After trial, the facts were found as follows:

1. Defendant <Defendant A> - Crime of Intentional Injury
On November 4, 2011, at approximately 19:00, defendant <Defendant A> had a conflict with the victim, Gao. Consequently, <Defendant A> wielded a machete about 60 centimeters long and injured Gao's head on the road near the Nanhua Bus Station in the Nanhua Town of Yunyang District, Shiyan City. According to the forensic appraisal, Gao suffered a scalp laceration on the occipital region, classified as a minor injury of the second degree. After the incident, the defendant compensated the victim for the losses, obtaining the victim's forgiveness.

2. Defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> - Crime of Provoking Trouble
On November 20, 2013, at approximately 21:00, defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant C> were upset because the gambling den run by Wu affected the business of <Defendant C>'s gambling den. The three entered Xu's Mahjong parlor on Nanhua Street in Nanhua Town, Yunyang District, Shiyan City. Using the pretext that Wu, who was gambling in the parlor, did not allow <Defendant B> and others to participate, <Defendant B> used a machete to injure Wu's head and damaged the mahjong machine. <Defendant C> and <Defendant A> brandished knives to create an intimidating atmosphere. Subsequently, the Yun County Public Security Bureau administratively detained <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> for fifteen days each (already executed) and fined them 1000 yuan. After the incident, the victim forgave defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C>.


Upon trial, it was found that since October 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> had been driving a Wuling van with the license plate number Shaanxi EXXX** to collect Western Phoenix liquor series outer packaging boxes and empty liquor bottles from restaurants. He also purchased processing tools and low-cost liquor. In the rented house in Xincun, Taihou, Luofu Town, Huayin City, he filled the empty Western Phoenix liquor bottles with low-cost liquor, pretending it to be Western Phoenix liquor for sale to make a profit. On November 28, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> hired the defendant <Defendant B> to participate in the production of fake liquor. Later, on December 9 of the same year, he hired his brother Han Moumou and Han Moujia to participate in the production of fake liquor. On December 13, 2019, the Huayin Public Security Bureau arrested the defendant <Defendant B> at the rented house of <Defendant A> and seized 374 bottles of counterfeit Western Phoenix Chen Nian liquor (6 years), 8 bottles of counterfeit Western Phoenix Chen Nian liquor (15 years), 147 bottles of counterfeit Huashan Lunjian liquor (10 years), 36 bottles of counterfeit Huashan Lunjian liquor (20 years), and a large amount of low-cost liquor, packaging materials, and processing tools. According to the identification by Shaanxi Western Phoenix Liquor Co., Ltd., the Western Phoenix liquor seized by the public security organs infringed on the company's exclusive trademark rights and was counterfeit. The total value of the aforementioned counterfeit Western Phoenix liquor was 101,280 yuan, of which the defendant <Defendant B> participated in the production of 374 bottles of counterfeit Western Phoenix Chen Nian liquor (6 years), worth 62,832 yuan. On December 23, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> voluntarily surrendered to the Huayin Public Security Bureau.

Offence of Counterfeiting a Registered Trademark


Upon trial, it was found that: In the second half of 2017, Lin Mou and Shen Mou1 (handled in a separate case) conspired to produce counterfeit "Bosideng" brand down jackets for profit. Shen Mou1 entrusted Shen Mou2 (handled in a separate case) with the specific responsibilities of production and other matters. From November to December 2017, Shen Mou2 respectively commissioned <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others to process counterfeit "Bosideng" brand down jackets and provided the corresponding fabrics and accessories. Among them, <Defendant A> processed two types of counterfeit "Bosideng" brand down jackets, with 500 pieces of each type, totaling 1,000 pieces, with a value of RMB 355,000, and received a processing fee of RMB 85,000; <Defendant B> processed one type of counterfeit "Bosideng" brand down jacket, totaling 500 pieces, with a value of RMB 175,000, and received a processing fee of RMB 55,000.


After the trial, it was found that at around 16:00 on January 23, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, together with Zheng Moumou and Zhang Moumou (both handled in separate cases), rode electric bicycles in Taijiang District, Fuzhou City, looking for an opportunity to steal. When they passed by a utility room under Building 33 of the community, <Defendant B> and others kept watch while <Defendant A> got off the bike, closed the door of the utility room, locking the victim, Huang Mou, who was tidying up inside, and then stole an unlocked electric bicycle parked at the door of the utility room. After succeeding, the four of them sold the battery of the electric bicycle and divided the spoils. After the crime, on August 23, 2018, <Defendant A>'s parents compensated the victim for the loss of 2,500 yuan, and the victim expressed understanding towards the actions of <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>.


After trial, it was ascertained that: On May 12, 2020, the defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily engaged in sexual relations with Zhao at their home in Yi County, which was recorded by her husband, the defendant <Defendant A>, using a pre-installed camera and screenshots were taken on his phone. On the afternoon of May 14, around 3 PM, Zhao visited the home of <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>. <Defendant A> accused Zhao of "cheating" on him and threatened to publicly release the photos of Zhao and <Defendant B> engaging in sexual relations, demanding 25,000 RMB from Zhao. <Defendant B> threatened to commit suicide by drinking poison if Zhao did not pay. On that day, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> forcibly extorted 25,000 RMB from Zhao.


Upon trial, it was found that starting from March 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> organized defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> to transfer illicit funds for a Taiwanese individual nicknamed "Luo Zhixiang." <Defendant A> provided multiple bank accounts of <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and others to "Luo Zhixiang" to receive the illicit funds obtained by "Luo Zhixiang." After "Luo Zhixiang" transferred the illicit funds into the accounts of <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> immediately withdrew the funds and handed them over to <Defendant A>. <Defendant A> then gathered the cash and secretly delivered it to the recipients arranged by "Luo Zhixiang." By May 18, 2018, defendant <Defendant B> had withdrawn a total of 7.4028 million yuan, and defendant <Defendant C> had withdrawn a total of 13.8189 million yuan.


Upon investigation, it was found that from early 2018 until the time of the incident, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, in pursuit of illegal profits, collaborated to operate the "Qinqing Leisure Bathhouse" located at XXX-XXX Shuying Road, Minhang District, this city. They organized and managed multiple prostitutes to engage in prostitution activities through unified pricing and charges, designated rooms, monthly meetings, and leave applications. During this period, they hired Xu Yongsheng (handled in a separate case) to recruit and manage the prostitutes, hired <Defendant C> and others for cashier duties, and <Defendant D> to monitor surveillance and keep watch. At around 11:30 PM on June 23, 2020, the police apprehended <Defendant D> and the individuals involved in prostitution, including He Moumou, Sun Mou, Li Mou1, Wang Mou1, Zhao Mou, Yuan Moumou, Qi Moumou, Yang Moumou, Gong Mou, Li Mou2, and Cheng Moumou, at the aforementioned location. The following day, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were arrested by the police. After being brought to justice, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> successively confessed to the basic facts mentioned above. During the trial, the family of <Defendant D> paid 15,000 RMB on his behalf.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


Upon trial, it was found that: On June 23, 2019, the defendant <Defendant C> arranged for the victim Xu Mou1 to meet at the Airport Hotel in Haigang District, Qinhuangdao City. At around 10 PM that evening, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant D> forcibly took the victim Xu Mou1 into a car by means of assault in front of the Airport Hotel. They took him to an unnamed hotel in Suizhong County, Liaoning Province, to demand repayment of previous debts. On June 24, 2019, the victim Xu Mou1 transferred 20,000 yuan to the defendant <Defendant A> via mobile phone. On June 25, 2019, after the victim Xu Mou1 wrote an IOU for 80,000 yuan to the defendant <Defendant A>, he was released. According to the Qinhuangdao Port City Forensic Medical Examination Center, the degree of injury to Xu Mou1 was classified as minor. After the incident, the relatives of the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> actively and voluntarily compensated the victim and obtained the victim's understanding.


Upon trial, it was found that at the beginning of 2014, the defendant, <Defendant A>, together with Du Yanbo (handled in a separate case), invested in setting up the Hanhai Jinge Club at ** Building, ** Street, Nankai District, Tianjin. They established various departments, including the Technician Department, Room Department, and Finance Department, and recruited the defendants, <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, as well as Wang Yinhua, Meng Fanjun, Ma Cheng, Xu Zhao, and Wang Hairong (all of whom have been sentenced) to serve as managers for different departments. <Defendant A>, in collusion with Du Yanbo, managed and controlled multiple prostitutes engaging in prostitution activities within the club by setting up a prostitution venue, implementing a "membership system" consumption model, recruiting prostitutes, formulating wage commission schemes, regularly organizing departmental meetings, training employees on reception services, and devising "anti-police" plans. The number of prostitutes involved exceeded ten, and <Defendant A> illegally profited 870,000 RMB. <Defendant B> served as the supervisor of the Technician Department, responsible for recruiting and interviewing prostitutes, training prostitution techniques, arranging service shifts, and managing the daily activities of the prostitutes, thereby assisting <Defendant A> and Du Yanbo in organizing prostitution activities. <Defendant B> claimed to have illegally profited 50,000-60,000 RMB. <Defendant C> served as the cashier of the Hanhai Jinge Club, and by managing accounts and funds, distributing commissions and salaries to prostitutes and involved personnel, providing personal accounts for collecting prostitution fees, and transferring related prostitution records, assisted <Defendant A> and Du Yanbo in organizing prostitution activities. <Defendant C> claimed to have illegally profited 40,000-50,000 RMB.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


Upon trial, it was found that from the second half of 2018, Cao Moumou, in collusion with Liu Mou (both handled in separate cases), organized more than 10 prostitutes to engage in prostitution at the Dongyuan Club located on the second and third floors of Yundu Building, No. XXX Zhongshan West Road, Changning District, this city. They recruited the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> to be responsible for customer service, reception, security, and other tasks at that location. On December 5, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> were arrested by the public security authorities.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


Upon trial, it was found that: On June 6, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C>, after premeditation, signed a vehicle pledge loan contract with Zhang at an office in Huayang Building, opposite Huaxia World Trade in Suzhou City. The contract period was from June 6, 2018, to November 6, 2018, and the agreed loan amount was 19,200 yuan. It was verbally agreed that interest of 1,114 yuan would be paid every ten days. After deducting the loan deposit, service fees, home visit fees, GPS installation fees, and other costs totaling 4,280 yuan, <Defendant A> actually transferred 11,720 yuan to Zhang. From June 2018 to September 2018, Zhang paid interest totaling more than 9,900 yuan to <Defendant A>. On September 6, 2018, when Zhang failed to pay the interest on time, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C>, citing Zhang's breach of contract, repossessed Zhang's pledged vehicle via GPS without notifying him. They then extorted Zhang for an additional 21,000 yuan as a condition to return the vehicle. When Zhang's attempts to retrieve the car were unsuccessful, he reported the incident to the public security authorities, leading to the case being uncovered.


Upon trial, it was found that in April 2016, the defendant <Defendant A> and Tang (handled in a separate case), knowing that the vehicle was stolen, purchased a black Honda Accord from another person through an intermediary for RMB 33,000. Subsequently, the car was pawned to Feng for RMB 68,000. Feng then transferred the pawn to Ma for RMB 75,000, and Ma further transferred the pawn to the defendant <Defendant B> for RMB 82,000. During use, the defendant <Defendant B> discovered that the black Honda Accord could not be insured and its information could not be found. Consequently, he purchased a set of documents for a black Honda Accord (license plate number: Hei A×××××) online for RMB 35,000 and altered the car's engine number and vehicle identification code. Upon investigation, it was found that the car was a black Honda Accord with the license plate number Ji H×××××, stolen from Ye on April 16, 2016. The victim, Ye, reported the theft to the police on the day it was stolen. According to the appraisal by the Price Certification Center of the Price Bureau, the car was valued at RMB 130,000. After the incident, the car was recovered and returned to its rightful owner, Ye.


Upon trial, it was found that from October 2019 until the time of the incident, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, during the operation of the leisure store on the second floor of the "Penghu Bay" Grand Hotel in Fengshan Town, Luotian County, harbored six women, including Wang Mou2, Deng Mou, and Wang Mou1, to engage in prostitution multiple times. They provided hotel rooms as venues for prostitution, and <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> took approximately 30% of the prostitution fees collected by the prostitutes as commission, thereby illegally gaining profits. On November 14, 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the Fengshan Police Station of the Luotian County Public Security Bureau and truthfully confessed the criminal facts.


Upon trial, it was found that starting from December 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> hired the defendant <Defendant B> to store and sell counterfeit "CHANEL" trademark handbags in a warehouse located at Room 103, No. 11, Lane 4, Ren Gang, Yin Bian Second Street, Helong Street, Baiyun District, this city. At around 17:00 on July 22, 2019, public security personnel apprehended the two defendants at the aforementioned address and seized 1,162 counterfeit handbags bearing the aforementioned registered trademark, among other items. It was determined that 422 of these counterfeit "CHANEL" trademark handbags had a market value of RMB 11,369,000.

Offence of Selling Counterfeit Registered Goods


Upon trial, it was found that: Between March 2017 and January 2019, the defendant, <Defendant A>, in a rented house located at X Courtyard, Hounanguan Village, Zhangjiawan Town, Tongzhou District, Beijing, without the permission of the registered trademark owners, used recycled bottles, low-cost liquor, and other raw materials to illegally produce liquor labeled with the trademarks of companies such as Hebei Hengshui Laobaigan Liquor Co., Ltd., and Beijing Shunxin Agriculture Co., Ltd. Niulanshan Distillery, and sold them. Through methods such as WeChat and logistics cash on delivery, <Defendant A> received a total of over 1.38 million RMB in sales. On January 13, 2019, the police seized liquor labeled "Hengshui Laobaigan" and other brands worth a total of 18,380 RMB, as well as capping machines, sealing machines, trademark labels, and other items from the rented house. It was determined that the seized liquor and packaging materials were counterfeit products of registered trademarks. From October 2018 to January 2019, the defendant, <Defendant B>, assisted <Defendant A> in cleaning bottles at the rented house. According to statistics, the amount involved for <Defendant B> totaled over 530,000 RMB. On January 13, 2019, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were caught by the police at the rented house in Hounanguan Village, and both defendants truthfully confessed to the criminal facts. The items involved in the case, such as bulk liquor, capping machines, and sealing machines, have been seized.


After trial, it was found that: In early January 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, in collusion with the defendant <Defendant B>, conspired to extort Zhang, who was operating a gambling game hall. The defendant <Defendant A> took <Defendant B> to scout the gambling game hall of the victim Zhang located in the Yuanyang Fengjing Commercial Street, Dongli District, Tianjin, and took photos of the front and back doors of the gambling game hall. At around 8:00 PM on January 5th of the same year, the defendant <Defendant B>, using the contact number provided by the defendant <Defendant A>, contacted the victim Zhang under the alias Wang Qiang. He falsely claimed that his friend had lost money in the game hall and demanded compensation. He threatened the victim Zhang by stating that he would call "110" to report to the police and by sending photos of the front and back doors of the gambling game hall, forcing the victim Zhang to transfer 10,000 RMB to him via WeChat. The stolen money was then divided between the two. According to the Tianjin Judicial Forensic Psychiatry Evaluation Committee, the defendant <Defendant B> was diagnosed with "bipolar disorder" at the time of the incident; however, he had the ability to recognize and control his actions and was fully criminally responsible. On August 19, 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> was apprehended by the public security authorities. On September 5, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> was summoned to the case by the public security authorities. After the incident, the defendant <Defendant A> returned 5,000 RMB of the stolen money. On May 20, 2020, the defendant <Defendant A> returned another 5,000 RMB to this court.


After trial, it was found that: Starting from November 20, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> organized prostitution by renting a room at No. XXX, Lane XXX, Nandan East Road, Xuhui District, this city, as a place for prostitution. <Defendant A> recruited prostitutes Zhang Moumou, Zhuo Moumou, Ma Mou, Niu Moumou, and others to engage in prostitution activities at the aforementioned location. <Defendant A> also hired the defendant <Defendant B> to be responsible for bookkeeping, collecting money, and transporting clients at the prostitution venue. On December 23, 2019, the defendant <Defendant C> was introduced by <Defendant B> to assist <Defendant A> in transporting clients at the aforementioned location. <Defendant A> and others profited by taking a cut from the prostitution fees, amounting to more than 100,000 RMB. On December 23, 2019, when police officers from the Xuhui Branch of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau conducted a raid on the aforementioned prostitution venue, they apprehended the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> on the spot. After being brought to justice, <Defendant A> initially refused to confess to the criminal facts but pleaded guilty and truthfully confessed the main criminal facts during the trial. <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> truthfully confessed to the above criminal facts after being brought to justice.


Upon trial, it was found that on October 19, 2009, the defendant, <Defendant A>, in collusion with <Defendant B>, fabricated a story about a land reclamation and pier construction project by Liaoning Jinmou Construction Group Co., Ltd. in Erhekou, Suizhong County. They then signed a joint venture earth and stone blasting and transportation agreement with Kang Mou1, who was entrusted by Tong Moumou. The defendant, <Defendant A>, collected a deposit of 500,000 RMB from Kang Mou1 and used it for personal repayment and consumption.


Upon trial, it was found that at 10 PM on December 13, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and He Dajiang (who has been administratively punished) were drinking at the Zheng'er Bajing Late Night Snack Shop on Fengqingyuan Road in Xichang City. Because the victim Wang was speaking too loudly at the adjacent table, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> repeatedly provoked Wang on the grounds that his loud talking was disturbing them. After hearing <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant A> speaking ill of him, Wang slapped his own table. <Defendant C> then struck Wang on the head with a beer bottle from the table and subsequently punched him several times. <Defendant A> also struck Wang on the head with a beer bottle from the table. <Defendant B> first punched Wang and then struck him on the head with a glass jug from the table, causing a scalp laceration and subscalp hematoma. According to the forensic identification by the Xichang City Public Security Bureau, Wang's head injury was classified as minor. After the incident, through negotiation, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and He Dajiang compensated Wang with 30,000 yuan, and <Defendant A> compensated him with 8,000 yuan. Wang issued a letter of understanding to the four individuals.

Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles


After trial, it was found that at around 4:00 PM on April 16, 2019, the victim, Zheng, had a dispute with <Defendant B> in the rented room of Yu in the Huanxiling Community, Dong Town, and hit <Defendant B>. Yu then pulled them apart. After leaving, <Defendant B> went to a private room at the Xingshun Karaoke King and found <Defendant A> and <Defendant C>, informing them that Yu had been hit and asking them to come and have a look. <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> first arrived at Yu's rented courtyard and got into a fight with Zheng. When <Defendant A> arrived at the courtyard, he was punched by Zheng and immediately retaliated by hitting Zheng. Subsequently, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> fought with Zheng, causing Zheng to fall to the ground with leg injuries. An appraisal determined that Zheng had sustained a grade 2 minor injury to the anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee, a grade 2 minor injury to the posterior cruciate ligament of the right knee, and a grade 2 minor injury to the medial collateral ligament of the right knee. After the incident, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities. During the trial process, under the mediation hosted by the court, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> reached a mediation agreement with the victim Zheng and obtained his understanding.


After the trial, it was found that: (1) On the afternoon of October 12, 2017, the defendant, <Defendant B>, had a dispute with Zhang Mou1 when repaying a debt, and both parties agreed to meet to discuss the matter. At around 16:00 on the same day, Zhang Mou1, Zhang Mou2, and <Defendant B>1 were waiting at the west gate of the Sunshine Shengjing Community in Jinzhou City for <Defendant B>. The defendant, <Defendant A>, drove by with Li Mou1. Seeing Zhang Mou2, <Defendant A> got out of the car to chat with him. <Defendant B> arrived at the scene with a long machete and had another argument with Zhang Mou1. <Defendant B>1 and Zhang Mou2 stepped forward and took the machete from <Defendant B>. Subsequently, Zhang Mou1, Zhang Mou2, and others punched and kicked <Defendant B>. Seeing this, <Defendant A> took a pickaxe handle from the car trunk and also beat <Defendant B>. Later, <Defendant B> ran to a small shop operated by Zhang Mou3 at the roadside, took a sharp knife used for cutting meat cakes, and used it to slash Li Mou1's face, who was already in the car, and punctured the tires of the car Li Mou1 was in. According to the appraisal, Li Mou1's injuries were classified as minor injuries of the second degree, while <Defendant B>'s injuries were classified as minor injuries. On February 5, 2018, the defendant, <Defendant B>, surrendered to the public security organ.


Upon trial, it was found that: In the second half of 2019, Wei Funing (handled in a separate case) rented a house at No. XXX, Lane XXX, Jintong Road, Putuo District, this city, to open a foot massage parlor. Later, the owner of the foot massage parlor, Chen Wen (handled in a separate case), in order to make a profit, set up a dark room and started recruiting prostitutes to the location from April or May 2020 to conduct prostitution activities in the form of oral sex and other services. He managed the prostitution activities by setting the methods, prices, working hours, profit-sharing ratios, and settlement times. The establishment also employed Huang 3, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant B> as staff members. Among them, Huang 3 was responsible for contacting clients online, receiving clients at the store, collecting prostitution fees, bookkeeping, scheduling prostitutes, and settling wages with the prostitutes. Huang 3 also handed over the business proceeds in cash to Chen Wen or transferred them to others as instructed by Chen Wen. <Defendant A> was responsible for contacting clients online, receiving clients at the store, collecting prostitution fees, bookkeeping, and scheduling prostitutes. <Defendant B> was responsible for receiving clients at the store, collecting prostitution fees, delivering meals to the prostitutes and staff, and transferring the store's business proceeds to Chen Wen. On September 7, 2020, the police arrested Huang 3, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, seven prostitutes, and multiple clients on the spot at the said address. They also seized ledgers, prostitution fees, dark room remote controls, and mobile phones used for collecting prostitution fees. After being brought to justice, Huang 3 truthfully confessed to the aforementioned criminal facts. <Defendant A> voluntarily pleaded guilty in court, and <Defendant B> initially confessed to the criminal facts but later retracted the confession, although they did not dispute the facts of the charges in court.


Upon trial, it was found that from December 2018 until the case was uncovered, the defendant <Defendant A> and his wife, the defendant <Defendant B>, without the permission of the registered trademark owner, rented a studio in Jimo District, Qingdao City, and a warehouse on the east side of the village committee of a certain village in Huanshu Street, Jimo District, Qingdao City. They employed the defendant <Defendant C> and others to purchase goods from others and sold counterfeit "ADIDAS", "NIKE" and other registered trademark clothing, shoes, and hats for profit through WeChat and Alibaba platforms at marked-up prices. The defendant <Defendant C>, knowing that the goods sold by <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were counterfeit registered trademark goods, still procured and sold goods for them. On December 11, 2019, police officers from the Jimo Branch of the Qingdao Public Security Bureau arrested the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and others, and seized a total of over 5,000 counterfeit items of various registered trademark brands at their business premises. According to appraisal and price determination, the aforementioned products involved in the case were all counterfeit registered trademark goods, valued at more than RMB 570,000. During the trial, this court entrusted the Jimo District Judicial Bureau of Qingdao City to investigate and evaluate whether the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were suitable for community correction. The Jimo District Judicial Bureau of Qingdao City issued an investigation and evaluation opinion, stating that <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were suitable for community correction.

Offence of Selling Counterfeit Registered Goods


Upon trial, it was found that around 1 AM on April 1, 2015, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, Yang Furong (handled in a separate case), and Liu Yunshun (handled in a separate case) forcibly took the victim, Li Moumou, into a white Chevrolet sedan with license plate number Yun A×××**, driven by Zhang Biao (handled in a separate case) in Panlong District, Kunming City. They then took the victim towards the back mountain of Jindian. During the drive, the victim called for help and resisted, resulting in being stabbed in the chest and hand and injured by an electric shock device. The injuries were identified as minor. Additionally, the victim's gold necklace valued at RMB 22,089, gold ring valued at RMB 8,044, and RMB 200 in cash were stolen. Around 2:30 AM on April 1, 2015, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others abandoned the victim near the road behind Jindian Mountain, close to the Hamazhe Food City, and then fled by car. On May 8, 2015, the police arrested the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>. The confiscated stolen items, the necklace and ring, have been returned to the victim.


Upon trial, it was found that: While the wife of <Defendant A>, Xiao, was working away from home, she was involved in an improper relationship with Song. Xiao had not returned home and ignored all attempts at contact from <Defendant A> and his son, <Defendant B>. On November 6, 2019, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> located Song in Qiaojia County and brought him to <Defendant A>'s home in the ×× Village, ×× Town, Qiaojia County. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> forced Song to contact Xiao and deceive her into agreeing to meet at a location in Ningnan County, Sichuan Province. On the morning of November 7, 2019, <Defendant A> enlisted the help of village head Cai to find Xiao at the specified location in Ningnan County and brought her back to <Defendant A>'s home in ×× Village. After Xiao was brought back, <Defendant A> demanded that Song pay 22,000 yuan as compensation, claiming that he had spent a large amount of money finding Xiao. Song refused and was subsequently beaten and threatened by <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>. After negotiating with <Defendant A>, Song agreed to compensate 15,000 yuan. Cai drafted an agreement stating that an initial payment of 6,000 yuan was to be made, with the remaining 9,000 yuan to be paid by January 7, 2020. If the balance was not paid by this date, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> would take Song's pigs and cattle as compensation. Song handed over the 6,000 yuan in cash he had on him to <Defendant A> but was beaten again by <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> as he attempted to leave. The defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, did not dispute the facts, charges, or sentencing recommendations presented by the prosecution and had signed the acknowledgment. They also raised no objections during the trial.


After trial, it was found that at approximately 14:30 on March 6, 2019, the victim, He Moumou, while playing cards in Banan District, Chongqing City, suspected that <Defendant B> had hidden his mobile phone as a joke, leading to a verbal altercation with <Defendant B>. Subsequently, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> jointly injured the victim, He Moumou, causing a fracture of the right greater trochanter of the femur, minor traumatic brain injury, and multiple soft tissue contusions. According to the appraisal by the Forensic Identification Office of Banan Branch of Chongqing Public Security Bureau, the degree of He Moumou's injuries was classified as minor injury level two. During the court hearing, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily confessed and agreed to compensate the victim, He Moumou, for medical expenses and other losses totaling 60,000 yuan (of which 40,000 yuan has been paid).


After the trial, it was found that in March 2016, the defendant <Defendant A> took over as the project leader for a certain installation company in Nanjing for the Danyang project. During the handover, the previous leader Jiang handed over a material requisition form dated "June 10, 2015." On April 19, 2017, despite knowing that the project listed on the requisition form had been completed in 2015, the defendant <Defendant A> still used this form to collect five reels of 10KV overhead insulated wire, totaling 12,500 meters, from the warehouse of a certain city's power supply branch company. According to the agreement with the defendant <Defendant B>, <Defendant A> directly transported the insulated wire to a warehouse. Later, <Defendant A> sold the insulated wire to <Defendant B> at a price of 6.8 yuan per meter. <Defendant B> knowingly purchased the stolen goods from <Defendant A>. According to the appraisal, the value of the involved insulated wire was 151,500 yuan. After the case was discovered, both defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> truthfully confessed their crimes and voluntarily pleaded guilty. The defendant <Defendant A> compensated the power supply branch company for its losses and obtained their understanding. The defendant <Defendant B> returned the illegal gains of eight thousand yuan.


After the trial, it was found that from September 2018 to April 2019, Li Mou1 (already sentenced), in collaboration with the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, sold counterfeit and smuggled cigarettes through WeChat without the permission of the tobacco monopoly administrative department. Li Mou1 used WeChat accounts "xubuyi520" and "gougedainifei" (later changed to "limimi324") to post advertisements for various tobacco products in his Moments and recruited lower-level agents for sales. After the lower-level agents confirmed buyers, Li Mou1 collected payments via WeChat transfers, and <Defendant A> packaged the counterfeit and smuggled cigarettes based on the purchase information and shipped them directly to buyers through Zhang Mou1 (handled in a separate case) who was in charge of the Best Express branch in Donghai Town, Lufeng City, Guangdong Province. <Defendant B> withdrew the collected payments from the bank and the three of them shared the proceeds. It was verified that Li Mou1, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant B> illegally sold tobacco products totaling RMB 783,594. On November 24, 2019, Defendant <Defendant A> was arrested by the police of the Future Road Branch of the Zhengzhou Public Security Bureau. On November 25, 2019, Defendant <Defendant B> turned himself in at the Zhouqiao Police Station of the Gulou Branch of the Kaifeng Public Security Bureau.


Upon trial, it was found that at approximately 1:30 AM on July 8, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C>, along with the victim Wang, got into a dispute over trivial matters while under the influence of alcohol at the entrance of Shangzhiguan Supermarket on the Alley of Martyrs Cemetery in Tacheng City. This dispute escalated into a physical altercation. According to the forensic examination by the Physical Evidence Identification Office of the Tacheng City Public Security Bureau, Wang sustained a fracture to the medial malleolus of the right foot, classified as a minor injury of the second degree. Additionally, during the trial, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> actively compensated the victim Wang for all losses amounting to 50,000 yuan and obtained Wang's understanding and forgiveness.


Upon trial, it was found that from 2014 to 2016, Guizhou Yaohui Construction Decoration Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Yaohui Company) contracted the fire protection engineering project of Guiyang Metro Line 1. Yaohui Company subcontracted the aforementioned project to <Defendant A> in the form of a labor subcontract (excluding materials), and some of the fire protection materials for the above project were supplied by Guizhou Kaiweixi Fluid Technology Co., Ltd., owned by <Defendant B>. During this period, <Defendant B> colluded with <Defendant A>, wherein <Defendant A> proposed, and <Defendant B> was responsible for issuing false delivery documents, while <Defendant A> was responsible for signing and confirming them. <Defendant B> then used the falsely inflated material documents to fraudulently obtain material payments from Yaohui Company at No. 1, 8th Floor, Zhongtian Business Port, Dusi Road, Nanming District, Guiyang City, and the illicit gains were split between <Defendant B> and <Defendant A>. Among the fraudulent claims, they falsely reported and delivered 500 meters of fire-resistant epoxy-coated pipes, thereby defrauding 48,750 RMB. After the incident, Yaohui Company and <Defendant B> reached a criminal reconciliation agreement, and Yaohui Company expressed forgiveness towards <Defendant B>.


Upon trial, it was found that between November 2018 and December 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> used the WeChat account "lijunxiaolikejason12" to add the contact information of over a hundred prostitutes and clients. <Defendant A> facilitated the prostitution activities of prostitutes Qian Xiaohua, Xu Cui, Xia Hongyuan, and others by arranging for them to meet clients at hotels within the Xincheng District. <Defendant A> collected a total of over 310,000 yuan in referral fees from these activities. Between November 2018 and December 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> used the WeChat accounts "wengfu20140101" and "wengfu20181119" to add the contact information of over forty prostitutes and more than a hundred clients. <Defendant B> facilitated the prostitution activities of prostitutes Li Dongyuan, Qian Xiaohua, Wang Yan, Xu Cui, and others by arranging for them to meet clients at hotels within the Xincheng District. <Defendant B> collected a total of over 230,000 yuan in referral fees from these activities. On December 28, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> was apprehended by the police, and on December 30 of the same year, the defendant <Defendant B> was apprehended by the police.


Upon trial, it was found that around 2015, the defendant <Defendant B> obtained a suspected firearm from another person and kept it at his home. One day in March 2015, the defendant <Defendant A> saw the suspected firearm when he visited <Defendant B>'s home and asked to borrow it. <Defendant B> agreed to lend it to him. Subsequently, the defendant <Defendant A> hid the suspected firearm in his own tobacco curing room. Around 12 PM on September 13, 2016, the defendant <Defendant A> had an argument with his girlfriend Li Keyi and her friends He Lijun and Li Meng at his home in Shiping County. To intimidate Li Keyi and the others, the defendant <Defendant A> took out the suspected firearm he had borrowed from <Defendant B> and fired a shot into the air. Li Meng then reported the incident to the police. According to the forensic identification by the Honghe Prefecture Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, the suspected firearm was a civilian non-standard firearm that uses gunpowder to launch projectiles and has injuring power.

Offences of Illegal Possession of Firearms


Upon trial, it was found that: In May 2020, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> jointly operated the XX Express Hotel located on South Street, Chengqu District, Yangquan City. To obtain illegal profits, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> collaborated with the defendant <Defendant C> ("pimp") to run prostitution services at the hotel. It was agreed that <Defendant C> would be responsible for managing the prostitutes, the hotel would provide free accommodation for the prostitutes, and the earnings from the prostitution would be uniformly collected by the hotel. After the hotel took a 45% commission from the prostitution earnings, the remaining amount would be handed over to <Defendant C>, who would then deduct their own commission before distributing the rest to the prostitutes. The defendant <Defendant D> was a hotel employee responsible for introducing and recommending prostitution services to clients, guiding clients to the prostitutes, notifying the prostitutes, and reporting the transactions to the front desk, earning commissions based on the number of introductions made.


Upon investigation, it was found that from January 2017 to July 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were involved in the purchase and sale of various counterfeit cigarettes, including Zhonghua, Yuxi, and Furongwang, using WeChat. <Defendant B> used aliases such as "Chicheng" (WeChat IDs: ×××; chicheng-9988; nana-1210; nana-20180106; xqwj08; zhuyujie890208; zqh-20190807; qinqin99885544; VIPsss000), while <Defendant A> used the alias "Minion" (WeChat IDs: ×××; vip-3305; xgsy3305). <Defendant B> was involved in transactions amounting to 1,326,027.18 yuan, with illegal profits of 149,609.57 yuan. <Defendant A> was involved in transactions amounting to 3,328,855.15 yuan (including 414,846 yuan that <Defendant A> asked <Defendant B> to purchase on their behalf), with illegal profits of 446,105.67 yuan. Defendant <Defendant C>, knowing that her husband <Defendant A> was selling counterfeit cigarettes on WeChat, still provided <Defendant A> with her own and her mother's bank cards for use, involving an amount of 1,603,768 yuan and illegal profits of 214,904.91 yuan. Defendant <Defendant A> sold various counterfeit cigarettes, including Zhonghua, Yuxi, and Furongwang, to individuals such as Liu Chaofan (nickname: Black Cat Sheriff; WeChat: ×××; already sentenced). Defendant <Defendant D> (nickname: Past Like Smoke; WeChat ID: ×××) purchased counterfeit cigarettes from Liu Chaofan and resold them, involving an amount of 70,600.56 yuan and illegal profits of 10,294.56 yuan.


Upon examination, it was found that around February 2018, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> were aware that others were operating a prostitution venue at XXX Lane, XX Road, Minhang District, in this city, organizing prostitution activities. Despite this knowledge, they divided responsibilities to assist in these activities. Specifically, <Defendant B> was responsible for collecting fees and bookkeeping, while <Defendant A> was responsible for receiving clients and introducing prostitutes. On February 25th of the same year, at approximately 3:00 PM, the police conducted a lawful inspection of the aforementioned location and apprehended the two defendants on the spot. Additionally, several prostitutes and one client and one prostitute engaged in prostitution activities were also apprehended. After being taken into custody, <Defendant B> truthfully confessed.


Upon trial, it was found that on March 6, 2019, the police officers of She County Public Security Bureau discovered that the defendant, <Defendant A>, was suspected of illegally possessing firearms. Consequently, they conducted a search of <Defendant A>'s residence and seized two "homemade guns" stored in a room on the north side of the third floor of <Defendant A>'s house. One of the "homemade guns" was approximately 1.5 meters long, and the other was about 1 meter long, with both being in relatively good condition. Investigation revealed that the two "homemade guns" were purchased by <Defendant A> in the first half of 2016 while buying antiques in the Jinyan Village area of Heqiao Town, Lin'an District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. The approximately 1.5-meter-long "homemade gun" was bought from the defendant, <Defendant B>, for 100 yuan. According to the appraisal by the Huangshan City Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, the two "homemade guns" involved in the case are non-standard firearms powered by gunpowder. After being summoned by the public security authorities on suspicion of the crime of illegal possession of firearms, the defendant, <Defendant A>, truthfully confessed to the crime of buying and selling firearms. Similarly, after being summoned by the public security authorities, the defendant, <Defendant B>, also truthfully confessed to his criminal conduct.


Upon trial, it was found that since May 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> had been organizing prostitution activities through WeChat groups. The defendant <Defendant A> was responsible for recruiting and managing prostitutes and hired the defendant <Defendant C> to act as a lookout at designated prostitution locations in Jiangnan Avenue South, Haizhu District, and Guangzhou Avenue South, Haizhu District, in this city. <Defendant A> and brokers within the WeChat group were responsible for exchanging information between clients and prostitutes, arranging the time, amount, and payment methods for the prostitution activities. The defendant <Defendant B>, acting as a broker, was responsible for recruiting clients for the prostitution organization, sending information about prostitutes for clients to choose from, and hired the defendant <Defendant D> and others (handled in a separate case) to distribute pornographic cards in Haizhu District and Tianhe District to recruit clients. On July 24, 2019, the police arrested the defendant <Defendant D> in Baiyun District of this city. On August 5 of the same year, the police arrested prostitute Wu, who used the alias Xiaomei within the aforementioned prostitution organization, in a certain room in a plaza on Jiangnan Avenue South, Haizhu District of this city. In the same place, they arrested prostitute Zheng, who used the alias Da G, and the defendant <Defendant C>. On August 8 of the same year, the police arrested the defendant <Defendant A> in Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province. On August 14 of the same year, the police arrested the defendant <Defendant B> in Dianbai District, Maoming City, Guangdong Province. Upon investigation, it was found that when the defendant <Defendant A> was arrested, there were nine WeChat groups in his mobile phone that he had created and managed, each named after different prostitutes' aliases and room numbers. Additionally, after the prostitutes Wu and Zheng were arrested, the WeChat groups they belonged to were dissolved by the defendant <Defendant A>.


After trial, it was found that at around 21:00 on September 25, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, in order to collect a debt of 2000 yuan, colluded with defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, and called the victim Li to lure him to the entrance of the "Chuntai Yagubai" hand-pulled restaurant in Xixiyuan, Qilihe District, Lanzhou City. <Defendant A> drove with <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> to take Li to room 204 of the "Xigelin" hotel at the South Bus Station in Qilihe District. They used violence and threats to force him to borrow money to repay the debt. At around 11:00 the next day, the police arrested the three defendants in the room. After the incident, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> compensated the victim for economic losses and obtained forgiveness.


Upon examination, it was found that in December 2015, the defendant <Defendant A>, in order to satisfy his personal hunting needs, purchased a high-powered air rifle for 5000 yuan from Ming (handled in a separate case) through the intermediary introduction of the defendant <Defendant B>. While using the rifle, <Defendant A> discovered that its accuracy was poor and subsequently reported this to <Defendant B>. <Defendant B> then facilitated another intermediary introduction, through which <Defendant A> purchased another high-powered air rifle for 1000 yuan from Wan (handled in a separate case). In September 2016, Gan (handled in a separate case), to satisfy his personal hobby, purchased a high-powered air rifle for 2500 yuan from Wan through the intermediary introduction of <Defendant B>. According to the appraisal by the Jiujiang City Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, the high-powered air rifles purchased by <Defendant A> from Ming and Wan through the intermediary introduction of <Defendant B>, and the high-powered air rifle purchased by Gan from Wan through the intermediary introduction of <Defendant B>, all meet the definition of firearms as stipulated by the Firearms Control Law of the People's Republic of China.


Upon trial, it was found that: On May 7, 2018, at around 21:00, the defendant <Defendant A> and <Defendant D> had a conflict over a rental issue. <Defendant D> called <Defendant A> to meet at the Shengli Building of the refinery. <Defendant A> then gathered <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, Fu Mou, Tang Mou, and others to go together. <Defendant D> waited at the Shengli Building with two kitchen knives. After meeting at the entrance of the Shengli Building, a dispute broke out between the two parties. When patrolling police officers arrived at the scene to handle the situation, <Defendant D> brandished the knives and shouted, refusing to cooperate. <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> also refused to cooperate with the police on the scene and openly assaulted <Defendant D>. During the scuffle, both <Defendant A> and <Defendant D> were injured. According to the forensic examination, <Defendant A>'s injuries were classified as minor injuries, while <Defendant D>'s injuries were classified as slight injuries.

Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles


Upon investigation, it was found that at around 19:00 on December 3, 2018, at the "XXXX Braised Big Bone" restaurant located on the north side of the Ulanhot City Bus Station, the defendant <Defendant A> had an argument with the victim Cao due to a verbal disagreement after drinking. <Defendant A> slapped Cao in the face, then called the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> to come to the scene. After <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> arrived, they saw <Defendant A> and Cao tussling and proceeded to kick Cao to the ground. The three defendants together kicked Cao in the face, resulting in an eye injury. The three defendants then left the scene. According to the forensic identification by the Ulanhot City Public Security Bureau, Cao's injuries were classified as minor injuries of the second degree. On December 21, 2018, the three defendants turned themselves in to the public security authorities and truthfully confessed to the assault.


Upon trial, it was found that between August and November 2015, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> repeatedly posted pictures and videos of guns online and engaged in the sale of BB air guns. Specifically, <Defendant A> sold one BB air gun to Chen Mou1 via WeChat, who then resold it to Song Mou via WeChat; <Defendant A> also sold one BB air gun to Liu Mou1 via WeChat. According to the appraisal, the measured muzzle kinetic energy of these guns was 41.89J/cm² and 32.38J/cm² respectively. The appraisal concluded that both guns, powered by compressed gas to launch projectiles, were classified as firearms. <Defendant B> sold one BB air gun each to Wang Mou, Yao Mou, and Liu Mou2 via WeChat. The appraisal determined that the measured muzzle kinetic energy of these guns was 2.12J/cm², 1.96J/cm², and 5.97J/cm² respectively. The appraisal concluded that all these guns, powered by compressed gas to launch projectiles, were classified as firearms.


Upon investigation, it was found that at the end of April 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, in collusion with defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, premeditatedly arranged for <Defendant A> to rent a house in Keqiao District, Shaoxing City, and jointly purchased items for the rented house with <Defendant B>. Starting from May 1 of the same year, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> provided the rented house to prostitutes Qu Moumou (self-reported name), Ji Moumou, Mi Moumou, Zhu Moumou, A Moumou, and others for prostitution activities. Defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> were responsible for collecting prostitution fees and keeping watch outside the rented house, while <Defendant C> was responsible for summarizing the prostitution fees and distributing them according to the prior agreement. This continued until around 10 p.m. on May 6 of the same year when they were caught on the spot by the police of the Keqiao District Branch of the Shaoxing Public Security Bureau. Upon investigation, it was found that defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> each took 50 yuan from each prostitution fee before splitting the remaining amount equally with <Defendant A>. Defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> harbored prostitution activities at least 154 times, illegally profiting at least 7,600 yuan from it.


Upon trial, it was found that in the second half of 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> and accomplice Huang Hao colluded with defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant D>, and others to organize prostitution in a room at the Tongji Jiayuan Apartment Hotel, located at XXX Kangding Road, Jing'an District, in this city. Huang Hao provided the funds necessary for organizing the prostitution activities. <Defendant A> was responsible for recruiting personnel, renting the venue for prostitution, onsite management, and providing POS machines, bank cards, WeChat accounts, and Alipay accounts for collecting payments. <Defendant B> was in charge of onsite management, managing the prostitutes, guiding clients to select prostitutes, and collecting payments. <Defendant C> was responsible for bookkeeping, assisting in collecting payments, and some onsite management tasks. <Defendant D> was responsible for transporting clients and acting as a lookout. On October 11, 2018, the police raided the aforementioned prostitution venue and arrested 11 prostitutes on the spot (among them, 3 were Vietnamese nationals, and 1 was a minor), as well as defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant D>. After being apprehended, <Defendant D> truthfully confessed to...


Upon trial, it was found that the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, from May 2015 to November 24, 2016, purchased counterfeit LV, CELINE, GIVENCHY, GUCCI, HERMES, and other branded bags from elsewhere. They sold these bags at Booth No. 4219 in Building A of Xiliu Trade City in Haicheng, at a stall on the third floor of Nantai Boutique Bag City in Haicheng, and through platforms such as Taobao and WeChat. The total sales amounted to RMB 63,082. On November 23, 2016, the Haicheng Public Security Bureau seized unsold counterfeit branded bags from <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>’s inventories in Nantai and Xiliu, including a total of 244 LV bags, 49 CELINE bags, 308 GUCCI bags, 303 CHANEL bags, and PRADA bags, among others. The total value of the unsold counterfeit goods was RMB 58,540.


Upon trial, it was found that around 1 AM on October 5, 2018, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and accomplices Lü Shaohua and Lü Qiong (both already sentenced), along with others, were having a late-night meal at "Old Yang Restaurant" in Shaoyang County. During this time, Lü Shaohua drove to the "Starting Point Barbecue" shop to pick up his girlfriend Deng 1, who was having a late-night meal with the victim Liu and others. Liu's ex-girlfriend Deng 2 also left together with them. Dissatisfied, Liu began to curse in a WeChat group and later arranged a fight with Lü Shaohua through Li's WeChat.

Around 3 AM that same morning, Lü Shaohua gathered Lü Qiong and defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others, and drove to the "Starting Point Barbecue" shop. Inside the shop, they had a verbal altercation with Liu and others, which escalated into a physical confrontation. Lü Shaohua, <Defendant A>, and Lü Qiong respectively used a dagger, a bottle, a stool, and a wooden stick to fight with Liu and others. Defendant <Defendant B> punched Chen 1, resulting in injuries to Liu, Kuang 1, Kuang 2, Tang, and Chen 1 during the fight. According to the assessment, Liu suffered a ruptured left lung, classified as a second-degree serious injury, while the injuries of Kuang 1 and the other four were classified as minor injuries.

On September 3, 2019, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the Wufengpu Police Station of the Shaoyang County Public Security Bureau. During the trial of this case, under the mediation hosted by the court, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> and the relatives of accomplice Lü Shaohua reached a criminal reconciliation agreement with the victim Liu. Lü Shaohua's relatives voluntarily compensated Liu for the economic losses caused by his injuries, amounting to 44,800 yuan, and Liu expressed forgiveness towards the two defendants.


After the trial, it was found that since February 2020, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, had been collaborating in introducing prostitution in places such as Changban Street in Baiyun District of this city. <Defendant B> was responsible for contacting and providing clients, while <Defendant A> was responsible for contacting and providing prostitutes. On the evening of May 20, 2020, the two defendants were caught by the police on the spot after introducing Chen Mou2 and Huang Mou1 to engage in prostitution at a certain budget hotel on Huangbian North Road in Baiyun District.


Upon examination, it was found that in early April 2020, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> conspired to organize prostitution activities. They agreed on the profit distribution method and rented rooms 201 and 301, as well as the ground floor storefront, at 141 Dongsheng Street, Wenlin Town, Renshou County. They recruited prostitutes, including A Mou Zha (14 years old), A Da Mo Ri Ge, San Mei Er, Wang Mou, Huang Mou 2, and <Defendant C>. They provided food and accommodation for the prostitutes, set the prices for prostitution services, and determined the profit-sharing method. Room 301 was used for the prostitutes' accommodation, while room 201 and the storefront were used as venues for prostitution activities. Additionally, <Defendant A> and Yu Sheng solicited and introduced clients for the prostitutes and used <Defendant B>'s van to transport the prostitutes to other hotels and locations for prostitution. They took commissions ranging from 50 to 300 yuan from each transaction. <Defendant C>, under the arrangement of <Defendant A>, managed the accounts and occasionally transported the prostitutes. By May 11, <Defendant A> had illegally earned a total of 51,904 yuan, and <Defendant B> had illegally earned 41,545 yuan.


Upon investigation, it was found that from April or May 2019 to September 17, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> harbored prostitutes Luo Mou and Chen Mouyan multiple times for prostitution activities in their residence in Jiashan County. Specifically, on the night of September 16, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> harbored Luo Mou to engage in prostitution with Yang Mou, Qian Mou, Liu Mou, and Yang Mouquan each once, and harbored Chen Mouyan to engage in prostitution with Lu Mouying and Wang Mou each once. On the night of September 16, 2019, after prior discussion, the defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> acted as follows: <Defendant D> solicited clients Qian Mou and Lu Mouying, while <Defendant C> contacted <Defendant A> and transported Qian Mou and Lu Mouying to the aforementioned prostitution location to engage in prostitution activities. <Defendant C> profited 650 RMB from these activities, and <Defendant D> profited 200 RMB.


Upon trial, the following facts were ascertained:

1. Facts of Provocation and Disturbance
At around 22:50 on October 25, 2016, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with Mo Jianlin, were having a late-night snack at the Guangde Hotpot Restaurant on the south side of the bridge in Yixing City. Defendant <Defendant A>, dissatisfied because the restaurant owner Wu was no longer using tableware from his company, used this as an excuse to cause trouble for Wu. When Jiang tried to mediate, defendant <Defendant A> instructed defendant <Defendant B> and Mo Jianlin to go forward and assault Wu and Jiang. Defendant <Defendant B> assaulted the other party with a broken beer bottle, causing injuries to Wu's left face, Jiang's right ring finger, and Dong's head. According to the assessment, Dong's injuries were classified as minor injuries of the second degree, while Wu's and Jiang's injuries were classified as minor injuries. On April 28, 2019, defendant <Defendant B> was apprehended by the public security authorities and truthfully confessed after being brought to justice.


After trial, it was found that in early March 2019, Sunmiao Administrative Village in Yangqiao Town, Linquan County began constructing a cultural square in Hezhuang of the village. <Defendant A> obstructed the construction by parking vehicles, claiming that the land near his home should belong to him. Despite being clearly informed by village officials that the land belonged to the village collective, <Defendant A> demanded money from three nearby residents, Guo Mou1, Guo Mou2, and others, threatening to plant trees on the land if they did not pay. Subsequently, <Defendant A> instructed <Defendant B> to approach Zhang Mou2, the secretary of Sunmiao Administrative Village, to demand 6000 yuan from the three residents, threatening that if they did not pay, the cultural square could not be built, and they would not be allowed to hold any red or white events or pass through the area. The three residents, including Guo Mou1, refused to pay, and <Defendant A> did not receive the money. According to the survey conducted by the Linquan County Natural Resources and Planning Bureau, the land in question belongs to the collective of Hezhuang Natural Village, Sunmiao Administrative Village, Yangqiao Town, Linquan County.


After the trial, it was found that: Defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> had premeditated to impersonate police officers to extort money from prostitutes under the pretense of cracking down on prostitution. Defendant <Defendant A> prepared items such as handcuffs and walkie-talkies. On the evening of August 15, 2019, Defendant <Defendant B> arranged for the victim, Wu Mou1, to engage in illegal prostitution activities on the outskirts of Tongxiang City. Defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> arrived at the location and, under the guise of catching Wu Mou1 and Defendant <Defendant B> in the act of prostitution, handcuffed them together. They communicated with Defendant <Defendant D> via walkie-talkie, making the victim Wu Mou1 believe that they were apprehended by the police. To avoid being taken to the police station for punishment, the victim Wu Mou1 agreed to the defendants' suggestion of a private settlement and transferred 6000 RMB via Alipay.


After trial, it was found that:

1. Facts of Group Fighting:
The defendant, <Defendant A>, and Mo (already sentenced) had a dispute over trivial matters and agreed to fight at Bakela KTV. At around 1 a.m. on January 16, 2017, Mo gathered Miao, Wang, Wang2 (all already sentenced), Zhang2 (in a separate case), and others, armed with pig-sticking knives, sticks, and other items, and waited in the green belt opposite Bakela KTV. <Defendant A> assembled several people carrying knives and sticks and arrived near Bakela KTV, where they engaged in a fight with Mo's group. During the fight, <Defendant A>'s side was overpowered by Mo's side and fled. While escaping, <Defendant A> and others were surrounded and beaten by Mo's group until the police arrived at the scene. During this period, Zhang3 sustained head injuries inflicted by <Defendant A>'s group.

3. Facts of Provoking Trouble:
On the night of August 22, 2017, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with others, were drinking and singing in Room 888 of Jasmine KTV in the Economic Development Zone of Funan County. The victims, Dong and Chen, along with others, were drinking and singing in Room 666 of the same KTV. During this time, members of both parties went to each other's rooms to propose toasts. During the toasting, <Defendant A> had an argument with Dong over trivial matters, and <Defendant A> and others attempted to assault Dong but were dissuaded by Zhang5 and others. In the early hours of the 23rd, both parties gradually left their rooms, and near the elevator, <Defendant A> and Dong had another conflict. Dissatisfied, <Defendant A> gathered <Defendant B> and others, armed with harpoons, sticks, and other weapons, and assaulted Dong and Chen at the entrance of Jasmine KTV, causing injuries to both Dong and Chen. According to the assessment, the injuries of Dong and Chen were classified as minor injuries.


Upon trial, it was found that since November 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, for the purpose of illegal profit, without the permission of the registered trademark owner, hired the defendant <Defendant B> to store counterfeit "Christian Dior" branded bags for sale in a certain room on the fifth street of Luoyong North Road, Baiyun District, in this city. On January 7, 2020, police officers seized a total of 1,599 counterfeit "Christian Dior" branded bags at the aforementioned location. According to the appraisal, the total value of these unsold counterfeit branded bags, calculated at the price of genuine products, is RMB 26,195,100.


Upon trial, it was found that in mid-July 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, having heard from his "female online friend Liu Mengmeng" that she was frequently asked out by a male online friend and had sexual relations against her will, used Liu Mengmeng's mobile WeChat to have a voice call with the male victim Sun and had an argument. On the evening of July 19, <Defendant A> learned that Sun had again arranged to meet "Liu Mengmeng" at the Changcheng College of China University of Geosciences. Claiming that his girlfriend had been bullied, <Defendant A> then called defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> to go to the Changcheng College of China University of Geosciences. At around 22:15 that evening, Sun, driving a silver Chevrolet with license plate Ji F×××××, picked up "Liu Mengmeng" at the gate of Changcheng College and drove east along the South Second Ring Road of Baoding City. During this time, <Defendant A>, driving a red Beijing Jeep with license plate Ji F×××××, and <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, driving a black Audi A6 with license plate Ji F×××××, followed and intercepted Sun in an alley. The three defendants then used a pickaxe handle and wooden sticks to smash the front and rear windshields, hood, windows, and rearview mirrors of Sun's car. <Defendant B> used the pickaxe handle to hit Sun's left arm and left leg. After the incident, the Baoding City Lianchi District Price Certification Center assessed the damage to the vehicle at 19,780 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, had a second son named Luo who exhibited poor character and conduct. Luo had been engaging in theft in the local and surrounding areas for a long time and had been sentenced to punishment multiple times. He frequently abused the two defendants and other family members. The defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, had repeatedly wanted to eliminate this menace by killing him. On November 28, 2018, the victim Luo assaulted his parents again after failing to obtain funds from them meant for dangerous house renovations. The two defendants could no longer bear the abuse and, at around 2 a.m. the next day, took advantage of Luo being asleep to strike his head multiple times with two iron hammers, one large and one small, causing injuries. <Defendant B> found that Luo was still not dead and subsequently took several agricultural chemicals known as "Zhu Zhuang Su" from the house and handed them to <Defendant A>, who then fed them to Luo. Afterwards, <Defendant A> called the village security director, Liu, to inform him of the incident. Liu and the village secretary came to the scene to check and called the police, while the two defendants waited at the scene. The police arrived and took <Defendant A> to the public security bureau. The victim Luo was sent to the hospital but died on December 5 of the same year despite rescue efforts. According to forensic medical judicial identification, the victim Luo died from severe cranial and brain injuries caused by multiple strikes to the head with a hard, blunt metal object, leading to brain function impairment and death.


After the trial, it was found that starting from October 29, 2019, Wang Delan, Xian Bing (both already sentenced), and the defendant <Defendant A>, among others, were successively employed to work at a prostitution venue located on the second floor of the Time Hotel, Building 9, No. 9, Lane 3825, Dushi Road, Minhang District, in this city. This prostitution venue organized multiple prostitutes to engage in prostitution activities at two price points, RMB 1,898 and RMB 2,398, by centrally renting rooms, uniformly supplying daily necessities, uniformly setting the prostitution fees, uniformly collecting the fees, and settling the accounts through profit-sharing. Wang Delan was responsible for paying the rent, providing WeChat and Alipay QR codes for collecting prostitution fees, transferring the fees, purchasing daily items, and arranging lookouts. Xian Bing was responsible for cashiering and distributing daily necessities. The defendant <Defendant A> was responsible for receiving clients, introducing service items, timing sessions, and summarizing the daily prostitution accounts. The defendant <Defendant B> was a front desk staff member at the aforementioned Time Hotel and knowingly rented hotel rooms to Wang Delan, despite being aware that Wang Delan and others were organizing prostitution activities, and acted as a lookout for the prostitution venue. According to statistics, from October 29, 2019, to December 1, 2019, Wang Delan's WeChat and Alipay accounts collected a total of over RMB 1.7 million in prostitution fees. At around 16:20 on December 1, 2019, the police apprehended the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others at the aforementioned prostitution venue and simultaneously detained multiple prostitutes, including Peng Moumou. After being brought to justice, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> truthfully confessed to the main facts mentioned above. Following the incident, the mobile phone involved in the case of the defendant <Defendant A> was lawfully seized by the police.


Upon trial, it was found that from 2015 to 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, together with her husband Li Zongwei (handled in a separate case), operated the "Rangdong Petroleum" gas station in Rangdong Street, Rangdong Town, Dengzhou City, without the "Retail Business License for Refined Oil Products" or the "Hazardous Chemicals Business License" qualifications, and illegally sold gasoline. According to the appraisal by Beijing Tuosheng Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., Li Zongwei sold gasoline worth 104,903 yuan through a mobile refueling vehicle. On the evening of October 7, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> instructed the defendant <Defendant B> to drive a farm vehicle to transfer and conceal six involved fuel dispensers to the home of her sister, Guo, in Shiwa Village, Jia Song Town, Zhenping County. During the police investigation, the defendant <Defendant B> deliberately provided false testimony to cover up this fact.


Upon trial, it was found that starting from August 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> provided a place for others to store smuggled cigarettes for a remuneration of 50 yuan per day. At around 9 a.m. on the 15th of the same month, Xiang Zaiyi (handled in a separate case) transported 2 cases of smuggled cigarettes to the home of <Defendant A> located in Shanxin Village, Jiangping Town, Dongxing City for storage. The homeowner, defendant <Defendant B>, was caught by the police on the spot while packing the boxes together with Xiang Zaiyi. The police seized a total of 8,505 cartons of cigarettes from the first-floor hall and the north-side tile house of the residence, and an additional 100 cartons of cigarettes were found in the car driven by Xiang Zaiyi. Upon investigation, it was found that <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> did not have the qualification to operate a cigarette business in Dongxing City. After examination, it was determined that some of the seized cigarettes were counterfeit and inferior, and some were counterfeit registered trademark cigarettes and inferior. The total value of the involved cigarettes was appraised at 1,210,360.7 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that: In late September 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, knowing that Tong was a fugitive from justice, still hid Tong in Room 202, No. 229, Huan Nan Lane, Miyang Town, Mile City. <Defendant A> provided Tong with food and daily necessities, and while working on the first floor of their residence, <Defendant A> acted as a lookout, helping Tong evade capture. The defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that Tong was a fugitive from justice, fabricated lies to interfere with the police investigation when the police were attempting to capture Tong. After learning that Tong was hiding in <Defendant A>'s rented apartment, <Defendant B> also provided Tong with money for daily expenses and repeatedly provided food for Tong. On October 24, 2018, when police officers went to the Mile City residence to arrest Tong, the defendant <Defendant A> immediately notified Tong via WeChat, intending to help Tong escape again.


Upon investigation, the court found the following facts regarding the crimes of intentional injury by <Defendant A> and picking quarrels and provoking trouble by <Defendant B>:

<Defendant B> and Li Mou are father and son. On August 22, 2017, at approximately 8:30 PM, <Defendant B>, after drinking, asked Li Mou to drive him to the private club of Yang Mou1 at the north gate of XX Banner. <Defendant B> entered the club alone, holding a "chicken wing wood stick," and without any reason, struck <Defendant A> on the left side of the head while <Defendant A> was drinking tea inside the club, causing <Defendant A>'s left ear to bleed. Subsequently, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> started fighting from inside the club to outside the club. Li Mou, who was outside the club, heard <Defendant A> cursing at <Defendant B> and then grabbed the "chicken wing wood stick" from <Defendant B> and joined the fight between <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>. <Defendant A> then went to his car to get an iron crowbar and continued fighting with <Defendant B> and Li Mou. After <Defendant A> knocked Li Mou to the ground, they were separated by Yang Mou2, Sui Mou, Yang Mou1, Zhu Jiale, and others. <Defendant A> drove himself to the Aohan Banner Zhongmeng Hospital for treatment, while Li Mou was taken to the Aohan Banner Hospital for treatment. According to the forensic identification by the Aohan Banner Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, <Defendant A> suffered scalp contusions and a laceration on the left ear, classified as minor injuries. According to the forensic identification by the Chifeng City Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, Li Mou sustained an epidural hematoma on the left temporal region due to external injuries, classified as a Grade 1 minor injury. On December 19, 2017, <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> voluntarily surrendered to the Huizhou Police Station of the Aohan Banner Public Security Bureau. After the incident, <Defendant A> forgave <Defendant B>'s actions and waived the right to claim civil compensation; Li Mou forgave <Defendant A>'s actions and waived the right to claim civil compensation.


Upon trial, it was found that since March 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> had orally negotiated with He Mou1 and He Mou2 to rent their houses located in Qionglai City at prices of 2,500 yuan and 3,800 yuan per year, respectively, to operate an unnamed tea shop. During the operation period, the defendants repeatedly provided venues for others to engage in prostitution activities and profited from commissions. At about 10:30 on March 7, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> allowed Ji Moumoumou (female, administratively punished), Li Moumou (male, administratively punished), Ji Moumoumou (female, administratively punished), Zhang Moumou, and Li Moumou (male, administratively punished) to engage in prostitution activities at a price of 50 yuan per session within their unnamed tea shop. They were apprehended by the police of Qionglai City Public Security Bureau on the same day. The public security organ seized 20 yuan of illegal income found at the scene. Defendant <Defendant B> truthfully confessed to their crime upon being brought to justice.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> jointly operated Huizhou Bathhouse and verbally agreed to hold 50% shares each. Due to poor management, in June and July 2018, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> discussed and agreed to introduce sex services at Huizhou Bathhouse through <Defendant C>. They subsequently contacted <Defendant C>, and the three agreed that <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> would take 40% of the service fees, <Defendant C> would take 10%, and the technicians would take 50%. From November 1, 2018, to January 17, 2019, <Defendant C> introduced Zhang, Fu, and Xu to provide sex services at Huizhou Bathhouse and managed them. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> repeatedly allowed Zhang, Fu, and Xu to engage in prostitution activities on the fourth floor of Huizhou Bathhouse. On January 17, 2019, <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> were arrested by the police from the Jixi County Public Security Bureau at Huizhou Bathhouse; on January 24, 2019, <Defendant B> was summoned to the case by phone by the Jixi County Public Security Bureau. During the case trial, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> each forfeited 10,000 yuan of illegal gains, and <Defendant C> forfeited 5,000 yuan of illegal gains.


After trial, it was found that on the evening of July 22, 2017, at around 9 PM, Gao Mou (already sentenced) and <Defendant A> had a verbal altercation and agreed to fight. Gao Mou gathered <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, Zhang Hongbo (handled in a separate case), Tan Mou (already sentenced), Wang Mou (already sentenced), and Yan Mou (already sentenced), among others. <Defendant A> gathered <Defendant D>, Su Mou (handled in a separate case), and others. Both parties carried tools such as pick handles, machetes, and baseball bats and engaged in a fight on the road opposite the Yeyuan Post Office in Linqu County. <Defendant A>, <Defendant D>, and <Defendant C> were all injured, and a vehicle belonging to <Defendant A>'s side was smashed. According to the assessment, the injuries of <Defendant A> and <Defendant D> were classified as minor injuries, while the injury of <Defendant C> was classified as a second-degree minor injury. The damage to the smashed vehicle was valued at 948 RMB.


Upon trial, it was found that on March 12, May 6, May 19, and July 26, 2015, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> fabricated the fact that they had obtained the project contracting rights for the Country Garden Ten Mile Golden Beach construction project in Haiyang City, Shandong Province. In locations such as Haiyang City in Shandong Province, Suixi County in Anhui Province, and Xiangshan District in Huaibei City, they used the name of Liaoning Guangda Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. Huaibei Branch (hereinafter referred to as Liaoning Guangda Huaibei Company) and successively signed construction contracts for a 33-story high-rise building with Xun, Cheng 2, Zhang (Yuan), and Cheng 1. They fraudulently obtained contract deposits of 50,000 yuan, 30,000 yuan, 20,000 yuan, and 50,000 yuan from the victims Xun, Cheng 2, Yuan, and Cheng 1, respectively.


Upon trial, it was found that since May 2019, Long Ganhua (handled in a separate case) rented guest rooms in Qingshan Lake District, Nanchang City, and through means such as recruitment and employment, controlled and managed multiple "fallen women" to engage in prostitution activities. She stipulated the sexual service items, prices, and profit-sharing ratios. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were successively employed at the said location to assist in organizing prostitution activities. Among them, <Defendant A> was mainly responsible for collecting prostitution fees, while <Defendant B> was mainly responsible for arranging the sexual transactions between the clients and the "fallen women." On June 14, 2019, and August 9, 2019, the public security authorities conducted inspections on the involved premises and found multiple "fallen women" and clients on-site. On September 6, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> was apprehended by the public security authorities; on August 10, 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> was apprehended by the public security authorities. This is the evidence.


Upon investigation, it was found that the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> conspired to obtain illegal benefits by pretending to be police officers in Longxian Town, Wengyuan County, and conducting fake "prostitution raids" to extort money from their victims. The money obtained through these scams was divided among the four individuals.

On the morning of February 2, 2018, at around 8:00 AM, <Defendant D> lured an elderly man named Lai Mou1 to a rented apartment on the 4th floor of No. 26, North Fourth Alley, Nonglin East Road, Longxian Town, by offering prostitution services. While <Defendant D> pretended to engage in prostitution with Lai Mou3, <Defendant C> acted as a lookout, and <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> entered the apartment posing as police officers conducting a "prostitution raid." They demanded money from the victim Lai Mou1 under the guise of a "prostitution fine," threatening to detain Lai Mou3 if he did not comply. After Lai Mou3 handed over 2000 yuan he was carrying, <Defendant A> instructed Lai Mou3 to go home and fetch more money, with <Defendant B> accompanying him. However, the scam failed when Lai Mou3 realized he was being deceived.

<Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> were apprehended at the Wengcheng Expressway Toll Station on September 11, 2018.


Upon trial, it was found that on January 3, 2018, the defendant, <Defendant A>, in collusion with Li Meng (already sentenced), through the introduction by <Defendant B> and Su, used a forged house ownership certificate, which had been prepared in advance by <Defendant B> for Li Meng, as collateral to borrow money from Guo. They signed a false house sale contract. On the same day, Guo transferred a total of 50,000 RMB to Li Meng's Agricultural Bank account number 62×××72 and Industrial and Commercial Bank account number 62×××00, with each account receiving 25,000 RMB. Subsequently, Li Meng and <Defendant A> handed over a deposit of 10,000 RMB and interest of 1,500 RMB to Guo in cash, and paid an introduction fee of 2,000 RMB each to <Defendant B> and Su.


Upon trial, it was found that around January 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, while riding a three-wheeled motorcycle driven by the victim Ye in Shicheng Town, Zhouning County, learned that the osmanthus seedlings planted by the victim were not selling well. <Defendant A> then deliberately suggested that giving money to the director of the Ningde Forestry Bureau to help smooth relations could secure a greening project contract, to which the victim agreed. On January 13 of the same year, the victim Ye, at the invitation of the defendant <Defendant A>, took a car with license plate Su B××××× driven by Gong from Shicheng Town, Zhouning County to Ningde City. That afternoon, the defendant <Defendant A> first discussed with the defendant <Defendant B> that <Defendant B> would impersonate the director of the Ningde Forestry Bureau to receive the money from the victim Ye. After the agreement, the two defendants, at Yuanping Restaurant in Jiaocheng District, Ningde City, deceived the victim Ye into handing over 30,000 yuan (RMB, hereinafter the same) to <Defendant B> who was impersonating the director of the Ningde Forestry Bureau, under the pretense of smoothing relations. After the successful deception, the defendant <Defendant A> received 28,000 yuan, and the defendant <Defendant B> received 2,000 yuan. On March 5 of the same year, the Zhouning County Public Security Bureau arrested the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> at No. 21-1, Beidalu, North Bus Station, Ningde City. On March 8 of the same month, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> returned 30,000 yuan to the victim Ye and obtained his understanding.


Upon investigation, it was found that since November 2016, the defendant <Defendant A> and others organized multiple women to engage in prostitution activities at the "Golden Foot Basin" club located on the third floor of No. XXX Zhongshan Road in this district. Since mid-January 2017, the defendant <Defendant B> had been involved in managing the prostitutes and assisting in organizing prostitution activities at the aforementioned location. On February 20, 2017, the public security authorities apprehended 16 prostitutes, including Li Mou2 and Kong Moumou, as well as 9 clients, including Cen Mou and Xu Mou, at the aforementioned location. On January 4, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> turned himself in to the public security authorities; on April 26 of the same year, the defendant <Defendant B> also turned himself in to the public security authorities.


After the trial, it was ascertained that the defendant <Defendant B> contacted the defendant <Defendant A> via WeChat in November and December 2016, from his home in Wuqing District, Tianjin, expressing his intention to purchase gas-powered firearms from <Defendant A>. After <Defendant A> found a supplier selling firearms in his WeChat group, he forwarded the supplier's firearm pictures to <Defendant B>. <Defendant B> then selected the firearms he wanted to purchase. <Defendant A> inquired about the price of the firearms from the supplier, added a markup, and received the payment for the firearms from <Defendant B>. Subsequently, <Defendant A>'s supplier mailed the firearms to <Defendant B> in Wuqing District, Tianjin, according to the address provided by <Defendant A> from <Defendant B>. Through this method, <Defendant B> purchased two firearm-like items from <Defendant A>, and <Defendant A> gained an illegal profit of more than 1,000 RMB. Both defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> were later apprehended by the police, and after being brought to justice, both defendants truthfully confessed.


Upon trial, it was found that since early November 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> had been employed at a prostitution venue located at Villa No. XXX, Lane XXX, Yindu Road, Minhang District, Shanghai. They were primarily responsible for transporting individuals to the said location for prostitution. On November 18, 2019, the police apprehended three pairs of individuals involved in prostitution and other related personnel at the location and arrested the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>. After being brought to justice, <Defendant A> did not truthfully confess the main criminal facts but did so truthfully in court and voluntarily pleaded guilty and accepted punishment. <Defendant B> truthfully confessed the main criminal facts during the review and prosecution stage and voluntarily pleaded guilty and accepted punishment.


Upon trial, it was found that between February/March 2019 and November 25, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, without the permission of the trademark owner, produced and used liquor with the registered trademark "" at the residence of <Defendant B> located at ×× Village, Tinghu District, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province and at ×× Road, ×× Town, Linhai City, Zhejiang Province. A total of 406 cases were produced, with each case containing 6 bottles. These were subsequently sold to <Defendant D> and others at a price of 260 yuan per case, totaling 105,560 yuan in sales. During this period, <Defendant A> enlisted <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and others including Zhu Mou3 and Luo Yiqun (both handled in separate cases) to assist. <Defendant C> assisted with filling the bottles, cleaning the bottles, and transporting raw materials and finished products, while <Defendant B> helped with moving goods and transporting raw materials. The sales amounts during their involvement totaled 102,960 yuan each. <Defendant D> purchased 190 cases and resold them at 300 yuan per case, totaling 57,000 yuan in sales. After the incident, the public security authorities seized 66 bottles of the completed "" liquor at ×× Road, ×× Town, Linhai City, Zhejiang Province, and at ×× Building, ×× Road, Linhai City, Zhejiang Province. The seized liquor was identified by the rights holder and compared in court, all of which were found to be counterfeit products. On November 25, 2019, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were summoned in writing to appear at ×× Road, ×× Town, Linhai City, Zhejiang Province. On November 26, 2019, <Defendant D> was summoned in writing to appear at the entrance of the lottery shop on ×× Road, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province.

Offence of Counterfeiting a Registered Trademark

Offence of Selling Counterfeit Registered Goods


Upon trial, it was found that since 2017, the defendant <Defendant A>, without the permission of the registered trademark owner, purchased various counterfeit trademark boxes and used cheap white wine to fill them into premium liquors such as Yanghe Blue Classic and Shuijingfang Tianhaochen at his home in Lijiatun Village, Luhe Township, Puyang County, and sold them externally. The defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that his father was filling counterfeit liquor, assisted in selling and collecting payments. The two engaged in illegal business operations amounting to 115,185 yuan, with illegal profits amounting to 50,000 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 18:00 on May 15, 2017, Wang Mou1 was selling flowers at a roadside stall in front of the Yiru Baizhen Liquor Store in the Prosperity Community of Xinglongtai District, Panjin City. Because the vehicles of <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were blocking Wang Mou1's flower stall, Wang Mou1 had an argument with <Defendant A>. During the quarrel, Wang Mou1's husband, Xu Mou, also arrived at the scene, and <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> got into a fight with Xu Mou, resulting in minor injuries to Xu Mou's face (nose) of the second degree. On July 3, 2017, police officers from the Chuangxin Street Police Station of the Xinglongtai Branch of Panjin Public Security Bureau summoned <Defendant A> to the case. On October 4, 2017, police officers from the Qingliangsi Police Station of Zhuozhou Public Security Bureau in Hebei Province arrested the online fugitive <Defendant B> while on duty at the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway checkpoint in the Qingliangsi District of Zhuozhou City. After the incident, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> compensated the victim Xu Mou for economic losses amounting to RMB 188,000, and Xu Mou expressed understanding of <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>'s actions.


Upon trial, it was found that around 3:00 PM on February 28, 2018, in the courtyard of the village committee of Beiwunxi Village, Tianbao Town, High-tech Zone, Tai'an, the defendant <Defendant A> saw the victim Liu and Xia arguing. <Defendant A> then pulled Liu down from behind, causing Liu to fall and get injured. Subsequently, <Defendant A> picked up a tree branch and attempted to continue assaulting Liu, but was stopped by people nearby, without success. According to the appraisal, Liu sustained a comminuted fracture of the right radial head, constituting a minor injury of the first degree. On August 30, 2018, the public security organs issued an online arrest warrant for <Defendant A>, and on September 18, a public wanted notice was issued. During <Defendant A>'s flight, <Defendant B> (son of <Defendant A>), knowing that <Defendant A> was suspected of a crime and was being pursued by the public security organs, helped <Defendant A> evade capture by introducing <Defendant A> to work at Shangdong Changquan Aluminum Co., Ltd., where <Defendant B> worked, in October 2018. In December 2018, <Defendant B> introduced <Defendant A> through Yu to work at Long Rabbit Farm, run by Hao and Ren in Siguan Village, Yangzhuang Town, Yishui County, Linyi City, Shandong Province. During this period, <Defendant B> concealed <Defendant A>'s true identity, the fact that <Defendant A> was suspected of a crime, and that <Defendant A> was being pursued by the public security organs from his workplace, Yu, and others.


Upon investigation, it was found that in April 2014, the defendant <Defendant A>, under the condition of having a large amount of debt, conspired with the defendant <Defendant B>, who was listed as a dishonest person by the court due to unpaid debts, to establish Shaoxing Qingying Import and Export Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Qingying Company") with Du as the legal representative. From May 2014 to September 2014, the defendant <Defendant A> used the alias "Jiang Hongxi" and the defendant <Defendant B> used the alias "Li Jian" to represent "Qingying Company" in signing a grey fabric purchase and sale contract with Zhou. They used the method of paying part of the payment to deceive Zhou into continuing to sign and perform the contract. After obtaining the fabrics, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> sold them at low prices, using the proceeds for personal investments and other purposes, and subsequently cut off contact with Zhou. During this period, they fraudulently obtained 834,351 meters of taffeta grey fabric and 170,296 meters of oxford grey fabric, and after multiple demands, only paid 711,500 yuan for the goods. The total value of the involved fabrics was 1,322,899.41 yuan (including tax), with the actual value of the fraudulently obtained fabrics being 611,399.41 yuan.


After trial, it was found that: During the period from February 2019 to March 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> rented several rooms on the second floor of Building 001, Censhan Road, Longzhou Street, Longyou County. By determining the project and fee division standards, <Defendant A> organized Zheng, Zhou, and Zhang to engage in prostitution activities in the aforementioned rooms, from which they profited. Among them, Zhou shared 730 yuan of her prostitution earnings with <Defendant A>. During this period, the defendant <Defendant B> was fully aware that <Defendant A> was organizing the aforementioned individuals to engage in prostitution activities, yet still took charge of keeping watch near the entrance of Building 001, supervising the prostitutes' comings and goings, and helping <Defendant A> collect the share of the prostitution earnings from the prostitutes. After the incident, both defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were summoned to the case, and <Defendant A> returned the illegal earnings of 730 yuan.


Upon examination, it was found that on October 12, 2017, the defendant <Defendant B> borrowed a Chevrolet Cruze with the license plate Zhejiang D×××××, owned by Pan, the father of <Defendant A>. Later, <Defendant B> drove the vehicle without a license to Xinchang County. On the afternoon of the same day, while returning to Xinchang County, the vehicle collided with a roadside embankment in Huangtan Village due to improper operation, causing a traffic accident that resulted in vehicle damage. In order to obtain insurance compensation, defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant C> conspired to have <Defendant C>, who held a valid driver's license, falsely claim to be the driver of the accident vehicle and report the incident to the insurance company. After confirmation by Anbang Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Anbang Company), the company paid 45,700 yuan for vehicle repair to the Shengzhou Chevrolet 4S shop in November of the same year. After the incident, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> repaid Anbang Company 45,700 yuan and obtained their understanding. On October 18, 2018, <Defendant C> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities and truthfully confessed to his crime. On October 18 and 20, 2018, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were respectively apprehended by the public security authorities.


Upon trial, it was found that one day in August 2016, the defendant <Defendant A> purchased a modified nail gun, turned into a shotgun, from the defendant <Defendant B> for 120 yuan to guard his own orchard. On July 15, 2019, police officers from the Pujiang County Public Security Bureau discovered and confiscated the firearm at the home of the defendant <Defendant A>. The firearm purchased by the defendant <Defendant A> was identified by the Chengdu Public Security Bureau Forensic Identification Center as having injurious power and is classified as a firearm under the "Firearms Control Law of the People's Republic of China." On July 15, 2019, the police summoned the defendant <Defendant B> to the station for investigation, and the defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily appeared the same day.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, did not obtain the contracting rights for the construction projects of buildings No. 6, 7, 8, and 9 in Longhe Jiayuan Residential Area, Chaigoubu, Huai'an County, Zhangjiakou City. On April 16, 2017, the two defendants deceived the victim, Wang, into signing a labor contracting agreement by gaining his trust and falsely claiming to expand the labor scope, thereby subcontracting the involved project to the victim, Wang. On April 17, 2017, the victim, Wang, transferred a performance bond of 170,000 RMB to <Defendant A> through the Zhangjiakou Fuqiang Road Branch of China Construction Bank. Subsequently, he withdrew 30,000 RMB in cash from a Construction Bank near Weisan Road, Zhangjiakou City, and handed it over to <Defendant B> as a performance bond. On April 22, 2017, <Defendant B> issued a receipt for the 200,000 RMB received. The two defendants used the money for other projects and personal expenses.