborated with defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> at different times. Defendant <Defendant B> also collaborated with defendant <Defendant C>. Defendant <Defendant A> defrauded a total amount of RMB 220,000, with the amounts jointly defrauded with defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> being RMB 44,000, RMB 44,000, and RMB 27,000, respectively. Additionally, the amount jointly defrauded by defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> was RMB 16,000.


Upon trial, it was found that at the end of 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> rented a storefront at XXX Xinzha Road in this city. <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, Huang Bing, and Wang ** (both dealt with separately) each held shares in the business. Subsequently, they used this location as a base to organize prostitution activities. <Defendant C> was responsible for recruiting and managing the prostitutes, <Defendant D> was responsible for soliciting clients and distributing the earnings to the prostitutes, and Liu Mou2 was responsible for collecting the prostitution fees. Investigation revealed that from May 1, 2020, to July 25, 2020, the establishment illegally profited a total of RMB 758,602 through WeChat. On July 25, 2020, the public security organs apprehended <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant D>, Liu Mou2, and some clients and prostitutes. <Defendant C> was apprehended on July 27 of the same month. After being brought to justice, the five defendants truthfully confessed. During the trial, the defendants did not object to the facts and the nature of the charges brought by the prosecution. The defense attorneys argued that <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant D>, and Liu Mou2 truthfully confessed to their crimes and pleaded guilty, recommending that the court impose lighter and more lenient punishments according to the law.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


Upon examination and trial, it was found that at around 2:00 AM on July 19, 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> had a physical altercation and dispute with the victim Li Mou1da at the Nightingale Bar in the Taige Commercial and Cultural Center in Luxi County due to past conflicts. Li Mou1da hit <Defendant B> in the nose, causing it to bleed. Unwilling to accept this, <Defendant B> sought revenge against Li Mou1da and invited Ma Mou and others to come over. After Ma Mou and others arrived at the Taige Commercial and Cultural Center, they left the scene because they did not want to cause trouble. <Defendant B> felt that the matter of being hit by Li Mou1da could not be let go, and <Defendant C> also felt dissatisfied. Therefore, <Defendant D> was instructed to call <Defendant A>. <Defendant C> called and asked Li Mou1da to wait at the entrance of the commercial and cultural center to talk. <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant D>, and <Defendant A> arrived at the entrance of the commercial and cultural center and got into a scuffle with Li Mou1da and his group. During this process, <Defendant C> instructed <Defendant A> to stab the opposing party with a knife. <Defendant A> then used a folding knife he carried to stab Li Mou1da, causing injuries. According to the forensic evaluation by Yunnan Yongding Judicial Appraisal Center, Li Mou1da's injuries were classified as second-degree serious injuries. At 2:32 AM on July 19, 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> called "110" to report the incident and voluntarily accepted the investigation. At around 12:45 PM on the same day, the defendant <Defendant A> voluntarily went to the public security authority to accept the investigation. On June 19, 2019, the families of the four defendants and the victim Li Mou1da reached a mediation agreement regarding civil compensation, compensating the victim's economic losses with 30,000 yuan each, totaling 120,000 yuan, and obtained the victim's forgiveness. The facts of the case are accepted by this court according to the law.


Upon trial, it was found that between April 2017 and January 2019, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A>, in a private storefront located at No. 234 Longjia Alley, Taiping West Street, Yufeng District, Liuzhou City, which they jointly rented, organized prostitution activities involving more than three prostitutes, including Huang, Xu, Qin, and Wang, through methods such as keeping watch, setting specific times for prostitution, and recording and collecting commissions from prostitution. Despite knowing that <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were organizing prostitution, the defendant <Defendant C> still assisted them by collecting money, managing the storefront, and overseeing the prostitutes. The defendant <Defendant D> introduced Yang (born in May 2001) to <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> for prostitution and collected the proceeds from the prostitution. At around 00:00 on January 18, 2019, the defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant C> were apprehended by the public security authorities. At around 16:00 on February 16, 2019, the defendant <Defendant D> was also apprehended by the public security authorities.


Upon trial, it was found that on June 14, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, in collaboration with the defendant <Defendant B>, Wu (handled in a separate case), and Liu (handled in a separate case), rode an electric scooter to the vicinity of Venice Water City, District 13, Jiangbei New Area, Nanjing. <Defendant A> placed the fake antique, which had been prepared in advance, in a snakeskin bag and left it by the roadside. They falsely claimed that the antique had been unearthed at a construction site and intended to find an antique shop to sell it. Through the mediation of <Defendant B> and others, they defrauded the victim Shuang of approximately 9,000 RMB. <Defendant B>, Wu, and Liu each received 900 RMB of the stolen money. On July 3 and July 4, 2019, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> were respectively apprehended by the public security authorities. Subsequently, the defendant <Defendant B> truthfully confessed to his crime.


Upon trial, it was found that in August 2018, while handling the special case of July 16, 2018, the Hejian City Public Security Bureau identified suspects Yang and Ma1 as fugitives. The defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, knowing that Yang and Ma1 were involved in the case and were on the run, provided them with food and lodging. On August 17, 2018, <Defendant B> rented an apartment for them under <Defendant B>'s name at Unit 2, Room 2304, Building 13, Phoenix City B District, Cangzhou City, to hide them.


Upon trial, it was found that: Starting from the second half of 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> conspired with others to open a massage parlor at No. XXX, XX Road, Minhang District, in this city, organizing prostitutes to engage in prostitution activities. Since July 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> was employed to manage the aforementioned prostitution venue; starting from November of the same year, the defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> were successively employed to bring in clients, keep records, and perform other related activities. On December 9, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> were apprehended by the public security authorities. After being brought to justice, all four defendants confessed to the aforementioned basic facts, voluntarily pleaded guilty, accepted punishment, and signed confessions. During the trial in this court, the relatives of all four defendants have paid back all the illegal proceeds on their behalf.


Upon trial, it was found that Luo Mou (handled in a separate case) was criminally detained by the public security organ on suspicion of credit card fraud. On October 17, 2019, during a medical visit to the hospital with the public security organ, Luo Mou escaped. Subsequently, the defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that Luo Mou was suspected of illegal activities and had escaped, helped him pay for a taxi fare. The defendant <Defendant A> provided him with funds and found a place for him to stay, assisting in his concealment. Later, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were apprehended by the public security organ.


Upon investigation, it was found that during the period from 2019 to 2020, Xu Le, Xie Wuqiang (both handled in separate cases), and others harbored and introduced prostitutes such as Zhou Rui, Jiang Qin, Zhang Mou, Li Xiaohong, Xu Mou, Zhong Mou, and Weng Mou in Jinyun County, Yongkang City, and other locations. These prostitutes provided sexual services such as "oral sex" and "intercourse" to clients in rental houses, hotels, and other venues. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> introduced clients to Xu Le, Xie Wuqiang, and others, and collected introduction fees.

1. Between March and June 2020, the defendant <Defendant A> introduced prostitutes such as Xu Mou and Zhong Mou to Xu Le, Xie Wuqiang, Shu Lijie, and others for prostitution 58 times, illegally profiting 10,460 RMB.
2. During March and April 2020, the defendant <Defendant B> introduced prostitutes such as Zhang Mou and Weng Mou to Xu Le, Xie Wuqiang, and others for prostitution 33 times, illegally profiting 6,500 RMB.


Upon trial, it was found that between July and September 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> used "financial" photos provided by their superiors, changed their WeChat avatars and names, and used newly generated WeChat payment QR codes to help Lu Mou2, Lu Mou1, and others (all handled in separate cases) collect so-called loan processing fees, deposits, and other fees fraudulently obtained from others. They were also required to withdraw the money promptly and delete the "financial" photos and payment messages. The specific details are as follows:

1. On July 17, 2018, under the guidance of <Defendant A>, <Defendant B> used their own mobile WeChat to collect so-called loan processing fees and deposits from victims Duan Mou1, Gu Mou, Xiong Mou, Xu Mou1, Yao Mou, and others, totaling RMB 48,232.82. <Defendant B> illegally profited RMB 1,000.

2. On August 4 and September 3, 2018, <Defendant A> used their own mobile WeChat to collect so-called loan processing fees and deposits from victims Lian Mou, Duan Mou2, Xu Mou2, Wei Mengtao, and others, totaling RMB 39,656.83. <Defendant A> illegally profited RMB 800.

After the case was uncovered, the police seized an Honor mobile phone from <Defendant A>; and an Honor 8 mobile phone and three bank cards from <Defendant B>. All the aforementioned items are currently held by the Shengzhou Public Security Bureau.

Based on the aforementioned evidence, it was further found that:


Upon trial, it was found that between April 2019 and November 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, intending to manufacture a firearm for bird hunting, purchased tools such as seamless steel pipes and a nail gun, and modified the nail gun into a gunpowder-powered firearm. <Defendant A> sought the assistance of <Defendant B> in modifying the firearm. Knowing that <Defendant A> intended to manufacture a firearm for bird hunting, <Defendant B> helped modify and calibrate the firearm. On June 17, 2020, the police seized the firearm. According to the identification by the Dandong Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, the modified firearm was determined to be a gunpowder-powered firearm. <Defendant A> was brought to the case through a phone summons, and <Defendant B> was brought to the case through a summons. Both defendants truthfully confessed their criminal activities.


Upon trial, it was found that on the evening of September 7, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, after prior planning, carried tools such as crowbars, hammers, ropes, and knives into the home of the victims Xu Mou and Zou Mou1 at 48 Fengxi Road, Zhang Village, Fengxi Village, Tongqin Town, Wuyi County. At about 6:30 AM the next day, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> hid in the kitchen waiting. After Xu Mou and Zou Mou1 entered the kitchen, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> threatened them with weapons, forcing Zou Mou1 to hand over more than 170 yuan in cash. Subsequently, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> took Xu Mou and Zou Mou1 to the living room, tied them to chairs with ropes, and <Defendant B> guarded them while <Defendant A> continued searching the house for valuables. They fled the scene when someone knocked on the door from outside. On September 14, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were apprehended by the police officers of Wuyi County Public Security Bureau. The tools used in the crime, including five gloves, two hemp ropes, one crowbar, one hammer, one mask, one hat, one folding knife, one pair of binoculars, one pair of jeans, two camouflage uniforms, two pairs of shoes, and three masks, were seized by the Wuyi County Public Security Bureau. After the incident, the family of <Defendant B> voluntarily visited the victims Xu Mou and Zou Mou1 to apologize and obtained their written forgiveness.


Upon trial, it was found that since September 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> have been operating a Taobao shop named "Youth Zorro Purchasing Store" at an office location on the second floor of Urban 118 Hotel in Zaohu Village, Chengyang District. They pre-purchased counterfeit TORYBURCH brand bags and sold them as genuine products in the shop, with sales amounting to RMB 91,866. According to the appraisal, the seized TORYBURCH brand bags were counterfeit products. The defendant <Defendant C> was employed as a customer service representative for the Taobao shop. Since November 2019, despite knowing that <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were jointly selling counterfeit TORYBURCH brand bags, <Defendant C> continued to participate in the sales, with the sales amounting to RMB 76,809.


After trial, it was found that: (1) At approximately 21:30 on January 20, 2014, at the Baocheng International Club in the Tiedong District of Anshan City, the defendant <Defendant B>, together with the defendant <Defendant A> and more than ten others, unreasonably assaulted victims Wang Mou1, Wang Mou2, and Wang Mou3, causing minor injuries to Wang Mou1 and creating chaos within the Baocheng International Club, resulting in certain economic losses. Subsequently, the defendant <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> provided financial compensation to victim Wang Mou1 and the Baocheng International Club, obtaining the victim's understanding.

Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles


After trial, it was found that Xiao Yufeng (already sentenced), Liu Qiang, and Wu Jiaqiang (the latter two handled in separate cases) organized prostitution activities involving Fang, Wang1, He Guigui, Peng1, and other prostitutes in the mezzanine rooms of the Yu'an Foot Massage Parlor on the second floor of Yue'an Hotel, located at 370 Yingbin Road, He Village, Dashi Street, Panyu District. In August and September 2018, defendants <Defendant C>, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant B> successively joined the foot massage parlor. Among them, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> served as marketing managers, responsible for receiving clients and escorting them along with the prostitutes to the mezzanine for prostitution activities; defendant <Defendant C> worked as a cashier, responsible for front desk cash collection, transaction settlement, and categorizing and registering prostitution transactions. On October 15, 2018, the police raided the aforementioned Yu'an Foot Massage Parlor and arrested Xiao Yufeng and others, including the prostitutes and clients. On April 23, 2019, based on a tip-off, the police arrested defendant <Defendant A> in carriage 08 of train D××××× at platform 27 of Guangzhou South Railway Station; on April 25, 2019, the police arrested defendant <Defendant B> at a security checkpoint at the entrance of Guangmou Metropolis in Dali Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province; on May 1, 2019, the police arrested defendant <Defendant C> at Ji Wang Cafe in Tongkai Building, 72 Dongge Road, Nanning City, Guangxi.


Upon trial, it was found that during the period from 2016 to 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> operated a store near Heping Bridge on Zhujiang Road in Shayibake District, Urumqi. During this time, <Defendant A> and the defendant Gulinur Paizunu organized and managed numerous prostitutes, including Axx Ban, Rouxx Er, Axx Mu, Axx Shan, Axx Mu, Axx Ding, Rexx Zi, Axx Ti, Axx Sun, Rexx Li, Muxx Li, and Paxx Li, in the store through the recruitment of prostitutes. They agreed to share the earnings with the prostitutes based on a unified proportion after collecting the fees from clients. The defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> knew that <Defendant A> and Gulinur Paizunu were organizing and managing prostitutes for prostitution activities in various locations, including a self-built house opposite Yanan Gaodi Community on Cangfanggou Road in Shayibake District, Urumqi, Room 503, Unit 2, Building 31, Sanjian Family Courtyard, No. 217 Zhujiang Road, Shayibake District, Urumqi, and Room 101, Unit 3, Building 32, Sanjian Family Courtyard, No. 217 Zhujiang Road, Shayibake District, Urumqi. Despite this knowledge, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> still sought illegal profits by being employed to serve this prostitution organization. <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> were responsible for soliciting and guiding clients to the premises, arranging for the prostitutes to be selected by the clients, and facilitating the prostitution activities.


Upon trial, it was found that from 10 PM on December 29, 2017, to around 2 AM the following day, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> had a conflict with victims Yang and Liu over trivial matters in Beichen District, Tianjin, resulting in injuries to Yang. Under the pretense of taking Yang to the hospital, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> hired the taxi of defendant <Defendant C> to transport Liu and Yang to a roadside location approximately 2 kilometers east of the intersection of a small road on the north side of Fengchan River and Jinwei Highway in Xiaodian Village, Xiaodian Town, Beichen District, Tianjin. There, they used violent means such as whipping with a belt and verbal threats to rob Liu and Yang of 100 yuan in cash. Despite knowing that <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> had committed a crime, <Defendant C> still drove the vehicle to help <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> escape the scene. After learning that Liu and Yang had reported the incident to the police, <Defendant C> informed <Defendant A>. According to forensic medical assessment, the injury to Yang's left cheekbone, characterized by pigmentation, was classified as a minor injury. On January 11, 2018, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were apprehended by the police; on January 16, 2018, defendant <Defendant C> was also apprehended by the police.


Upon trial, it was found that since December 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were successively employed at the fourth floor of No. XX, North XX Alley, XX Street, Baiyun District, in this city, where they were responsible for filling and changing caps for counterfeit cosmetics, from which they received remuneration. On May 25, 2020, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were apprehended at the aforementioned location. The police seized 7,560 bottles of "AHC" facial cleanser on the third floor, and on the fourth floor, they seized 1,280 bottles of "ELIXIR" lotion, 6,200 bottles of "TSUBAKI" hair mask, 30 bottles of "AHC" facial cleanser, 32,000 "ELIXIR" packaging boxes, 1,200 empty "ELIXIR" bottles, 2,400 "AHC" caps, 2 filling machines, and 3 manual filling machines. According to the appraisal, all the aforementioned products were counterfeit items bearing the registered trademarks of "ELIXIR," "TSUBAKI," and "AHC." Based on the market retail price of the infringed products, the total value amounted to RMB 2,430,820. During the trial, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> expressed their willingness to plead guilty and accept punishment, and they submitted written confessions of remorse.

Offence of Counterfeiting a Registered Trademark


Upon trial, it was found that:

1. In the early hours of July 4, 2018, the defendant Li Huaqiao coerced the victim Hu into giving money under the pretext that Hu had arranged for Li's girlfriend, Li Mou, to play. The defendant <Defendant B> and Wang Mou (handled in a separate case) first arrived at Hu's home at Room 1310, Modern 150 Community, Jiangyang District, Luzhou. Subsequently, the defendant Li Huaqiao arrived with a machete and forced the victim Hu to give money by slapping and threatening him with the knife, to resolve the issue of inviting Li Huaqiao's girlfriend. Later, the defendant <Defendant A> arranged for Wang Mou to accompany the victim Hu to withdraw money from the Rural Commercial Bank below the Modern 150 building in Jiangyang District. The victim Hu handed over 2000 yuan to Wang Mou, who then transferred 1500 yuan via WeChat to the defendant <Defendant A>, and <Defendant A> transferred 500 yuan via WeChat to the defendant <Defendant B>.

2. In the early hours of May 5, 2018, the defendant Li Huaqiao, in collusion with Zhao Chun (at large) and Li Shilin (at large), threatened and extorted 3000 yuan in cash from the victim Ma at a cigarette stand in front of Jiucheng Hotel, Jiangyang District, Luzhou, using the excuse that Ma had contact with Li Huaqiao's girlfriend, Li Mou.

On the morning of July 6, 2018, at around 10 a.m., police officers from the First Criminal Investigation Team of Jiangyang District Branch of Luzhou Public Security Bureau apprehended the defendant <Defendant A> in Room 1310, Modern 150 Community, Jiangyang District. On the evening of July 9, 2018, at around 10 p.m., the defendant <Defendant B> was apprehended in a rented house on Dabeijie, Jiangyang District, Luzhou.


Upon trial, it was found:

1. Facts of Fraud Crime
On February 14, 2017, the defendant, <Defendant A>, along with Feng Chunrong (already sentenced) and others, fabricated facts such as a car accident to deceive Ding Pengxin into borrowing 20,000 RMB from Zhang Yushan's friend (with an IOU issued for 50,000 RMB) for personal consumption. Subsequently, in February 2017, the defendant, <Defendant A>, along with Feng Chunrong and others, under the pretense of repaying the debt, again deceived Ding Pengxin into borrowing 21,000 RMB from Sun Chaogang ("Old Sun") for settling accounts and personal consumption.

2. Facts of Illegal Detention Crime
In April 2017, the defendant, <Defendant B> ("Kaitian"), to help others collect debts, colluded with Feng Chunrong and Zhang Yushan (both already sentenced) and others to illegally restrict Ding Pengxin's personal freedom for more than five days at Jiayuan Hotel and Shixin Boutique Hotel in Chuansha New Town, within this district. During this period, the defendant, <Defendant B>, and Feng Chunrong and others, used methods such as slapping and punching and kicking to assault Ding Pengxin.

On September 14, 2017, the defendant, <Defendant A>, was arrested for other criminal suspicions. Later, on October 19 of the same year, he was released on bail pending trial. On February 12, 2018, he was brought to justice for this case after being notified by the public security organ via phone, and subsequently truthfully confessed to the main criminal facts mentioned above.

On January 24, 2018, the defendant, <Defendant B>, was arrested on suspicion of major criminal activity. After being brought to justice, he truthfully confessed to the main criminal facts mentioned above.

During the trial at this court, the defendant, <Defendant A>, with the help of his family, compensated the court with 41,000 RMB.


Upon trial, it was found that in February 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, due to a lack of money, conceived the idea of committing fraud by selecting potential victims from customer resources he had access to, whom he believed could be easily deceived. To gain the trust of the victims, <Defendant A> approached the defendant <Defendant B> and asked him to open bank accounts at the Bank of China, China Construction Bank, and Agricultural Bank of China. <Defendant B> then lent the bank cards from these accounts to <Defendant A> to be used as company receiving accounts for the victims' payments.

Subsequently, <Defendant A> impersonated a salesperson from "Qianye Company" and contacted the victim Wang through WeChat to discuss business deals involving pastries and other food products. After gaining Wang's trust, <Defendant A> deceived Wang into prepaying 10,000 RMB for goods. On February 28, 2019, <Defendant A> used the same method to defraud another victim, Lu, of a 10,000 RMB prepayment. After the two victims transferred the money to the bank accounts opened by <Defendant B>, <Defendant B> withdrew the amounts from the bank and handed them over to <Defendant A>. <Defendant A> gave <Defendant B> over 1,000 RMB for personal use, while the rest was squandered.


Upon trial, it was found that defendant <Defendant A> is the brother of Tang Mou, and defendant <Defendant B> is their uncle. In January 2018, Tang Mou was wanted online by the Huaxian County Public Security Bureau on suspicion of fraud. After learning that he was wanted by the police, Tang Mou sent a screenshot of the reward notice issued by the Huaxian County Public Security Bureau on Huaxian Baishitong to <Defendant A> via WeChat. Subsequently, <Defendant A> drove Tang Mou from Hebi City to Chongming Community, Dezheng Street, Fan County, Puyang City, where he hid Tang Mou and provided him with food and daily necessities to evade police capture. On February 7, 2018, the Huaxian County Public Security Bureau attempted to capture Tang Mou in Fan County but failed. <Defendant A> informed <Defendant B> of this situation. After discussing, <Defendant B> drove Tang Mou from Fan County to Anhuiyuan Community in Anyang City in the early morning of February 8, 2018, providing him with food and daily necessities to help him continue evading police capture. On February 9, 2018, the Huaxian County Public Security Bureau captured Tang Mou in Anhuiyuan Community. On July 30, 2019, Tang Mou was sentenced to ten years in prison and fined 300,000 yuan by the Huaxian County People's Court for fraud.


After the trial, it was found that from April 2018 to October 24, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> colluded with the defendant <Defendant B> to recruit and harbor individuals, organizing Jiang, Weng, Shao, and Zhang in four rooms on the third floor of the west building of the Xinhua Apartment Single Dormitory in Yinxin North Alley, Jiancaoping District, Taiyuan City, for prostitution activities. The illicit earnings from prostitution were 80 or 100 yuan per session, from which defendants Gao Yunming and <Defendant B> took a cut of 30 or 50 yuan; for overnight services at 450 or 500 yuan, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> took a cut of 150 or 200 yuan. Defendant <Defendant C> assisted in organizing prostitution by acting as a lookout and performing cleaning duties. On the night of October 24, 2018, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were apprehended by officers from the Chaicun Police Station of the Jiancaoping Branch of the Taiyuan Public Security Bureau on the third floor of the west building of the Xinhua Apartment Single Dormitory in Yinxin North Alley, Jiancaoping District, Taiyuan City. During the trial, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> all claimed that defendant <Defendant C> only performed cleaning and provided hot water for the prostitutes and did not act as a lookout.


Upon trial, it was found that in December 2005, the defendant <Defendant A> and accomplice Cheng (already sentenced) were working at the Jiayu Garden Leisure Center in Jianli County. They had a conflict with the victim Luo (also known as Luo2) and invited the defendant <Defendant B> and accomplice Xiao (already sentenced) to retaliate against Luo. On the afternoon of December 23, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, Xiao, and Cheng conspired to rob Luo of his money and arranged their roles. That evening, according to the plan, Xiao booked a room at the Jiayu Garden Leisure Center and specifically requested Luo to provide service. In the early hours of December 24, Xiao lured Luo out of the Jiayu Garden Leisure Center under the pretense of taking him out for a late-night snack. With the help of Xue, who drove a pre-arranged private taxi, Xiao and <Defendant B> forcibly took Luo to a remote location at the Chenhu Sub-Farm of the Huanghu Farm in Jianli County. During this time, Cheng took the opportunity to pry open Luo's locker and stole a bag containing cash and a savings card, then took a taxi with <Defendant A> to Huanghu. Xiao and <Defendant B> threatened and intimidated Luo, forcing him to reveal the PIN for the savings card. After learning the PIN, Xiao informed <Defendant A> by phone, and <Defendant A> and Cheng subsequently withdrew 38,500 yuan from the savings card in Qianjiang. <Defendant B>, Cheng, <Defendant A>, and Xiao divided the stolen cash and spent it.


Upon trial, it was found that from August 2018 to March 28, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> operated the Yimeng SPA store (business license name: Wujin District Hutang Mingdu Massage Parlor) at No. 7-8 Chang'an Road, Hutang Town, Wujin District, Changzhou City. During this period, they organized prostitutes Ren Moujia, Ren Mou, Nie Mou, Wu Mou, Yang Mou, Zeng Mou, and Li Mouyi to engage in prostitution inside the store at prices of RMB 338 and RMB 430 respectively, illegally profiting over RMB 70,000 in total. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were the investors of the store, splitting the profits equally and were responsible for the store's operation and management. During this process, the defendant <Defendant C> was responsible for recruiting prostitutes, and the defendant <Defendant D> was responsible for online reservations, cashier duties, and other tasks. During the trial, the families of the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> assisted in returning the illegal gains of RMB 35,000 each.


Upon trial, it was found that in 2003, the defendant <Defendant B> hid a small-caliber rifle given to him by someone else in his home and later invited Yang Mou1 to go hunting for wild chickens in the mountains. In May 2007, when the defendant <Defendant B> was detained for illegally possessing and using a powder gun to hunt a monkey, his wife, Pan Qingfen, discarded the small-caliber rifle in the pigsty cesspit outside their residence. Yang Mou1 found and hid the rifle and then informed the defendant <Defendant B>. Around March 2011, the defendant <Defendant A> borrowed the rifle from the defendant <Defendant B> and went with the defendant <Defendant B> to Yang Mou1's house to retrieve the gun. After 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> obtained 45 bullets from Yang Mou2 (who has been administratively punished) and frequently invited others to the forests around Zhen'an, using the rifle to hunt wild chickens. On April 13, 2019, at 08:50, police officers from the Zhen'an Police Station seized the small-caliber rifle and 43 bullets from the Zhen'an Power Supply Office. According to the appraisal, the rifle is a 5.6mm small-caliber rifle powered by gunpowder and has injurious power. The defendant <Defendant A> has the circumstance of voluntary surrender and is willing to plead guilty and accept punishment. The defendant <Defendant B> has the circumstance of voluntary confession and is also willing to plead guilty and accept punishment.


Upon trial, it was found that: During February 2018, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, after prior consultation, had <Defendant A> hand over the management of the fourth floor of the Longxin Bathhouse in Haining City, which he operated, to <Defendant B>. They also recruited prostitutes to provide "oral sex" services on the fourth floor of the bathhouse. From February to March 2018, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> successively recruited prostitutes Wang Mou1, Chen Mou1, and Yang Mou1 to engage in prostitution activities in the form of "oral sex" on the fourth floor of the bathhouse, totaling 60 times. Defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> profited 11,970 yuan. On May 28, 2018, defendant <Defendant B> surrendered to the Haining City Public Security Bureau and later truthfully confessed his crimes. During the trial of this case, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> returned the illegal gains of 11,970 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that between April and May 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> unauthorizedly modified a nail gun into a firearm powered by gunpowder. During this period, the defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that <Defendant A> was modifying the firearm, provided an old gun barrel and helped attach the front sight. Later, at approximately 3:00 PM on October 27, 2018, when the defendant <Defendant A> was driving a Great Wall pickup truck with license plate number ××× (with <Defendant B> as a passenger) near the Gaoliban Town bridge, they were stopped and searched by officers from the Keyouzhongqi Public Security Bureau. The officers lawfully seized the modified firearm along with 41 lead bullets and nail gun cartridges from the vehicle. According to the forensic identification by the Hulunbuir Public Security Forensic Identification Center, the seized firearm was confirmed to be a gun powered by gunpowder. After being apprehended, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily and truthfully confessed their crimes. After being informed about the leniency system for those who confess and plead guilty, and witnessed by duty lawyers Surina and Narentuya, they voluntarily signed the "Statement of Confession and Plea."


Upon trial, it was found that since around March 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, in pursuit of illegal profits, colluded with the defendant <Defendant B> to organize prostitution involving individuals such as Yu Moumou, Li Moumou, Wang Moumou, and several other prostitutes (who had left and were not found at the time of the incident) in a rented house in Gaobeidian City, Hebei Province. The defendant <Defendant C> facilitated the prostitution activities multiple times through WeChat and other means, earning referral fees. The defendant <Defendant D>, who is the brother of <Defendant B>, knowingly assisted <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> in organizing prostitution.