After trial, it was found that around the year 2000, the father of the defendant <Defendant A> left behind a homemade firearm when he passed away. Subsequently, <Defendant A> manufactured a gunstock, a trigger, and a hammer for the firearm, and using the spring from a diesel engine and the barrel of his father's homemade firearm, reassembled a homemade firearm for hunting purposes. Around August 2011, the defendant <Defendant B> placed a homemade firearm left behind by his father at home. In October 2018, during house renovations, <Defendant B> took the homemade firearm out of the bedroom closet and placed it under the balcony of his home. On November 10 of the same year, <Defendant A> discovered the homemade firearm and asked <Defendant B> for it, and <Defendant B> handed it over to <Defendant A>. On November 28 of the same year, fisheries law enforcement personnel discovered two homemade firearms on the vessel operated by <Defendant A> and subsequently handed them over to the Dangyang Public Security Bureau. According to the Yichang Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, the two homemade firearms were identified as firearms powered by gunpowder to launch projectiles. It was also found that the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> respectively surrendered themselves to the Dangyang Public Security Bureau on December 4 and December 6, 2018, truthfully confessed to their criminal facts, voluntarily admitted their guilt, and signed a "Statement of Voluntary Admission of Guilt and Punishment."


Upon trial, it was found that: On the night of August 19, 2018, the defendant, <Defendant A>, was dissatisfied because his girlfriend was having a late-night snack with the co-defendant, Jiang Moumou (already sentenced). Consequently, he brought a kitchen knife to the "Dongshi White Porridge" shop located at No. 113, Lane 15, East Jinsandamen Road, Jinping District, Shantou City, to confront Jiang Moumou. He struck Jiang Moumou's arm with the back of the knife, after which both parties were persuaded to leave by others.

In retaliation, Jiang Moumou called and gathered the defendant, <Defendant C>, the co-defendant Liu Moumou (already sentenced), Wu Moumou (indicted in a separate case), and "Ligu" (identity unknown, at large) to the "Dongshi White Porridge" shop, intending to fight with the defendant, <Defendant A>. Informed by the co-defendant Huang Moumou, <Defendant A> brought scissors to the "Dongshi White Porridge" shop around 11 PM. He first argued and exchanged insults with Jiang Moumou, then slapped Jiang Moumou on the back.

The defendant, <Defendant C>, along with Jiang Moumou and Liu Moumou, used fists, feet, or plastic chairs to assault <Defendant A>, who in turn threatened them with scissors and engaged in mutual combat. The defendant, <Defendant B>, and the co-defendant Huang Moumou (already sentenced), seeing the arrogance of <Defendant C>, used fists and feet to assault <Defendant C>. Witnessing this, <Defendant A> also joined in the assault on <Defendant C>.

Forensic examination determined that the injuries sustained by <Defendant C> and the co-defendant Huang Moumou were classified as minor injuries of the second degree.

Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles


Upon trial, it was found that from March to July 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> repeatedly introduced clients to Su Mou (prosecuted in a separate case) at the prostitution venues located in Room 802, Unit 2, Building 5, and Room 701, Unit 1, Building 4, of a certain garden in the Airport Experimental Zone, and took commissions from these transactions. On September 2, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> was arrested by the police in Room 204, Unit 1, Building 13, of a certain community in the Binhe Office of the Airport Experimental Zone; on September 2, 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> was arrested by the police in Qianhuo Village, Zhangzhuang Office of the Airport Experimental Zone. Both defendants truthfully confessed after being brought to justice.


Upon trial, it was found that: In May 2017, a co-defendant rented the premises located at 2 Jianyi Road, Qiaokou District, Wuhan City, specifically the second floor (rooms 203-213) and the third floor (rooms 306-313) of Building 10, Rongqiao Jinjiang, for renovation. On May 16 of the same year, the co-defendant applied for an individual business license for the Xinfu Theme Hotel in Qiaokou District, Wuhan City, listing another co-defendant as the operator. From September 2017 to March 2018, co-defendants, including Xiang Mou2, Liang Mou2, Wu Mou2, Zhu Mou2, and Li Mou3 Shan ("Long Fei") (all dealt with separately), with the intent of illegal profit, successively hired <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others to organize prostitution activities within the aforementioned unopened theme hotel. <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others were responsible for soliciting clients and arranging related services for the prostitution activities. On March 1, 2018, police officers caught twelve prostitutes, including Wu Mou, Gao Mou, and Yang Mou1, engaging in prostitution at the above location. Following an investigation, on March 6, 2019, the public security authorities issued an online warrant for the arrest of <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>. On April 19, 2019, <Defendant A> was apprehended by officers from the Patrol and Riot Police Brigade of the Dawu County Public Security Bureau and was temporarily detained at the Dawu County Detention Center from the same day until April 22. On April 22, <Defendant A> was transferred to the Xinan Police Station of the Hanzheng Street Branch of the Qiaokou District Public Security Bureau in Wuhan City. On April 22, 2019, <Defendant B> was apprehended by officers from the Dalang Police Station of the Shenzhen Public Security Bureau and was temporarily detained at the Bao'an District Detention Center in Shenzhen from April 23 to 26. On April 26, <Defendant B> was transferred to the Xinan Police Station of the Hanzheng Street Branch of the Qiaokou District Public Security Bureau in Wuhan City.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


Upon examination, it was found that around 9 PM on June 3, 2019, the victim, Liu Mou1, went to a certain village in Dacheng County to attend his mother-in-law's funeral. The defendants, <Defendant B> and <Defendant A>, father and son, took Liu Mou1 to the corn purchasing station operated by <Defendant B> in the said village, claiming that Liu Mou1 owed them money and had not repaid it. <Defendant A> used fists and feet to beat Liu Mou1, demanding repayment of the debt. Subsequently, they took Liu Mou1 to a rubber strip factory in the same village and detained him there until 8 AM the next day. Liu Jianli then relocated Liu Mou1 to an abandoned factory in the same village for further detention. Around 5 PM on June 4, Liu Mou1 was forced to have his relative, Li Mou, transfer 100,000 yuan in cash to <Defendant B> before being released. After the incident, both parties reached a settlement regarding compensation, with the two defendants compensating the victim for economic losses and obtaining the victim’s forgiveness. On September 24, 2019, the two defendants voluntarily turned themselves in to the police and truthfully confessed their main criminal acts. Entrusted by the Dacheng County People's Procuratorate, the Dacheng County Judicial Bureau issued a survey and evaluation report, stating that: <Defendant A> is suitable for community correction and agrees to be included in community correction management. <Defendant A> does not pose a social danger nor impact the community where he resides; <Defendant B> is suitable for community correction and agrees to be included in community correction management. <Defendant B> will not negatively impact the village and street where he resides if sentenced to probation.


Upon trial, it was found:

1. From January to March 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> fabricated the fact that a motor vehicle driver's license could be obtained without taking an exam, and defrauded the victims Li Mou2 and Xu Mou of 9,000 RMB and 8,500 RMB respectively in multiple transactions.

2. In February 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> fabricated the fact that the motor vehicle driver's license subject assessment could be passed without taking an exam through connections, and defrauded the victims Yang Mou and Luo Mou of 4,000 RMB and 2,900 RMB respectively.

3. From March to April 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> fabricated the fact that a motor vehicle driver's license could be obtained without taking an exam, and defrauded the victim Gao Mou of 17,000 RMB in multiple transactions.

4. From March to May 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> fabricated the fact that a motor vehicle driver's license could be obtained without taking an exam, and defrauded the victim Niu Mou of a total of 20,500 RMB in multiple transactions.

After being brought to justice, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> truthfully confessed to the facts of the alleged crimes. After the incident, the family of the defendant <Defendant A> returned 6,900 RMB on behalf of the defendant, obtaining the understanding of the victims Yang Mou and Luo Mou.


After trial, it was found that in June 2014, Qin Feng Company was registered in the Pudong New Area of this city. Later, it rented an office at Building XXX, No. XXX Jiangpu Road, Yangpu District. In October 2017, Fanyang Center was registered in the Baoshan District of this city and later rented an office on the 11th floor of Building XXX, Lane XXX, Guoshun Road, Yangpu District. Through recruiting salespeople, inflating the prices of collectibles, and signing related art exhibition and commission agreements with customers, they defrauded service fees. From 2017 to 2018, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> worked as salespeople in the aforementioned companies and, using the above methods, conspired with others to defraud victims such as Yan Moumou of service fees totaling more than 300,000 yuan, Zhang Moumou of service fees totaling more than 200,000 yuan, Xiang Moumou of service fees totaling more than 100,000 yuan, and Liu Moumou of service fees totaling more than 100,000 yuan. On October 4, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> were arrested by the police. On October 5, the defendant <Defendant B> was arrested by the police, and on October 18, the defendant <Defendant D> was arrested by the police. During the trial of this court, the defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant D>, with the help of their relatives, returned 30,000 yuan and 50,000 yuan of illegal gains, respectively.


Upon trial, it was found that:

1. On August 13, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> sold 250 cartons of counterfeit Liqun (New Edition) cigarettes to the defendant <Defendant B> for a price of 19,500 RMB. Despite knowing that the cigarettes were counterfeit, the defendant <Defendant B> still purchased them and placed the counterfeit cigarettes in Lawson convenience stores and Lianhua Quik convenience stores in Minhang District, Shanghai, with a sales amount of 35,000 RMB.

2. On October 28, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> sold 250 cartons of counterfeit Liqun (New Edition) cigarettes to the defendant <Defendant B> for a price of 19,000 RMB. Despite knowing that the cigarettes were counterfeit, the defendant <Defendant B> still purchased them and placed the counterfeit cigarettes in Lawson convenience stores and Lianhua Quik convenience stores in Minhang District, Shanghai, with a sales amount of 35,000 RMB.

3. On December 13, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> sold 150 cartons of counterfeit Liqun (New Edition) cigarettes to the defendant <Defendant B> for a price of 11,250 RMB. Despite knowing that the cigarettes were counterfeit, the defendant <Defendant B> still purchased them and placed the counterfeit cigarettes in Lawson convenience stores and Lianhua Quik convenience stores in Minhang District, Shanghai, with a sales amount of 21,000 RMB.

4. On January 10, 2019, the defendant <Defendant C>, despite knowing that the cigarettes were counterfeit, assisted the supplier in transporting the counterfeit cigarettes from Guangdong Province to Shanghai. The counterfeit cigarettes were intercepted at the Jiashan County checkpoint, and 1,643 cartons of counterfeit cigarettes were seized on the spot, including 250 cartons of counterfeit Liqun (New Edition) cigarettes that the defendant <Defendant A> sold to the defendant <Defendant B> for 19,000 RMB.

According to the appraisal, all the aforementioned cigarettes were counterfeit registered trademarks and inferior quality cigarettes, with a total value of 232,527.04 RMB.

Offence of Selling Counterfeit Registered Goods


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant A> had a debt dispute with Liu Mou. On January 17, 2016, at around 7 PM, the defendant <Defendant A> invited the defendant <Defendant B> and Li Zheng (handled in a separate case) to forcibly take Liu Mou into a car on the roadside of Wa'na Village, Luoxiong Street Office, Luoping County. They then took Liu Mou to various locations, including the aviation camping site and Xiaolongtan in Shanya'kou Village, where they illegally detained and assaulted Liu Mou. After Liu Mou's family reported the incident to the police, Liu Mou was sent back at around 9 PM. After the incident, the victim Liu Mou provided a written statement on May 18, 2020, expressing forgiveness towards the defendant <Defendant A> and others, and requested that their criminal responsibility be waived. During the review and prosecution stage of this case, both defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> signed a plea of guilty and acceptance of punishment agreement.


Upon trial, it was found that between November and December 2018, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> (a married couple), conspired together. <Defendant A> went to the urban area of Songxi County and wrote the pre-purchased phone number "182××××0843" on some billboards and walls using a black marker, intending to defraud others of their money through online solicitation for prostitution. On February 2, 2019, at around 11 PM, <Defendant A> received a call from Yao, who intended to solicit prostitution. To avoid arousing Yao's suspicion, <Defendant A> handed the phone to <Defendant B>. <Defendant B> then falsely claimed to offer "escort services" and asked Yao to add their WeChat account. Subsequently, under the pretext of requiring advance payment for "service fees" and "deposits," <Defendant B> asked Yao to transfer money. After successfully defrauding Yao of a total of 5200 yuan through WeChat transfers, <Defendant B> deleted Yao's WeChat account.


Upon trial, it was found that starting in October 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> intended to commit fraud by soliciting prostitution via WeChat and QQ from his home in XX Town, Danzhou City. To this end, he purchased WeChat accounts, QQ accounts, mobile phone cards, and other tools for the crime through the internet. He set the location of the WeChat accounts to places like Zhejiang Province and used the "search nearby people" feature on WeChat to solicit prostitution. In July 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> joined in the fraud. Victims looking to engage in prostitution searched and added the WeChat accounts used by <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>. Then, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> deceived the victims into transferring money by scanning Alipay QR codes under the pretense of paying for service fees and deposits in advance.

On October 9, 2019, at around 21:00, the victim Huang Wuyifan in XX County, Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province, intended to engage in prostitution. He searched for nearby people on WeChat and added the WeChat accounts used by <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>. He was deceived into transferring a total of 5,740 RMB in five transactions to the Alipay accounts provided by the defendants under the pretense of paying service fees and deposits.

On October 19, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were arrested by Danzhou City police officers in Room 328 on the third floor of the Kairui Hotel on Xianfeng Road, Nada Town, Danzhou City. The police seized one VIVO mobile phone, one MEIZU mobile phone, one Apple mobile phone, one OPPO mobile phone, two mobile phone cards, and two mobile phone card holders from the defendants. All these items have been transferred to this court along with the case.


Upon trial, it was found that around the year 2000, the defendant <Defendant A> purchased a double-barreled shotgun powered by gunpowder and ammunition from another person and hid it at his home at No. 482-2, Wudu Village, Qixing Street, Xinchang County. Later, due to the demolition of Wudu Village, the defendant <Defendant A> handed over the aforementioned double-barreled shotgun and four bullets to the defendant <Defendant B> for safekeeping. During this period, the defendant <Defendant B> used the firearm for hunting and discarded the bullets in the mountains. He later hid the firearm at his home at No. 145, Houshan'ao, Huang'ao Village, Jingling Town, Xinchang County. On May 7, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> was summoned to the case by the public security authorities; the defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities and truthfully confessed his crime. On the same day, the public security authorities seized a shotgun from the defendant <Defendant B>. According to the appraisal, the shotgun was identified as a firearm powered by gunpowder. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> had no objections to the criminal facts, charges, and sentencing recommendations made by the public prosecution authorities and signed to confirm this.

Offences of Illegal Possession of Firearms


After trial, it was found that: On the evening of January 1, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> had an argument over trivial matters with the victim Feng Mouyi in the corridor on the first floor of the Jingehuang KTV on Qianjin East Road, Economic and Technological Development Zone, Kunshan City. The defendant <Defendant A> then gathered the defendant <Defendant B> and rushed to the KTV. The defendant <Defendant C> went to the 666 private room on the second floor of the KTV where the victim Feng Mouyi was, to drink and apologize. Due to a verbal disagreement, a conflict broke out with Xu Moujia (handled in a separate case). The victim Feng Mouyi, along with Xu Moujia, Xu Mouyi, and Xu Moubing (all handled in separate cases), chased and beat the defendant <Defendant C> to the first floor of the KTV. The defendant <Defendant C>, together with Feng Moujia and Tian Mou (both handled in separate cases), engaged in mutual fighting with the other party in the corridor on the first floor. The defendant <Defendant C> used a fire extinguisher to hit the back of the victim Feng Mouyi's head and continued to wrestle with Feng Mouyi in the northwest corner of the first-floor hall of the KTV. During the fight, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> repeatedly struck the victim Feng Mouyi's head with a marble slab, causing him to fall to the ground injured. The defendant <Defendant C> bit Xu Moujia, who was trying to control him, snatched a utility knife from the bar on the first floor of the KTV, and pursued Xu Moujia and Xu Moubing for revenge but failed. He then stomped on the head of the fallen victim Feng Mouyi once and kicked his head three more times. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> also struck the victim Feng Mouyi's head with glass beer bottles and glasses. After committing the crime, the three defendants fled the scene. The victim Feng Mouyi was sent to the hospital but died on the same day despite rescue efforts. According to forensic identification, Feng Mouyi died from severe craniocerebral injury caused by blunt force to the head combined with foreign body aspiration-induced asphyxia. According to forensic identification, the injury to Xu Moujia's right thumb constituted minor bodily harm.


The facts found through the trial are consistent with the allegations in the indictment. Between 2017 and 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, in order to modify a firearm, purchased a gun barrel and nail gun cartridges in Xia Lei Street, Xia Lei Village, Daxin County, Chongzuo City, Guangxi. He also had the defendant <Defendant B> help him purchase a nail gun, gunstock, and infrared sight, among other firearm components, on Taobao. Subsequently, at the home of <Defendant A>'s cousin Lu, <Defendant B> welded the gun barrel onto the original muzzle of the nail gun, and <Defendant A> then attached the gunstock, infrared sight, and other components. Together, they completed the assembly of the firearm in question, which was then possessed by <Defendant A> and occasionally used for hunting. On August 28 and 29, 2018, the police seized an assembled gun body, a gun barrel, an infrared sight, 92 blank cartridges, and 195 steel balls from <Defendant A>'s old and new residences in Shangtou Tun, Siming Village, Yuexu Town, Jingxi City. According to the forensic appraisal by the Baise City Public Security Bureau, the firearm in question operates with gunpowder and has normal shooting capabilities. After being apprehended, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> truthfully confessed their crimes.

Offences of Illegal Manufacture of Firearms


Upon trial, it was found that at around 17:00 on March 25, 2020, the defendant Mei Mou1, along with his mother Feng Moumou and his wife <Defendant A>, had a dispute over trivial matters with the victim Yan Moumou and her mother Zhou Moumou at Beisheng Market, No. XXX Laohutai Road, Jing'an District, this city, which escalated into a physical altercation. Subsequently, the defendant Mei Mou1, <Defendant A>, in conjunction with the defendant Mei Mou2, <Defendant B>, punched and kicked the victim Yan Moumou, causing injuries. According to the appraisal, the victim Yan Moumou sustained a contusion to the left eye, constituting a minor injury; Feng Moumou sustained facial and eye contusions, both constituting minor injuries. On April 1, 2020, the defendant Mei Mou1, <Defendant A>, Mei Mou2, and <Defendant B> were apprehended by the police at Beisheng Market, No. XXX Laohutai Road, Jing'an District, this city. After being brought to justice, the four defendants truthfully confessed to the aforementioned criminal facts and, with the help of their family members, compensated the victim Yan Moumou for economic losses, obtaining Yan Moumou's forgiveness. The public prosecution agency recommended that the defendants Mei Mou1, <Defendant A>, Mei Mou2, and <Defendant B> be sentenced to five months of detention with probation. The four defendants had no objections to the sentencing recommendation and have signed and confirmed it.


Upon trial, it was found that at approximately 23:40 on February 11, 2018, the defendant, <Defendant A>, after drinking, got out of a taxi at the west gate of the Yinhe Lingyu Community in Guangyang District, Langfang City, and had an altercation with the victim, Yu. <Defendant A> then assaulted Yu, who was preparing to get into the taxi. A conflict ensued between the two. During the altercation, <Defendant B> attempted to intervene. During the fight, Yu bit off the tip of <Defendant A>'s left little finger. According to the forensic assessment, <Defendant A>'s injury was classified as a minor injury of the second degree. Seeing this, <Defendant B> used a brick to strike Yu on the head, causing multiple injuries to Yu's head. According to the forensic assessment, Yu's injuries were also classified as minor injuries of the second degree.


Upon trial, it was found that on the morning of March 20, 2011, Wang Mou2 (handled in a separate case) had a dispute with Xia Mou and his family, villagers of Taowangzhuang in Kuntai Town, over the development of land at Wangda Primary School in Kuntai Town by Wang Mou2's family. The dispute was handled by the local police station. In the afternoon of the same day, Wang Mou2 called and gathered dozens of young men from Taihe County to the construction site of Wangda Primary School in Kuntai Town, where they assaulted Tao Mou3, Yue Guiping, Xia Mou, and Tao Mou1 (already sentenced), causing varying degrees of injury to Tao Mou3, Yue Guiping, Xia Mou, and Tao Mou1. The defendant <Defendant A> gathered <Defendant B>, Zhou Mou (handled in a separate case), and several others from Kuntai Town, armed with wooden sticks and machetes, and rushed to the scene. They clashed with the group gathered by Wang Mou2, throwing bricks at each other and engaging in mutual assaults. During the altercation, Tao Mou1 punched Wang Mou2's father-in-law, Gong Mou1, in the face. According to the assessment, Gong Mou1 sustained minor injuries of the second degree. Subsequently, both parties reached an agreement and mutual understanding. It is determined.


Upon trial, it was found that on July 5, 2019, the victim Yang Mou1 had a dispute with the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, over the boundary of their property. During the argument, <Defendant B> struck the victim Yang Mou1 on the head with a shovel. Subsequently, <Defendant A> hit Yang Mou1 on the head with a hammer, causing Yang Mou1 to faint on the spot. Seeing this, <Defendant A> went inside to grab a bag and attempted to leave but was stopped by Yang Mou5. After regaining consciousness, Yang Mou1 got into a scuffle with <Defendant B> again. The police arrived at the scene and separated them. According to the forensic examination by the Yanhe County Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, the head injury sustained by Yang Mou1 was classified as minor injury of the second degree. Following the injury, the victim Yang Mou1 was hospitalized on July 5, 2019, and discharged on July 29, 2019, staying in the hospital for a total of 24 days and incurring medical expenses amounting to 18,976.98 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that between August and December 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> used a pre-prepared mobile phone and remote phone numbers to call victims Feng, Liang, Li1, Lu, Feng, and Zou. <Defendant A> falsely claimed to be a person in charge of disbursing thawed ethnic assets, a leader of the Ministry of Finance, and a staff member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, among other identities. Using the lure of disbursing large sums of thawed ethnic assets as charity funds, <Defendant A> gained the trust of the aforementioned victims. Subsequently, under the pretense of needing to pay handling fees, taxes, credit card upgrade fees, transfer fees, and foundation fees to process these charity funds, <Defendant A> instructed the victims to transfer money to bank accounts under the names of Chen1 (account number 62×××70) and Liu1 (account number 62×××65), which were controlled by <Defendant A>.

<Defendant A> fraudulently obtained a total of 429,000 yuan from the victims: 44,000 yuan from Feng, Huang1, and Liang (actually Liang's personal funds), 13,000 yuan from Li1, 42,000 yuan from Lu, 164,000 yuan from Feng, and 166,000 yuan from Zou. Each time the fraudulent funds were received, <Defendant A> immediately withdrew the money from various bank branches in Baise City. The illicit proceeds, except for a portion kept for personal use, were handed over to the defendant <Defendant B> for safekeeping. <Defendant B> knowingly concealed the criminal proceeds.

After the case was solved, the public security authorities seized 25,900 yuan of the involved illicit funds from <Defendant A> and 301,000 yuan from <Defendant B>, totaling 326,900 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, in collaboration with Xing Mou (handled in a separate case), Liu Mou1 (already sentenced), and others, recruited Sun Mou, He Mou, Wu Mou, and other prostitutes from early 2017 to April 19, 2017. They engaged in prostitution activities in a certain hotel located in Jianggan District, Hangzhou City. They organized and managed the aforementioned prostitutes by collecting deposits from them, enforcing a leave system for working hours, requiring the use of specified chat software to report prostitution activities promptly, and regularly settling the illegal earnings from prostitution under the guise of salary payments. Through these methods, they facilitated and managed prostitution activities in the hotel rooms where the prostitutes were registered, thereby making illegal profits.

Among them, the defendant <Defendant A> was responsible for arranging clients and notifying the prostitutes to receive them, managing the prostitutes' leave for going out, and conducting meetings and training for the prostitutes. The defendant <Defendant B> was mainly responsible for collecting the illegal earnings from the prostitutes' rooms daily, periodically distributing wages and meal allowances to the prostitutes. On April 19, 2017, the public security authorities apprehended relevant individuals engaged in prostitution and solicitation in the aforementioned hotel rooms. The defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities on March 30, 2019, and truthfully confessed the criminal facts after being brought to justice.


Upon examination, it was found that the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Chen Yongtai (handled in a separate case) knowingly assisted Yang Tao (handled in a separate case) in cashing out money using a POS machine, despite knowing that the source of Yang Tao's money was illegitimate. They charged a fee of 3% of the total amount cashed out, with the profits split equally among the three. Their roles were divided as follows: Chen Yongtai and <Defendant B> each provided 10,000 yuan as startup capital, <Defendant A> was responsible for managing the money and handling the POS machine, and if using Chen Yongtai's POS machine, Chen Yongtai would also use his own bank card to withdraw money from the bank.

From August 13 to August 22, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Chen Yongtai assisted Wang Dong (handled in a separate case), who was sent by Yang Tao, in cashing out a total of 1,089,980 yuan. After deducting fees and related expenses, they collectively profited 23,450 yuan. Among this, 20,000 yuan defrauded from victim Chen in Jiangyong County on August 20, 2019, was included in the funds cashed out by <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, while the source and nature of the remaining funds have yet to be determined. Following the incident, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were apprehended on September 1, 2019.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 5:00 am on April 29, 2017, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> stole 4802 yuan in cash from the front desk in XX District, Hohhot City. To evade capture, the two defendants plotted to kill a driver and rob a private car to escape. At around 2:00 pm on April 29, 2017, the two defendants rented a white Geely Free Cruiser car with the license plate number XXX, driven by the victim Li Linbiao (male, 32 years old at the time of death), pretending to go to "Shimenzi." When the car reached the vicinity of XX District, Hohhot City, the two defendants took the opportunity to ask the victim to stop the car, then stabbed the victim Li Linbiao multiple times with a knife, causing his death. The two defendants injured their hands while stabbing the victim and were unable to drive the vehicle. They took the mobile phone and more than 200 yuan in cash found on the victim Li Linbiao and abandoned the car before fleeing the scene. According to forensic identification: the deceased Li Linbiao died from acute massive hemorrhage caused by a sharp weapon wound to the waist, resulting in liver rupture, and a sharp weapon wound to the neck, causing local vascular rupture. According to the price appraisal by the Xincheng District Price Appraisal Center of Hohhot City: the value of the robbed motor vehicle was 32,000 yuan; the value of the robbed mobile phone was 300 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that at around midnight on August 27, 2016, the defendant <Defendant B> and local resident Xin, among others, went to the "Baixing Renjia" food stall on Chihe River in this city for a meal. They encountered Wang and the defendant <Defendant A>, who were also dining there. Xin suggested that <Defendant B> arm wrestle with Wang to test their strength. <Defendant B> won, which displeased Wang. Wang and the defendant <Defendant A> then went to the private room where <Defendant B> and the others were eating. Wang repeatedly questioned <Defendant B> about his intentions, to which <Defendant B> explained that the arm wrestling was just for fun.

At this point, the defendant <Defendant A> also became very angry and left the private room intending to retrieve a weapon from his car to assault <Defendant B>. Seeing this, <Defendant B> suspected that <Defendant A> was going to get a knife to commit an attack and followed him. <Defendant A> retrieved an iron sword from Wang's car, and <Defendant B> retrieved a machete from his own car. The two confronted each other on Chihe Road, both making slashing motions.

After Xin and others persuaded both parties to back down, <Defendant B> returned to his car. Shortly after <Defendant A> left with the sword, he returned and slashed at <Defendant B>. <Defendant B> grabbed <Defendant A>'s sword with one hand and slashed at <Defendant A> with the machete with the other hand. Even after <Defendant A> fell to the ground, <Defendant B> continued to slash, causing multiple injuries to <Defendant A>'s chest, back, both upper limbs, head, neck, and ribs.

According to the forensic identification center of Mingguang City Public Security Bureau, the scars on <Defendant A>'s neck and body surface were classified as minor injuries of the first degree; the scalp defect, fractures of the left third and fourth ribs, and the fracture of the left ulna were classified as minor injuries of the second degree. After the incident, the defendant <Defendant B> compensated <Defendant A> for medical expenses and other economic losses.


Upon trial, it was found that on the afternoon of February 5, 2017, due to a dispute over the boundary of the parade route between villagers from Shangjiangbian Village and Xuewu Village in Zhenwen Town, Wuchuan City, Lin Mou3, Lin Mou1, Lin Guanshou, Lin Guanshang, Lin Shangfu, Lin Huachao, and others demolished the welcome arch made of bamboo and wood temporarily erected by Xuewu Village near the entrance of Shanwei Primary School (Xuewu Village entrance). After learning about this, Xue Mou4 and other villagers from Xuewu Village argued with the villagers from Shangjiangbian Village, leading to a quarrel and subsequent conflict where both sides picked up bricks from the roadside and threw them at each other. The defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, along with Xue Huachao, Xue Shuikang, Xue Chuncheng, Xue Shangrong, and others, chased and attacked the villagers from Shangjiangbian Village with prepared iron pipes and wooden sticks. The villagers from Shangjiangbian Village, including Lin Mou3, Lin Mou1, Lin Mou2, and Lin Huaxiao, also used prepared iron pipes and wooden sticks to fight back against the villagers from Xuewu Village. During the melee, Lin Huaxiao, Lin Mou3, and others from Shangjiangbian Village used tools to injure Xue Mou1 from Xuewu Village. Xue Turong from Xuewu Village threw a brick and injured Lin Mou1 from Shangjiangbian Village, while <Defendant A> and Xue Mou5 used iron pipes to injure Lin Mou1 from Shangjiangbian Village. Xue Shuikang, Xue Chuncheng, Xue Shangrong, and others from Xuewu Village also used iron pipes to injure Lin Mou3 and Lin Mou2 from Shangjiangbian Village. <Defendant C>, <Defendant B>, and others also participated using iron pipes and wooden sticks. According to the forensic examination by the Wuchuan City Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, Lin Mou1 sustained a second-degree serious injury, Lin Mou2 sustained a second-degree minor injury, Lin Mou3 sustained a minor injury, and Xue Mou1 sustained a first-degree minor injury.


After the trial, it was found that the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> planned a robbery due to a lack of money. On April 3, 2019, the two defendants rented a Honda City car from Harbin Aojie Car Rental Company for easy escape and searched for a target around Xueyuan Road in Hulan District, Harbin, but failed. On April 4, around 8 PM, the two defendants, carrying pre-prepared tools such as a fruit knife and masks, drove to the parking lot outside the Evergrande Oasis community in Songbei District, Harbin, to look for a target. Around 10 PM, the victim, Xiao, passed in front of their car. The two defendants put on their masks and got out of the car. <Defendant A> approached Xiao with a knife and threatened him, saying "Don't move." Seeing this, Xiao ran and shouted "Help," and the two defendants chased after him. Xiao fell, and passersby heard the cry for help and loudly intervened. Seeing this, the two defendants fled the scene by car. On May 7, 2019, the police apprehended the two defendants in Nangang District, Harbin.


Upon trial, it was found that between September and December 2017, the defendant <Defendant B> repeatedly purchased counterfeit 53-degree 500ML Feitian Moutai liquor (hereinafter referred to as counterfeit Moutai liquor) from Chen Mou2 (already sentenced) at a price of 1,300 yuan per case, totaling 170 cases. <Defendant B> sold 30 cases to the defendant <Defendant A> at a price of 1,800 yuan per case, and 140 cases to the defendant <Defendant A> at a price of 1,900 yuan per case, amounting to a total sales value of 320,000 yuan. Between September and December 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> fabricated an identity and falsely claimed to have a supply channel for Moutai liquor, purchasing the aforementioned 170 cases of counterfeit Moutai liquor from the defendant <Defendant B>, 40 cases of counterfeit Moutai liquor from Chen Mou2 at a price of 1,450 yuan per case, and another 40 cases at a price of 1,500 yuan per case. <Defendant A> sold 40 cases to Xu Moumou at a price of 8,400 yuan per case and 187 cases to Su Mou in five transactions at a price of 7,200 yuan per case, defrauding a total amount of 1,287,800 yuan, of which 100,000 yuan was attempted fraud. After the case was discovered, the police seized 100 cases of "Feitian Moutai liquor" that Chen Mou2 was supposed to ship to Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou at the request of the defendant <Defendant A>, and 6 bottles of "Feitian Moutai liquor" that Su Mou provided, which had been sold to him by the defendant <Defendant A>. According to the professional appraisal by Guizhou Moutai Liquor Company, the aforementioned liquor samples were not produced (packaged) or exported by Guizhou Moutai Liquor Co., Ltd., but were counterfeit products of the company. After the case was discovered, the defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered and truthfully confessed.


Upon trial, it was found that in March 2016, the defendant <Defendant A> established the "Shenzhen Bao'an District Xinan Sisi Yigang City Foot Massage Parlor" at 126-2, Building 1, Kaiping Center, Bao'an District, Shenzhen. Since October 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> introduced services in the foot massage parlor he established, including a 140 yuan per hour oil massage plus handjob, and a 248 yuan per hour oil massage plus oral sex. He subsequently recruited six prostitutes, namely Li, Xu1, Wen, Liu1, Xiao1, and Shen, to provide the aforementioned services. The defendant <Defendant A> took a commission of 50 yuan from the 140 yuan service and 98 yuan from the 248 yuan service. The defendant <Defendant B> served as the manager of the foot massage parlor, responsible for receiving guests, collecting payments, and arranging for technicians to provide services. In the absence of the defendant <Defendant A>, <Defendant B> was in charge of all matters within the establishment. <Defendant A> paid <Defendant B> a monthly salary ranging from three thousand to four thousand yuan. At around 23:00 on September 19, 2018, the police conducted an inspection of the foot massage parlor and arrested two clients, Wang1 and Chen1, on the spot, along with the aforementioned six prostitutes, the defendant <Defendant A>, and <Defendant B>.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendants, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D>, are all residents of Guqiao Village, Datuan Town, Tonggu County, Jiangxi Province. Between 2015 and 2017, the four defendants either purchased or obtained from a fellow villager, Hu (who is being handled in a separate case), parts such as nail guns, steel pipes, and sights. They then independently or with the help of others assembled and processed these parts into firearm-like objects. Specifically, <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> each assembled a firearm-like object at their respective homes; <Defendant B> assembled and processed a firearm-like object with the help of <Defendant A>. According to the appraisal, all four firearm-like objects are non-military firearms powered by gunpowder. On July 30, 2018, <Defendant C> was apprehended by police officers from the Linhai City Public Security Bureau in Yongkang City, Zhejiang Province, and one firearm-like object and other items were seized. On July 31, 2018, <Defendant B> was apprehended by police officers from the Rui'an City Public Security Bureau in Zhejiang Province, and one firearm-like object and other items were seized. On August 3, 2018, <Defendant D> turned himself in to the Tonggu County Public Security Bureau in Jiangxi Province and surrendered one firearm-like object and other items. On August 4, 2018, <Defendant A> turned himself in to the Tonggu County Public Security Bureau in Jiangxi Province and surrendered one firearm-like object and other items. After being brought to justice, all four defendants truthfully confessed their crimes.

Offences of Illegal Manufacture of Firearms


Upon investigation, the following facts have been established:

1. Fraudulent Impersonation

On May 8, 2019, at approximately 11:00 PM, the defendants, <Defendant B> dressed in a summer duty uniform of the People's Police, and <Defendant A> dressed in a training uniform of the People's Police, along with a man nicknamed "Wang Erwa" who was in plain clothes, drove a car with the license plate number Chuan Q×××××, which was purchased by <Defendant A> and registered under <Defendant B>'s name. They went to the He Wanyuan Community in Huangjiaoping Street, Cuiping District, Yibin City, where Liu, the victim, resided, with the intention of impersonating police officers to extort Liu.

Upon seeing Liu at the entrance of the community, "Wang Erwa" got out of the car, showed Liu a police badge, and restrained him. Subsequently, <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> took Liu to his home on the 6th floor of Building 12, Unit 1, No. 12, and threatened him with accusations of drug trafficking, demanding a transfer of 10,000 yuan, or they would detain him. Liu transferred 6,500 yuan to <Defendant A> via WeChat, after which <Defendant A> transferred 4,000 yuan to <Defendant B>. After the incident, <Defendant B> returned 4,000 yuan to the victim Liu.


Upon trial, it was found that: (1) At around 11:00 on September 18, 2016, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Fu (already sentenced), Lan, and others were drinking at a small tavern located at No. 316 Binjiang Road, Jiang'an Town, Jiang'an County. During this time, Fu and Yang had a quarrel over the order of song requests. Subsequently, <Defendant A>, Fu, <Defendant B>, and others used beer bottles to assault Yang, resulting in scalp lacerations and facial skin injuries to Yang. According to the assessment, the degree of injury to Yang's scalp lacerations was classified as minor injury level two, and the degree of injury to the facial skin was classified as slight injury.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> began using the ID cards of <Defendant A> and Wu Yong to rent a house from landlord Liu Mou1 located in Guangming District, Shenzhen, on November 20, 2018, and harbored Gao Mou1 and others for prostitution at the aforementioned address. On December 16 of the same year, after receiving complaints from other tenants, Liu Mou1 requested <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> and others to move out. Subsequently, starting from December 17 and 19, 2018, the defendants <Defendant C> and others rented another house from Chao Daosheng located in Guangming District, Shenzhen, and harbored Gao Mou1, Li Mou2, and others for prostitution in the rooms. The defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant D> were responsible for lookout. On December 22, 2018, the public security authorities raided the aforementioned prostitution den, capturing four clients and Gao Mou1 on the spot. Upon verification, it was confirmed that Gao Mou1 had engaged in prostitution multiple times at the house on that day, and Li Mou2 had engaged in prostitution at the house. Around 10 PM on December 22, 2018, the police arrested the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> near Yutang Street, Guangming District, Shenzhen.


Upon investigation and trial, it was found that between December 29, 2018, and January 8, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D>, for the purpose of making a profit, allowed prostitutes Wen and Liu to provide prostitution services to others three times on the third floor of the XX Bath Center in XX Town, Gaochun County, which was jointly operated by the four defendants. They divided the earnings in a 4:6 ratio, making a total profit of 400 RMB. The specific facts are as follows:

1. Around 19:00 on December 29, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> allowed Wen to engage in prostitution with Li at the aforementioned location, collecting a fee of 500 RMB, with the four defendants earning 200 RMB.

2. Around 20:00 on January 5, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> allowed Liu to engage in prostitution with Chen at the aforementioned location, collecting a fee of 520 RMB, with the four defendants earning 200 RMB.

3. Around 21:00 on January 8, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> were caught on the spot while allowing Wen to engage in prostitution with Zhao at the aforementioned location.

On January 8, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were apprehended and brought to justice. On January 15 and January 16 of the same year, the defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> respectively surrendered themselves to the public security authorities. Subsequently, all four defendants truthfully confessed to their criminal activities. During the trial, the four defendants returned the illegal earnings totaling 400 RMB.


Upon trial, it was found that in July 2018, a villager surnamed Chen from Jiangba Village, Tanko Town, Rongjiang New District, Ganzhou, was renovating and reinforcing the old Chen ancestral hall. The Tanko Urban Management Team went to the site to stop the Chen villager from renovating and reinforcing the ancestral hall. Villagers Chen Xiaolin and Chen Mou1 repeatedly approached the then Jiangba Village Secretary, the defendant <Defendant A>, and the Village Head, the defendant <Defendant B>, hoping that <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> would report the situation to the town authorities. Defendants Liu Mou and <Defendant B> demanded a fine of 10,000 yuan per room, requiring Chen Mou1 and others to prepare 60,000 yuan in cash, otherwise, they would report the matter to higher authorities. After negotiation, both parties agreed to settle for 40,000 yuan. On the evening of September 14, 2018, villager Chen Mou3, as requested by <Defendant B>, brought cash to <Defendant B>'s home and handed over 40,000 yuan to <Defendant B>. After receiving the money, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> appropriated the 40,000 yuan for themselves, and the renovation and reinforcement of the Chen ancestral hall were successfully completed. It was found that neither the Jiangba Village Committee nor the Tanko Urban Management Team had the authority to permit the renovation and reinforcement of the ancestral hall. Defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were summoned and apprehended by the public security authorities on May 8, 2019. On September 11, 2019, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> returned the 40,000 yuan of illicit money to the victims and obtained a written understanding from the victims. On September 12, 2019, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily signed a "Statement of Admission of Guilt and Acceptance of Punishment" with the public prosecution agency.


After the trial, it was found that: In November 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> jointly invested in opening the Bihai Yunge Leisure Club on Huancheng Road, Douti Town, Gong'an County, Hubei Province. <Defendant A> was responsible for the operation, hiring <Defendant C> to help with management and <Defendant D> to handle front desk cashier duties. The floors below the third floor of the club were used for foot baths. During the operation, prostitutes came to the club seeking to engage in prostitution. After obtaining the consent of <Defendant B>, <Defendant A> negotiated the prices and profit-sharing terms with the prostitutes and arranged for them to conduct their activities on the fourth floor of the club. <Defendant C> would escort clients with special requests to the fourth floor for prostitution, while <Defendant D> handled the cashier duties and prepared daily prostitution reports. Prostitutes Zhu Mou1, Liu Mou1, Li Mou1, and Liu Mou2 successively engaged in prostitution at the club. On the evening of January 27, 2019, the club was raided by the police, who caught clients Li Mou2 and Fang Mou in the act. <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> were arrested on the spot. On February 25, <Defendant A> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities, and on April 2, <Defendant D> also voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


Upon trial, it was found that from February to October 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> colluded with Li Mou1 and Li Mou2 (both already sentenced) and others, during their car sales activities at Yabei Luxury Car Port in Changping District, Beijing. They lured customers into signing car purchase agreements and paying deposits at low prices, promising refunds afterward. After the customers purchased the cars, they repeatedly used coercion and other means under the pretext of requiring additional fees to refuse refunds, disrupting economic and social order, causing adverse social impact, and forming a gang. The specific facts are as follows:

1. On May 1, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, in collusion with Li Mou1 and Li Mou2 and others, lured victim Li Mou3 to purchase a Geely Yuanjing X1 car at Yabei Luxury Car Port in Dongsanqi, Changping District, Beijing, by means of low-price deception. They then extorted more than RMB 11,000 from the victim by threatening to withhold the car purchase documents.

2. On October 24, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> and others lured victims Du Mou1 and Guo Mou to purchase a Geely Yuanjing X3 car at Yabei Luxury Car Port in Dongsanqi, Changping District, Beijing, by means of low-price deception. They then extorted more than RMB 14,000 from the victims.

3. On October 30, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> and others lured victims Hao Mou and Du Mou2 to purchase a Haval car and obtain a license plate at Yabei Luxury Car Port in Dongsanqi, Changping District, Beijing, by means of low-price deception. They then extorted more than RMB 20,000 from the victims.

In summary, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> extorted more than RMB 40,000 from the victims. Subsequently, the two defendants, along with Li Mou1 and Li Mou2, have compensated the victims for their economic losses and obtained their forgiveness.


Upon trial, it was found that between August 2017 and January 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, knowing that they had not obtained permission from Xiaomi Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Xiaomi Company), the holder of the "MI" registered trademark, still processed and manufactured earphones bearing the "MI" registered trademark without authorization and sold them to <Defendant B> and others for profit, with the illegal business amounting to over 160,000 yuan. The defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that <Defendant A> had not obtained authorization from Xiaomi Company and was the unauthorized manufacturer of earphones bearing the "MI" registered trademark, still purchased a large number of counterfeit "MI" trademark earphones from <Defendant A> and other suppliers at prices significantly lower than the normal market price, and later sold them through channels such as Taobao, with total sales amounting to over 160,000 yuan. On January 5, 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> was apprehended, and 7,226 counterfeit "MI" trademark earphones worth 34,961 yuan were seized on the spot; on January 11 of the same year, the defendant <Defendant A> was apprehended, and 10,002 counterfeit "MI" trademark earphones worth 17,024 yuan were seized on the spot.

Offence of Counterfeiting a Registered Trademark


Upon trial, it was found that from October 2017 to February 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, in pursuit of profit, purchased counterfeit Nanjing Xuanhemen brand cigarettes online through WeChat without obtaining a Tobacco Monopoly Retail License. He then resold these counterfeit cigarettes at a price of 120 yuan per carton to the owner of Chenyang Supermarket in Yanshan County, Hebei Province, <Defendant B>. The total sales amounted to 133,170 yuan, with illegal profits of 41,495 yuan. During this period, <Defendant B>, knowing that the Nanjing Xuanhemen brand cigarettes purchased from <Defendant A> were counterfeit, resold them at a price of 144 yuan per carton after purchasing the counterfeit cigarettes for 133,170 yuan. The total sales amounted to 158,400 yuan, with illegal profits of 25,230 yuan. On February 4, 2018, <Defendant A> was apprehended and detained by the enforcement officers of the Laoling Tobacco Monopoly Bureau at a Yunda Express service point in Laoling City. Subsequently, the Laoling Tobacco Monopoly Bureau handed him over to the Laoling Public Security Bureau. On April 13, 2018, <Defendant B> was arrested by police officers from the Laoling Public Security Bureau in Yanshan County, Hebei Province.


Upon trial, it was found that since May 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, along with "A Feng" (handled in a separate case) and others, had organized multiple instances of prostitution involving prostitutes Fan Mou1, Wu Mou1, He Mou1, Chen Mou, He Mou1, Zhang Mou, Huang Mou, etc., at the XX Hotel in Zhongshan City operated by the defendant <Defendant B> through WeChat communication, thereby obtaining illegal profits. The defendant <Defendant B> repeatedly harbored the aforementioned seven prostitutes, including Fan Mou1, at the said hotel for prostitution activities. Since May 2018, the defendant <Defendant C> acted as an intermediary for the prostitution activities of "A Feng", "Xiao Qiang" (handled in a separate case), and others, introducing clients to the aforementioned hotel through WeChat, thereby obtaining illegal profits. On the night of June 5 of the same year, at around 10 PM, the police apprehended the aforementioned seven prostitutes and four male clients in the rooms of the XX Hotel operated by the defendant <Defendant B>, and arrested the defendant <Defendant B>. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> were apprehended on the roadside in front of the XX Hotel.


Upon trial, it was found that: On December 6, 2016, the defendant <Defendant B> purchased a "BMW X5 automatic shell-ejecting nail gun" for RMB 218 from the "Tenghui Hardware Tools Shop" on Taobao. Subsequently, <Defendant B> bought seamless steel pipes, scopes, and other accessories from other stores. During the installation process, the seamless steel pipe was damaged, and the modification was not completed. On February 6, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> purchased a "BMW X5 automatic shell-ejecting nail gun" for RMB 340 from the "Tenghui Hardware Tools Shop" on Taobao. <Defendant A> then bought seamless steel pipes, silencers, scopes, and other accessories but did not complete the modification. According to the appraisal, the BMW X5 nail guns purchased by <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> were modified from nail guns, using nail gun bullets and powered by gunpowder. All parts were complete, and the firing mechanism operated normally. The nail gun purchased by <Defendant A> was identified as a firearm, with a muzzle kinetic energy of 19.55J/cm², and upon re-examination, the muzzle kinetic energy was 31.67J/cm². The nail gun purchased by <Defendant B> was identified as a firearm, with a muzzle kinetic energy of 48.19J/cm², and upon re-examination, the muzzle kinetic energy was 46.75J/cm². On July 14, 2019, <Defendant A> surrendered to the public security authorities; on July 15, <Defendant B> surrendered to the public security authorities.


Upon trial, it was found that between 2017 and March 24, 2019, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> repeatedly introduced prostitutes to various hotels in Wuhu City for prostitution. <Defendant C> was employed by <Defendant B> and received a fixed monthly salary of 3,000 yuan. Each time a prostitute transferred a registration fee of 50 yuan to Mao Wenjun via WeChat, they would wait in a room at the Wuhu Hanjue Yangming Grand Hotel or a rented apartment in Huaqiang Square arranged by <Defendant B>. <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> would introduce the prostitutes to the clients in the order of the transfers. <Defendant A> and Zhang (handled in a separate case) knowingly facilitated the introduction of prostitutes by <Defendant B> and others. It was found that <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> introduced three prostitutes for multiple instances of prostitution, while <Defendant A> introduced four prostitutes for six instances of prostitution through <Defendant B> and others. On March 24, 2019, defendant <Defendant A> was arrested by public security officers at the Wuhu Yueyuanfang Hotel. On March 27 of the same year, defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities. On March 28 of the same year, defendant <Defendant C> was arrested by public security officers at the Wuhu Hanjue Yangming Grand Hotel. On March 28, 2019, the public security authorities seized an OPPO phone model A59S belonging to <Defendant C>.


Upon examination, it was found that at the beginning of February 2018, in the "Jinlincheng Famous Cigarettes and Famous Liquors" store located at No. 55 Fuchunjiang Road, Huangdao District, Qingdao City, operated by the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> purchased 60 bottles of Haizhilan liquor, 52 bottles of Tianzhilan liquor, 72 bottles of Guizhou Feitian Moutai liquor, 84 bottles of Wuliangye liquor, 224 bottles of Langyatai original liquor, 42 bottles of Guojiao 1573 liquor, 11 bottles of Honghualang liquor, and 12 bottles of Luzhou Laojiao Tequ liquor from an unknown man who came to the store to sell low-priced liquor. They hid the aforementioned liquors in a small coal room at the northeast corner of the first floor of Unit 1, Building 35-1, Haowa Community, Changjiang Road Subdistrict Office, Huangdao District, Qingdao City, rented by <Defendant A>, intending to sell them later. Before they could sell the liquors, on February 5, 2018, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were arrested by the police in the "Jinlincheng Famous Cigarettes and Famous Liquors" store. According to the appraisal, the aforementioned brands of liquor were all counterfeit goods with registered trademarks. The Huangdao District Price Certification Center of Qingdao City issued the Qinghuangdao Price Certification Conclusion [2018] No. 66, which determined the market unit price of the aforementioned goods as of February 5, 2018. Based on this price certification, the total value of the aforementioned goods was 310,212.8 yuan.

Offence of Selling Counterfeit Registered Goods


Upon trial, it was found that since 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, in order to seek profit, organized prostitutes Zhang Mou2, Liu Mou1, Pan Mou, Jia Mou, and others to engage in prostitution at Jiuzhou Business Club on Hubin Road in Changle County through unified management and income sharing methods. Defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D>, knowing that <Defendant A> was organizing others to engage in prostitution, managed accounts and acted as informants for <Defendant A>. On June 28, 2019, the public security authorities arrested defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> at Jiuzhou Business Club in Changle County and seized crime tools such as alarms and walkie-talkies. After being brought to justice, the three defendants voluntarily and truthfully confessed their criminal acts.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 21:00 on January 7, 2010, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with Jing Mou2 (handled in a separate case) and Yan Mou (already sentenced), conspired to commit robbery. <Defendant A> drove the vehicle, accompanied by <Defendant B>, Yan Mou, and Jing Mou2, to search for a robbery target. They drove to the vicinity of Gebu Building in Hongxing Community, Dongfang Avenue, Songgang Street, Bao'an District, Shenzhen. After selecting a target vehicle, <Defendant B>, Yan Mou, and Jing Mou2 got out of the car. Yan Mou, holding an object resembling a gun, threatened the driver of a black sedan with license plate number Zhe J ×××××, the victim Xie Mou1, who was parked on the roadside, prohibiting Xie Mou1 from resisting. Subsequently, <Defendant B> and Yan Mou together held the victim Xie Mou1 in the back seat of the car, while Jing Mou2 drove the vehicle, taking the victim away from the scene. During this process, the victim Xie Mou1 struggled fiercely and managed to escape from the back door after the robbed vehicle had driven over 100 meters. <Defendant A>, who was following behind, took over the robbed vehicle and allowed <Defendant B> and the other two to leave in his car, later meeting up at Baishi Alley. After receiving the report, the public security authorities recovered the robbed vehicle in Bao'an District, Shenzhen, and collected relevant bloodstains from multiple locations in the car. Upon examination, it was determined that the victim Xie Mou1 sustained multiple abrasions and contusions on his limbs, with the injuries classified as minor. The blood samples of Yan Mou matched the STR profiles of the bloodstains collected from multiple locations in the vehicle. The appraised value of the robbed vehicle was 197,000 RMB.


After trial, it was found that on the afternoon of March 7, 2020, Yang Mou1, in collusion with Liu Mou, Long Mou, Xu Mou, Li Mou, and others (all handled in separate cases), went to the home of Wu Mou in Liuyang City (handled in a separate case). They used a knife to injure Wu Mou's left hand and threatened him verbally, robbing approximately 9 grams of drugs and cash from him. Around 23:00 on the same day, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> drove to pick up Yang Mou1 and others for a late-night snack. Yang Mou1 informed his cousin, defendant <Defendant A>, and <Defendant B> that he had robbed someone of drugs. Defendant <Defendant A> immediately told Yang Mou1 to return the stolen drugs. Subsequently, <Defendant A> drove with <Defendant B> and Yang Mou1 and others to return the drugs to Wu Mou's side. Since Yang Mou1 expressed fear of retaliation and was unwilling to return home, defendant <Defendant A>, with the tacit approval of defendant <Defendant B>, arranged for Yang Mou1 to stay in the rented apartment of defendant <Defendant B> in the Shuian Shancheng community. Until March 12 of the same year, the three were arrested in the Shuian Shancheng community. On March 12, 2020, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were summoned to the case and made truthful confessions.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 21:00 on September 25, 2013, the defendant <Defendant A>, out of personal spite, went to the home of Zhang Mou1 in Dingxing County and injured Zhang Mou1 with a knife. Subsequently, the defendant <Defendant A> informed his brother <Defendant B> about the incident. The next day, <Defendant B> took him to the home of Zhang Mou3 in Yang Village, Yang Village Township, Dingxing County, to hide. According to forensic medical identification, the injury sustained by the victim Zhang Mou1 was classified as minor injury of the second degree. On December 25, 2013, the defendants and the victim reached an agreement, whereby the defendants compensated the victim with a one-time payment of 200,000 yuan for all economic losses. The victim expressed understanding towards the defendants and requested leniency from the judicial authorities.


Upon trial, it was found that on March 9, 2018, Zhang Baoqin (handled in a separate case) was suspected of gathering a crowd to disrupt public order and was subjected to an online manhunt by the Lishi District Public Security Bureau. On September 10 and 14 of the same year, the fugitive information of Zhang Baoqin was publicly announced to society through news media. Around September 10, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, knowing that their uncle Zhang Baoqin was a fugitive, still harbored Zhang Baoqin in their home to evade capture by the public security authorities. After investigation, Zhang Baoqin was apprehended by the public security authorities on the evening of September 26, 2018. It is determined that...


After trial, it was found that: On March 23, 2018, at approximately 21:00, the defendant <Defendant A> and the defendant <Defendant B> agreed to resolve a debt dispute in Huize County. <Defendant A> gathered Zhang Mou1, Hu Mou, and others to wait at the intersection in front of the Yiche Toll Station on the highway. After <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, Zhang Mou2 Hua, and Feng Mou1 arrived at the scene, <Defendant B> wielded a large knife, while <Defendant A>, Zhang Mou1, and others wielded machetes, and a mutual fight ensued. <Defendant B> was knocked to the ground by <Defendant A>, Zhang Mou1, and others using knives. <Defendant B>'s father, Zhang Mou3, wielded a steel pipe, and his mother, Feng Mou2, wielded a wooden stick to beat <Defendant A> and others. After receiving the police report, officers from the Yiche Police Station of the Huize County Public Security Bureau rushed to the scene, and both parties stopped fighting. During the police intervention, the defendant <Defendant C>, harboring a grudge because Hu Mou had punched and kicked him, took advantage of Hu Mou's unpreparedness and injured Hu Mou with a small knife. According to the forensic identification center of the Huize County Public Security Bureau, <Defendant B> sustained minor injuries of the second degree, Hu Mou sustained minor injuries of the second degree, and <Defendant A> sustained minor injuries. After the incident, the defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant C> all compensated and obtained the understanding of the victims.


Upon investigation, it was found that since 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> had been contacting online sources to purchase counterfeit registered trademark liquors such as Luzhou Laojiao Tequ, Wuliangye, Moutai, and Guoyao 1573. These counterfeit liquors were then transported via logistics to Wenshang County, where they were sold as genuine products at the Mingdu Famous Cigarettes and Liquor Store operated by <Defendant A> in the Wenshang County Development Zone. Around the Mid-Autumn Festival of 2017, <Defendant A> introduced and provided counterfeit registered trademark liquors to <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> for sale as genuine products at the Zuixiangge Cigarettes and Liquor Trade Store operated by the two defendants at the south gate of the Yongxu Community in Wenshang County. Subsequently, Zuixiangge Cigarettes and Liquor Trade Store sold some of the counterfeit registered trademark liquors. On September 13, 2017, <Defendant B> sold four cases of counterfeit registered trademark Sea Blue Liquor for 2700 yuan at the Zuixiangge Cigarettes and Liquor Trade Store. On February 6, 2018, the police from the Wenshang County Public Security Bureau seized a batch of liquors, including Luzhou Laojiao Tequ, from the Mingdu Famous Cigarettes and Liquor Store operated by <Defendant A>, the warehouse rented by <Defendant A>, the vehicles used by <Defendant A>, the Zuixiangge Cigarettes and Liquor Trade Store, the rented house of <Defendant B> in Niucun, and the vehicle used by <Defendant B>. Upon identification, the seized liquors were found to be counterfeit registered trademark liquors. The value of the counterfeit liquors stored by <Defendant A> and provided to <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> was 417,980 yuan, while the value of the counterfeit liquors stored by <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> was 155,696 yuan.

Offence of Selling Counterfeit Registered Goods


After trial, it was found that the No. 866912 "Niulanshan" trademark used by Beijing Shunxin Agriculture Co., Ltd. Niulanshan Distillery on goods in Class 33 has been registered with the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and is within the valid period of renewal registration. The approved scope of use for the goods is alcoholic beverages (excluding beer). From December 2017 to September 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant C>, a married couple, purchased counterfeit "Niulanshan" branded liquor from others and sold it to the defendant <Defendant B>, with sales amounting to 133,199 yuan. After paying the aforementioned amount, the defendant <Defendant B> resold the counterfeit "Niulanshan" branded liquor at a higher price within Guanyun County. After the case was discovered, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> paid 140,000 yuan to the Guanyun County Public Security Bureau, and the defendant <Defendant B> paid 50,000 yuan to the Guanyun County Public Security Bureau.


Upon trial, it was found that from April 2018 to November 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, without holding a cigarette wholesale or retail license, contacted individuals such as Cai (already sentenced) through WeChat and QQ to purchase new types of heated non-combustible cigarettes (cartridges) of the Marlboro and Heets brands. They then sold these cigarettes through WeChat and same-city express delivery services, involving a total amount of RMB 379,311. Both defendants each illegally profited RMB 20,000 from these activities. After the case was exposed, <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities and truthfully confessed to the criminal facts. In February 2019, <Defendant A> reported and assisted the Anti-Drug Brigade of the Wuhou District Branch of the Chengdu Public Security Bureau in Sichuan Province in capturing the drug trafficking suspect Xia, who has been sentenced by the Wuhou District People's Court of Chengdu to fifteen years in prison for drug trafficking and fined RMB 30,000.


After the trial, it was found that Yan Zhengwei (currently at large) set up the "Violet Foot Bath Shop" at No. 160 Chang'an Road in this city to organize prostitution activities. Both <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were aware that this place was a prostitution venue and had been working at the foot bath shop since May 2020. During their shifts, their responsibilities included receiving clients, introducing prostitution services and prices, and collecting fees from clients. Under the arrangements of <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, five prostitutes, including Zhu Mou2, engaged in sexual transactions. The prostitution services included oral sex with the prostitute wearing clothes, charged at 598 yuan, with the boss taking 378 yuan, and oral sex with the prostitute wearing only underwear, charged at 698 yuan, with the boss taking 458 yuan. The price for sexual intercourse between the client and the prostitute was negotiated directly between them, with an additional charge of 600 to 1000 yuan imposed by the prostitute. On June 22, 2020, the police apprehended both <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> at the scene and also detained five prostitutes and two clients.


Upon trial, it was found that: At around 9 PM on June 30, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> had a dispute with Xiao over trivial matters and they agreed to a fight. Subsequently, the defendant <Defendant A> gathered Chen Xiaojun, while Xiao gathered Sun, <Defendant B>, and Xiong. After quarreling at the entrance of Colorful City No. 1 Gate on Fengshan Street in this city, both parties left. On the evening of July 2, at around 9 PM, Xiao gathered Zhong, Sun, <Defendant B>, Xiong, and others, carrying steel pipes to block the defendant <Defendant A> downstairs of Colorful City on Fengshan Street in this city. The defendant <Defendant A> then gathered Lu, who in turn gathered the defendant <Defendant B> and Wang. Later, the party of the defendant <Defendant A>, carrying kitchen knives, encountered Xiao's party. Xiao fled, and the defendant <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, Lu, and Wang chased after him. Subsequently, the defendant <Defendant A> threw a kitchen knife at Xiao. On August 21, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> was arrested and brought to justice; the next day, the defendant <Defendant B> was also arrested and brought to justice.


Upon trial, it was found that: Defendant <Defendant B>, influenced by his interest in firearms, purchased a G18 air gun and an M92 air gun in February 2017 from "AH Trading" (WeChat ID ×××, handled in a separate case), a contact of Zhang (a resident of Shenzhen, Guangdong, handled in a separate case). <Defendant B> kept the aforementioned air guns at home for practice and recreation. On June 3, 2017, the police arrested <Defendant B> in Tongzhou District, Shanghai, and seized two guns on the spot. After identification, the two seized guns (G18 air gun and M92 air gun) were confirmed to be non-standard firearms powered by compressed gas to shoot projectiles. Defendant <Defendant A>, influenced by his interest in firearms, purchased an FNX45 air gun and a VP9 air gun from Defendant <Defendant C>, a contact of Zhang (handled in a separate case), between March and May 2017. Additionally, <Defendant A> confessed to having purchased eight more guns in 2004. <Defendant A> kept the aforementioned ten guns at home for collection and recreation. On June 2, 2017, the police arrested <Defendant A> at Room 401, No. 5, Lane 350, Zhengben Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, and seized 10 pneumatic pistols on the spot. Out of the seized guns, eight met the identification criteria; after identification, seven (including the FNX45 air gun and VP9 air gun) were confirmed to be non-standard firearms powered by compressed gas to shoot projectiles, and one was not classified as a firearm.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 10 PM on February 11, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> was having a meal at Wang Shifu Beef Soup Restaurant in Guzhen County when a dispute arose with the restaurant owners, Wu Mou1 and Cai Mou, because <Defendant A>'s child had broken a vinegar bottle. Later, <Defendant A>, in order to vent his emotions and show off his strength, called defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> to beat Wu Mou1 and Wu Mou2. When Cai Mou tried to stop <Defendant A> from hitting Wu Mou2 with a wine bottle, <Defendant A> threw Cai Mou to the ground, causing injuries to Wu Mou1, Wu Mou2, and Cai Mou, who all required hospitalization. On March 6, 2018, the Guzhen County Public Security Bureau's Criminal Science and Technology Department assessed that victim Wu Mou1 had bruising and swelling of the soft tissue around the right eye socket, classified as minor injuries; victim Wu Mou2 had a subcutaneous hematoma on the right temporal scalp, contusions on the right occipital scalp, a laceration on the left upper lip mucosa, loose teeth, and multiple skin abrasions, also classified as minor injuries. On May 31, 2018, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> reached a settlement agreement with victims Wu Mou1, Wu Mou2, and Cai Mou, which was fully executed, and they obtained the victims' forgiveness.

Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles


Upon trial, it was found that from September 2018 to January 11, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> operated in a house located in Chengguan District, Lanzhou City. <Defendant A> blended other types of liquor and filled them into bottles bearing counterfeit trademarks of "Wuliangchun," "Wuliangye," "Luzhou Laojiao," "Kweichow Moutai," "Jinxiu Longnan," "Binhe Jiuliangye," "Tianzhilan," and "Jiannanchun" for sale. <Defendant B> was responsible for labeling and sealing the boxes. During this period, they obtained illegal proceeds totaling RMB 24,020. On January 11, 2019, the police seized a total of 1,296 bottles of liquor with counterfeit trademarks of "Wuliangye," "Wuliangchun," "Luzhou Laojiao," "Kweichow Moutai," "Jinxiu Longnan," "Binhe Jiuliangye," "Tianzhilan," and "Jiannanchun" at the aforementioned location. According to the trademark owners' identification, the seized liquor was confirmed to be counterfeit. The Lanzhou City Price Certification Center determined that the total value of the seized counterfeit trademarked liquor was RMB 97,173.


Upon examination, it was found: On the evening of January 3, 2020, Fang Mou1 invited <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and others to sing in Yongshun County. Later, <Defendant A> also called Yu Wan (born June 1, 2004), <Defendant C>, and others to join them for singing. During the singing, Fang Mou1 attempted to take advantage of Tang Mou (cousin of <Defendant A>) by making provocative remarks and actions, leading to a dispute with <Defendant A>. Fearing that <Defendant A> and others would cause trouble for him, Fang Mou1 secretly left the Yinlang KTV. Subsequently, <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant B>, and Yu Wan drove to Fang Mou1's home to look for him. Since Fang Mou1 was not at home, <Defendant A> and the others had a quarrel with Fang Mou1's family before leaving. On their way back to Songbai Town from Fang Mou1's home, they encountered Fang Mou1 driving home at the Dawankou. <Defendant A> and the others stopped Fang Mou1's car; <Defendant A> wielded a firewood knife, <Defendant B> held a kitchen knife, and Yu Wan and <Defendant C> held steel rods, smashing Fang Mou1's car windows, causing damage worth 360 yuan. Fang Mou1 reversed his car and escaped. Dissatisfied, the four of them drove back to Fang Mou1's home, and upon finding that Fang Mou1 was not at home, they drove away. On January 4, 2020, <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the Songbai Police Station of the Yongshun County Public Security Bureau.


After trial, it has been found that the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, were in a romantic relationship. On May 14, 2015, and early December 2016, they successively rented two houses in the middle section of Jiancai Street, Dayu County, to operate Meiren Foot Massage Parlor and Longcheng Foot Massage Parlor. Under the guise of operating these foot massage parlors, they harbored prostitutes in the second-floor house at No. 99, Shangtianxin, for prostitution. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> extracted 30 to 50 yuan from each transaction involving the prostitutes. On December 14, 2016, the prostitute Fan was caught in the act of prostitution by the police at the second-floor house at No. 99, Shangtianxin. On May 17, 2017, prostitutes Zhou Chunyan, Chen Zhongzhuan, and Yang were caught in the act of prostitution at the same location by the police, who also seized 100 yuan of prostitution fees and several condoms. Around August 2019, <Defendant A> operated the aforementioned foot massage parlors alone and harbored prostitutes at the Meiren Foot Massage Parlor for prostitution. On October 19 of the same year, prostitutes Wang1, Wu Lijun, and Liang were caught in the act of prostitution by the police at the Meiren Foot Massage Parlor, where one condom and 24 advertisement cards were also seized, and <Defendant A> was taken to the police station for investigation. The next day, <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the police and truthfully confessed to their criminal activities.


Upon trial, it was found that between March and April 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, together with Wu and others, organized prostitution activities involving prostitutes Zhou, Tang1, Luo, and others in a certain location in Chaoyang District of this city, with the assistance of others. The defendant <Defendant B> assisted <Defendant A> and others in organizing the prostitution activities, primarily responsible for accounting. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were later apprehended. The public security authorities seized three mobile phones, one POS machine, and RMB 9,200 in criminal proceeds from the defendants. The illicit funds are now in custody; the remaining items are temporarily held by the Chaoyang Public Security Sub-bureau. The public security authorities also froze <Defendant A>'s account at China Construction Bank and <Defendant B>'s account at the Bank of China.


Upon trial, it was found that from April to June 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, after premeditation, carried out a scheme where <Defendant A> pretended to chat with the victims while <Defendant B> pretended to ask for directions and dropped an envelope containing joss paper. <Defendant A> picked up the envelope and proposed to the victims to "split the money." Subsequently, <Defendant B> pretended to return to look for the money. <Defendant A> took out cash from his own pocket to falsely prove that he had not picked up the money. The two defendants then tricked the victims into taking out their own cash. <Defendant A> then placed the victims' cash into a black handbag and returned the black handbag containing the joss paper to the victims before fleeing the scene. Using this method, the two defendants defrauded victims Cheng of 1000 yuan, Liu of 2800 yuan, and Wen of 3300 yuan near the Cancer Hospital on Kaixuan Street in Xinghualing District, Taiyuan City. The stolen money was split equally between the two defendants and has already been squandered.


Upon trial, it was found that one afternoon in March 2011, the defendant <Defendant A>, through the introduction of defendant <Defendant B> and Huang Minglong, purchased a "homemade gun" for RMB 200 from Huang Shengjiu (deceased), the father of Huang Minglong, in Chiping Village, Lixi Township, Yuanling County, Hunan Province. <Defendant A> then took it back to his home at 228 Xiangtang Village, Ru'ao Town, Xinchang County, and hid it. Since the "homemade gun" could not be used properly, <Defendant A> handed it over to Chen (handled in a separate case) for repair. Chen contacted others but was unable to repair it, so the "homemade gun" remained in Chen's custody. On January 17, 2019, investigators discovered and seized the "homemade gun" during a search of Chen's residence and sent it for examination. The Shaoxing Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center conducted a ballistics test and confirmed that the "homemade gun" was a firearm powered by gunpowder. On February 14, March 8, and April 2, 2019, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Huang Minglong were respectively apprehended by the public security authorities. After being apprehended, all three defendants truthfully confessed their crimes.


Upon trial, it was found that: The defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, after divorcing more than 10 years ago, cohabited together again. Since July 2015, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> have successively operated the "Love for Life" massage parlor in two housing units and a storefront in Xichong County. From May 2018 to March 2019, <Defendant A> successively harbored and organized prostitutes Xie, Deng, and Su to engage in prostitution activities at the "Love for Life" massage parlor and rented houses. During this period, <Defendant A> set the types of sexual services and commission amounts for the prostitutes to provide to clients, determined the duration of sexual intercourse between the prostitutes and clients, allowed the prostitutes to assign themselves numbers for service provision, managed the prostitution activities, and provided free accommodation and lunch for the prostitutes. After engaging in sexual activities with clients, the prostitutes collected the fees themselves and handed over the agreed commission amounts based on the service types to <Defendant A>. Starting from March 2019, <Defendant A> was responsible for the daytime management of the "Love for Life" massage parlor, while <Defendant B> was responsible for receiving clients and collecting commission fees at night. On the evening of March 19, 2019, at around 9 PM, Li (1), Li (2), Li (3), and Zhu were caught soliciting prostitution at the parlor by the Xichong County Public Security Bureau. <Defendant A> confessed to making a profit of 5,000 yuan during the operation of the "Love for Life" massage parlor.


Upon trial, it was found that in 2018, Ma had not repaid a loan to Wang1. The defendants <Defendant C>, Zhao1, <Defendant D>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant A>, along with Wang1 (handled in a separate case) and Tian Hongbo (handled in a separate case), went to Ma's house in Zhanyu Town, Tongyu County to collect the debt. As the repayment issue could not be resolved, under Wang1's instructions, <Defendant A> and <Defendant D> illegally detained Ma overnight at Ma's house. The next day, around 8 am, Wang1, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, Tian Hongbo, and Zhao1 arrived at Ma's house. Wang1 sought help from Zhou (handled in a separate case) to demand the debt. Zhou, along with Sun (handled in a separate case), <Defendant C2> (already sentenced), and Wang2 (already sentenced), also went to Ma's house and forcibly pushed Ma into a car, intending to take Ma to Tongyu County town. Later, due to someone reporting to the police, Zhou asked Wang1 to take Ma to the Zhanyu Police Station. After the incident, the defendants <Defendant D>, <Defendant A>, Zhao1, and <Defendant C> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities. Zhao1 persuaded <Defendant C> to surrender, demonstrating meritorious behavior.


After trial and verification, it was found that the criminal organization of a gang nature led by Feng Mou1 (handled in a separate case) engaged in illegal mining for a long time to establish its illegal authority and obtain illegal economic benefits. They frequently instigated others to commit illegal and criminal activities. Among them, the defendant <Defendant A> participated in two criminal activities when the gang organization led by Feng Mou1 was formed, and defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> each participated in one criminal activity.

(1) The criminal facts of intentional injury by defendant <Defendant A>

On the afternoon of May 19, 2002, because the victim Wang Mou1 caused trouble in the Dafumen Restaurant in Huaian County, co-owned by <Defendant A> and Feng Mou1, defendant <Defendant A> and Feng Mou1 gathered Yao Mou (handled in a separate case) and Yin Mou (handled in a separate case) and found the victim Wang Mou1 at around 10 p.m. that night in the Li Dage Restaurant near Huaian County Railway Station to ask him about the reason. Due to a verbal disagreement, <Defendant A>, Feng Mou1, and the victim Wang Mou1 had a dispute. Yao Mou and Yin Mou then rushed into the room, and the four of them used wooden sticks and wine bottles to knock Wang Mou1 to the ground, causing injuries to his head and face. According to the appraisal, the victim Wang Mou1 sustained minor injuries of the second degree. In June 2002, through mediation by the Chaigoubu Police Station, <Defendant A> and Feng Mou1 jointly compensated Wang Mou1 with 60,000 RMB.


After the trial, it was found that in early December 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> and Chen Mou2 (already sentenced) discussed organizing prostitution to make a profit. They agreed on the commission for customer service, prostitutes, the price of prostitution, and the division of labor. Later, the defendant <Defendant A> called in the defendant <Defendant B> to jointly invest in this business, with the defendant <Defendant B> being responsible for finding the prostitution venues.

From late December, the aforementioned personnel rented multiple rooms in the New City Hotel and New City Mingyuan Apartment in Yinzhou District, Ningbo City. Chen Mou2 recruited and managed the prostitutes for prostitution activities, and the defendant <Defendant C> was responsible for managing the accounts. By the evening of January 6, when they were apprehended, the venue had accumulated over 600,000 yuan in prostitution fees. The defendant <Defendant D>, under the arrangement of the defendant <Defendant A>, was engaged in cashier work at the venue.

On April 23, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> were arrested by local police officers in Baita District, Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province; on March 16, 2019, the defendant <Defendant D> was arrested by local police officers in Suibin County, Heilongjiang Province; on March 30, 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the Shounan Police Station of the Yinzhou Branch of Ningbo Public Security Bureau, but did not truthfully confess the main criminal facts. After the incident, the defendant <Defendant C> reported and exposed the criminal facts of others, which have been verified to be true.


After the trial, it was found that: From December 2018 to September 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, in order to seek illegal profits, purchased gasoline (which was found to be substandard after testing) from Zhang and others (handled in a separate case) without a hazardous chemical business license, and resold it to <Defendant B>, Tong, and others. The defendant <Defendant B> stored the purchased gasoline in the fuel tanks of modified vans with license plates Anhui A×××**, Anhui A×××**, and Anhui A×××**, and sold the gasoline to Wu, Sun, Wang, and others through fuel dispensers and nozzles near the Dingyuan Mansion on Mingzhu Avenue, Taohua Town, Feixi County. During this period, the sales amount of the defendant <Defendant A> was 655,602 yuan, and the sales amount of the defendant <Defendant B> was 249,522 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> used forged passports to fraudulently obtain bank cards from several banks, including the Baiyun Road branch in Xicheng District, Beijing. Defendant <Defendant A> fraudulently obtained 5 bank cards, while Defendant <Defendant B> fraudulently obtained 4 bank cards. Defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> used the fraudulently obtained bank cards to help others transfer the proceeds of telecom fraud. The criminal facts involving <Defendant A> are as follows:

1. On February 3, 2019, Defendant <Defendant A> used a fraudulently obtained bank card with the number ××× from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to withdraw 4,000 yuan from an ATM, which had been transferred into the card by the victim Li Mou1 due to fraud.

2. On March 21 of the same year, Defendant <Defendant A> used a fraudulently obtained bank card with the number ××× from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to withdraw 5,000 yuan from an ATM, which had been transferred into the card by the victim Li Mou1 due to fraud.

3. On February 11 of the same year, the victim Li Mou1 transferred 5,000 yuan into a bank card with the number ××× from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, which was fraudulently obtained by Defendant <Defendant A> using a forged passport. However, the funds were not transferred out because the card was subsequently frozen.


Upon trial, it was found that since June 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> had employed the defendant <Defendant B> to store and sell clothing with counterfeit "NIKE," "adidas," and "PUMA" registered trademarks at a stall in a fashion R&D creative industry park in Jingxi Street, Baiyun District of this city. The defendant <Defendant B> was responsible for distributing the goods, collecting sales proceeds, and issuing wages. On December 11, 2019, the police seized 13,700 pieces of clothing with counterfeit "NIKE" registered trademarks, 11,860 pieces of clothing with counterfeit "adidas" registered trademarks, and 4,340 pieces of clothing with counterfeit "PUMA" registered trademarks at the aforementioned location. According to the appraisal, the total value of the unsold clothing with counterfeit registered trademarks, calculated at genuine product prices, amounted to RMB 7,916,154.


Upon trial, it was found that on a certain day in 2010, the defendant <Defendant A> purchased a hunting rifle from the defendant <Defendant B> for RMB 1400; earlier that same year, <Defendant A> borrowed another hunting rifle from a villager named Long from Zongxi Village, Luoxi Yao Ethnic Township. Between 2010 and 2011, <Defendant A> used these two hunting rifles multiple times for hunting. On January 25, 2011, <Defendant A> carried the rifle borrowed from Long, while Zhang Yongqiang carried the rifle purchased by <Defendant A>, and went hunting in Luoxi Mountain with Li, Li Shengqing, Xiao, and others. Zhang Yongqiang accidentally discharged his rifle and injured his thigh, subsequently dying from the injury. Later, Long retrieved the borrowed rifle from <Defendant A>. On a certain day in 2012, the defendant <Defendant C> borrowed a hunting rifle from <Defendant A> for hunting. After the rifle was damaged, <Defendant C> compensated <Defendant A> with RMB 1500. On May 15, 2019, police officers from Dongkou County Public Security Bureau seized 39 bullets from <Defendant B>'s home. Upon examination, the two involved hunting rifles were confirmed to be firearms powered by gunpowder. Of the 39 bullets seized from <Defendant B>'s home, 36 were standard ammunition and 3 were non-standard ammunition. After the incident, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> both truthfully confessed their crimes, and <Defendant C> voluntarily surrendered and truthfully confessed his crime.

Offences of Illegal Possession of Firearms


Upon investigation, it was found that on October 11, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> conspired together. <Defendant A> advanced a down payment of 17,317 yuan, and <Defendant C> used the Shenzhou Buy Car APP to apply for a Volkswagen 2018 Weiling car worth 115,000 yuan from the Xi'an branch of Beijing Shenzhou Car Rental Co., Ltd. through an installment payment method. After taking delivery of the car, they immediately resold it for profit, causing a loss of 97,683 yuan to the company.


After the trial, it was found that: On a day in February 2016, the defendant, <Defendant B>, knowing that the Zhufeng brand electric tricycle sold by Wang (already sentenced) was obtained through theft, still introduced the defendant, <Defendant A>, to purchase it. The defendant, <Defendant A>, knowing that the electric tricycle was obtained through theft, still proceeded to buy it. According to the Price Appraisal Center of Sheyang County, the value of the electric tricycle was appraised at RMB 8,235. After being brought to justice, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, truthfully confessed their criminal actions. The electric tricycle involved in the case has been returned to the victim by the public security authorities.


Upon trial, it was found that on the night of December 11, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with Pang (who has already been sentenced), caused trouble after drinking at the Music Party KTV on Beijing Road in Tangqiao Town, Zhangjiagang City. They assaulted KTV staff members Ren, Huang, Zhang, Cui, and Yang Jiaxing without any reason and damaged items in the store. According to the appraisal, the injuries of Ren, Huang, Zhang, and Cui were all classified as minor injuries. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> both voluntarily pleaded guilty and accepted punishment.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant A> recruited, organized, and managed multiple individuals including Zou Moumou, Li 1, Chen Mou4, Liu Mou2, Liu Mou1, Meng Mou, and Xu Moumou to engage in prostitution at the Lixin Club located at XXX Building, XXX Lane, Changshou Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai, which <Defendant A> was responsible for operating. Defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> were floor supervisors at the club, responsible for arranging prostitutes for clients by calling the front desk via internal phone lines and leading clients to rooms with prostitutes. They also arranged prostitutes for regular clients upon request.

On August 11, 2018, the police apprehended defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C>, along with individuals involved in prostitution, and confiscated items including POS machines, QR code payment devices, account books, and cash. After being brought to justice, defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> truthfully confessed to the facts as charged. Defendant <Defendant A> used methods such as recruitment and management to organize and manage multiple individuals engaged in prostitution, directly committing acts constituting the crime of organizing prostitution. <Defendant A> played a principal role in the joint crime and should be convicted and punished for the crime of organizing prostitution. Therefore, the aforementioned defense opinions are not accepted.