Upon investigation, it was found that during the period from January 12 to January 18, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, knowing that Li Moumou was a minor, introduced Li Moumou three times to engage in prostitution activities at the Jinli Hotel operated by the defendant <Defendant B> located in the Nanming District of Guiyang City. A total of 2360 yuan was collected for the prostitution services, and subsequently, 1180 yuan, which was supposed to be given to the prostitute Li Moumou, was handed over to <Defendant B> in three installments. <Defendant B> then transferred this amount to Li Moumou's account through their own WeChat account. <Defendant B> profited 60 yuan from this, and <Defendant A> profited 1120 yuan. On June 4, 2019, after receiving a report, the public security authorities summoned the defendant <Defendant A> for allegedly introducing prostitution and the defendant <Defendant B> for allegedly harboring prostitution for questioning. Both defendants truthfully confessed to the criminal facts.


Upon trial, it was found that: On July 17, 2018, at around 4:00 PM, Tang instructed Pan to invite Wang, Zhang, Wang, and others (who have been sentenced in another case) to Oak Mingfeng Building Materials Co., Ltd. on Yingshan Lake Street. They used wooden sticks and other objects to smash three cement trucks parked in the company, causing damage valued at 15,295 yuan. To help Pan, Wang, and others evade legal punishment, Tang offered 90,000 yuan as a reward for Wang to find someone to take the blame. Wang then found <Defendant B> and <Defendant A>. On August 7, 2018, <Defendant B> and <Defendant A>, in order to gain profit, knowingly helped Wang, Pan, and others who were suspected of committing crimes by finding and hiring Liu and two others (who have been dealt with separately) to impersonate the criminals and falsely surrender to the police, thereby taking the blame for Wang and others. This act helped Wang, Pan, and others evade legal punishment and allowed <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> to gain profit from it.


Upon trial, it was found that in August 2016, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and others went to the "Professional Hairdressing" salon operated by the victim Zhang Mou1, located on No. 4 Road, Tieshangang District, Beihai City. <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others entered the store and smashed mirrors, air conditioners, tables, chairs, and other items (due to the inability to find relevant photos, the damage to the items could not be confirmed and therefore could not be appraised), while <Defendant C> kept watch at the door. In October of the same year, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> returned to the salon and again vandalized items in the store. Additionally, <Defendant A> assaulted Zhang Mou1's boyfriend, Chen Mou, and subsequently demanded 1,000 yuan from Zhang Mou1 on the pretext that his watch was lost in the salon. In August 2016, <Defendant B> and others went to the "Mingjiang Hairdressing" salon operated by the victim Zhang Mou2, also located on No. 4 Road, Tieshangang District, Beihai City, to extort money from Zhang Mou2. On February 27, 2018, <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> were summoned to the case by the public security authorities according to the law; on April 13 of the same year, <Defendant B> was arrested by the police. On June 11 of the same year, the families of <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> jointly compensated the victims Zhang Mou1 and Zhang Mou2 for their economic losses in the amount of 30,000 yuan, obtaining the understanding of Zhang Mou1 and Zhang Mou2.

Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles


Upon trial, it was found that since 2016, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> have been operating the World Clothing Store on the first floor, Nos. 09 and 10, of Section B of the Jimo Clothing Market, and renting warehouses Nos. 312-9, 312-12, and 312-15 in the Jimo Small Commodities New City to store goods. The two defendants, without the permission of the rights holders, sold counterfeit Adidas, Nike, Anmou, Fila, and other branded sports shoes and clothing. On March 16, 2018, the public security organs seized 767 pairs of counterfeit Adidas, Nike, Anmou, Fila, and other branded sports shoes, and 17,577 pieces of sports clothing from the World Clothing Store operated by <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> and from the three warehouses in the Jimo Small Commodities New City. According to the price appraisal, the total value of the involved items is RMB 580,374.

Offence of Selling Counterfeit Registered Goods


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant A> and Deng Xuejiao (handled in a separate case) hired the defendant <Defendant B> to produce counterfeit lubricants branded as "Great Wall" by China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) and "Mobil" by ExxonMobil (China) Investment Co., Ltd. On April 2, 2019, police officers from the Guandu Branch of the Kunming Public Security Bureau conducted a lawful search of Warehouse No. 3 at the Hama Mountain Warehouse in Guanshang, Guandu District, Kunming City. They seized 567 barrels of lubricants bearing counterfeit "Great Wall" and "Mobil" registered trademarks, over 400 counterfeit anti-counterfeiting labels, and packaging and other raw materials used for producing counterfeit lubricants on-site. The police apprehended the defendant <Defendant B> and Deng Xuejiao (handled in a separate case). According to the appraisal, the total value of the seized counterfeit trademarked goods was RMB 115,142. On April 5, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> was captured and brought to justice. Upon interrogation, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> confessed to the facts of counterfeiting registered trademarks. Additionally, after being captured and brought to justice, the defendant <Defendant A> reported the criminal activities of others to the Economic Crime Investigation Brigade of the Guandu Branch of the Kunming Public Security Bureau. Based on the defendant <Defendant A>'s report, the police officers from the Economic Crime Investigation Brigade of the Guandu Branch of the Kunming Public Security Bureau have now apprehended another suspect in a separate case and initiated a criminal investigation.

Offence of Counterfeiting a Registered Trademark


Upon trial, it was found that in June 2018, Mao opened the Dieya Xuan SPA Club on Shuixiang Street, Wuzhong District, Suzhou City, and entrusted the defendant <Defendant A> to manage it. From June 2018 to August 29, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> frequently visited the club and recruited and hired Zhang, Yang, Wan, and other prostitutes to engage in prostitution activities at the club by establishing unified prostitution prices, prostitution procedures, leave policies, and agreed-upon revenue-sharing ratios with the prostitutes. The defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D>, knowing that the defendant <Defendant A> was organizing prostitution activities at the club, were still employed there to handle front desk reception, cashier, and bookkeeping duties. Among them, the defendant <Defendant A> arranged for the defendant <Defendant C> to train other prostitutes together with the prostitute Zhang, and the defendant <Defendant D> provided a payment account for the prostitution activities at the club. It has now been established that from June 2018 to August 28, 2018, the club illegally profited over 500,000 RMB from organizing prostitution activities, part of which was actually obtained by Mao. On the afternoon of August 29, 2018, Zhang, Yang, and Wan were caught by the public security authorities engaging in prostitution with Sun, Huang, and Gong at the club. After being apprehended, the defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> truthfully confessed to their involvement.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


Upon trial, it was found that on July 12, 2016, the defendant <Defendant A> falsely claimed to have a relocation apartment in Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County and presented a fake "Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County Xihexia Demolition Compensation Agreement" (Contract No.: 2011-X084) to Qu, and signed a "House Sale Agreement" with Qu. On the same day, <Defendant A> received an advance payment of 160,000 RMB from Qu for the apartment, and later collected an additional 34,000 RMB from Qu under the pretext of collecting the house payment. <Defendant A> lent 1.1 million RMB of the obtained money to Zhang (this amount has been handed over to the public security authorities and returned to the victim, Qu), returned 10,000 RMB to Qu, and squandered the rest. In August 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> met and became romantically involved with <Defendant A>, who was evading capture. Despite knowing that <Defendant A> was suspected of a crime, <Defendant B> still rented properties in Shuangluan District, Chengde County, and Shuangqiao District of Chengde City to provide hiding places for <Defendant A>, funded <Defendant A>'s daily living expenses, and provided multiple SIM cards to facilitate <Defendant A>'s communication with the outside world.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant A>, with the intention of reselling the rented car to others to obtain cash, colluded with Wang Mou1 (handled in a separate case) on December 29, 2018, to rent a Geely car with the license plate number Zhejiang G××××× from Zhejiang XX Car Rental Service Co., Ltd. in Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province, by paying a deposit of RMB 14,000 in a lease-to-own arrangement. On February 26, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> sold the car to the defendant <Defendant B> for RMB 26,000 at a tobacco and liquor store on North Road, Dongming County. On February 28, 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> was caught when checking the installation of the GPS locator at a car decoration shop on Zhanqian Road, Dongming County. According to the appraisal, the car was valued at RMB 99,868. After the incident, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were summoned to the case by phone and truthfully confessed their criminal facts. On June 22, 2019, the involved vehicle was returned to Zhejiang XX Car Rental Service Co., Ltd.


Upon trial, it was found that in the early morning of July 6, 2020, through the intermediary introduction of <Defendant B>, <Defendant A> introduced prostitutes He and Wang to Room 209 of the Seven Days Express Hotel on Wolongshan Road, Yinan County, after receiving a prostitution fee of 3000 yuan from Li and Xue. They made an illegal profit of 400 yuan, with <Defendant A> receiving 300 yuan and <Defendant B> receiving 100 yuan. The facts of the case are clear, and the evidence is indeed sufficient to establish these facts.


Upon investigation, it was found that the defendant <Defendant A> illegally sold 92# and 95# gasoline without permission from 2018 until November of the same year, within the courtyard located 200 meters west of the traffic lights at Beihuan Bawu Village, Anguo City, with total sales amounting to 134,091 yuan. On November 11 of the same year, after the gas station was investigated, the defendant <Defendant A> instructed Liu Mou2 (to be handled in a separate case), Liu Mou1 (to be handled in a separate case), and Zhao Mou1 (to be handled in a separate case) to provide false testimony to the public security authorities. Additionally, in collaboration with Zhang Mou (to be handled in a separate case) and the defendant <Defendant B>, they instructed Wang Mou4 (to be handled in a separate case) to provide false testimony and promised Wang Mou4 certain benefits. On December 1 and December 17, 2018, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A> respectively turned themselves in to the Anguo City Public Security Bureau. The public security authorities seized 2,300 yuan from the business site. On September 30, 2019, a relative of the defendant <Defendant A> returned the illegal gains amounting to 51,791 yuan to this court on behalf of <Defendant A>.


Upon trial, it was found that in April 2012, the defendant <Defendant B> purchased a nail gun for personal use for 560 RMB at the home of Ma Mou (handled in a separate case) and had someone weld an iron gun stock onto it. Before the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2013, the defendant <Defendant B> sold the nail gun to the defendant <Defendant A> for 1060 RMB. On March 1, 2017, police officers discovered a suspected nail gun, 6 nail gun cartridges, 8 lead weights, and 40 pellets at the home of <Defendant A> in Malutang Group, Wenkucun Committee, Shuixie Township, Yongping County. According to the appraisal, the seized suspected nail gun was a homemade firearm powered by gunpowder, capable of causing injury, and was identified as a firearm. The police arrested <Defendant A> at his home on March 1, 2017, and arrested <Defendant B> at his home on July 12, 2018. The public security authorities seized one suspected nail gun, 6 nail gun cartridges, 8 lead weights, and 40 pellets from <Defendant A>; and seized 1060 RMB from <Defendant B>.


Upon trial, it was found that on September 18, 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> drove a van with the license plate Gui R×××××, carrying the defendant <Defendant A> to Dushan County, Guizhou Province to purchase 2 packs of tobacco leaves from a woman. They then drove back to Guigang City, passing through Litang Town, where they purchased five boxes of white cigarette paper from a man surnamed Mo. At around 9 PM on September 18, 2019, the police seized 1,561.5 jin of tobacco leaves, 1,241 jin of tobacco shreds, 966 jin of loose cigarettes, and one simple tobacco cutting machine from the home of the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> located at No. 15, Tangwutun, Heping Village, Qiaowei Town, Gangnan District, Guigang City. Additionally, 2.3 tons of tobacco leaves were seized from a warehouse rented by the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> in Gangnan District, Guigang City. According to the appraisal, the loose cigarettes were valued at 347,579.65 yuan, the tobacco leaves at 150,448.39 yuan, and the tobacco shreds at 45,159.99 yuan, with the total value of the aforementioned tobacco products amounting to 543,188.03 yuan.


After trial, it was found that on August 14, 2018, at approximately 7:50 PM, the defendant <Defendant A> invited the defendant <Defendant B>, along with co-defendants Xu and Liu (both handled in separate cases), and their friend Luo to Tongcheng County to plan a robbery. Upon arriving near Xishan Qiyuan Mountain Villa, after <Defendant A> expressed the intention to commit robbery, Luo explicitly stated he would not participate and left. <Defendant A> suggested to <Defendant B>, Xu, and Liu that they should only rob lone pedestrians or couples. When the victim, Gong, passed by the crime scene, <Defendant A> instructed <Defendant B>, Xu, and Liu to carry out the robbery. Subsequently, <Defendant B> wielded a machete while co-defendant Xu held a dagger, and Liu blocked the victim, Gong, coercing him to transfer 200 RMB from his WeChat account to <Defendant B>. The stolen money was used by the four to purchase cigarettes, betel nuts, and other items. Later, <Defendant A> suspected that the victim had reported the incident to the police and led <Defendant B>, Xu, and Liu to flee the scene. On September 18, 2018, <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the police.


Upon trial, it was found that in June 2017, the victim Wang (now deceased) sought the assistance of the defendant <Defendant B> to contact the defendant <Defendant A> to arrange an online loan, which was unsuccessful. On the afternoon of August 23, 2017, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> conspired in the "Xianfeng Network" store in Zaoqiang County to defraud the victim Wang by making him bear the deposit costs for a loan in Yunnan. Subsequently, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> used violence and threats to force the victim Wang to write an IOU of RMB 15,000 to the defendant <Defendant C> in the "Xianfeng Network" store. The defendant <Defendant A> took Wang's mobile phone and transferred RMB 1,900 to his own account via WeChat on the spot. In the following period, the defendant <Defendant A>, using the IOU as a pretext, along with <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, or all three together, repeatedly extorted a total of RMB 14,000 from the victim Wang through intimidation and coercion. Among the extorted amounts, the defendant <Defendant A> received RMB 13,600, <Defendant B> received RMB 2,200, and <Defendant C> received RMB 100, all of which were squandered.


Upon trial, it was found that: On January 13, 2020, at the Datang Vegetable Market in Yugan County, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, used the pretext of advertising for a manufacturer to give away small gifts such as peelers to the crowd on site. After gaining the trust of the crowd, <Defendant B> collected 200 yuan from each person to take a group photo to advertise a kettle, claiming that the 200 yuan would be refunded after the advertisement was completed. The victims, including Wu Xiaoding, believed they would get their 200 yuan back and thus paid the amount to receive the kettle. <Defendant B> collected a total of 5,700 yuan in cash from 29 victims (among them, victim Li Mou1 was defrauded of 100 yuan). After collecting the money, <Defendant B> pretended to take photos of the victims, and while the victims were not paying attention, <Defendant B> got into a car that <Defendant A> had started in advance and fled the scene. After the incident, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, turned themselves in to the Yugan County Public Security Bureau and compensated the victims for their losses. On May 12, 2020, the families of the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, voluntarily paid a fine of 3,000 yuan each to this court.


Upon trial, it was found that in October 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, knowing that "Fan Sijie" was purchasing bank cards (which required binding to a phone number, the same below) for illegal activities, still sold his three bank cards and instructed Huang Ziwen and Huang Weijun (both handled in separate cases) to obtain five additional bank cards, selling them to "Fan Sijie" at a price of 1,000 RMB per card per month. These eight bank cards were used to transfer a total of over 210,000 RMB obtained through telecom network fraud. Between September and October 2019, the defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that "Yun Shao (phonetic)" was using bank cards bound to Alipay or WeChat to commit telecom network fraud, still provided his own bank card to "Yun Shao" and helped transfer over 50,000 RMB in illicit funds, earning a profit of 12,000 RMB. After the case was uncovered, the defendant <Defendant A> voluntarily turned himself in after being contacted by police; the defendant <Defendant B> was apprehended. Both defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> truthfully confessed their crimes after being brought to justice. The defendant <Defendant A> returned 4,500 RMB of illicit funds to the prosecution; the defendant <Defendant B> returned 12,000 RMB of illicit funds to the prosecution.


Upon trial, it was found that on May 10, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> conspired to extort the victim, Pei Mou, under the pretext of drunk driving, and enlisted the help of taxi driver <Defendant C> to carry out the plan. At approximately 1 a.m. the next day, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> invited Pei Mou to sing and drink at Qingguoqingcheng KTV in Huatuo Town, Qiaocheng District, Bozhou City. <Defendant C> followed Pei Mou, who was driving a white Audi A4 with the license plate number Wan S×××**, in a taxi with the license plate number Wan S×××**. When they reached Sili Natural Village, Sili Administrative Village, Qiaocheng District, Bozhou City, <Defendant C> intentionally caused a rear-end collision with Pei Mou's car. Subsequently, <Defendant A>, in collusion with <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D>, extorted 38,000 yuan from the victim Pei Mou under the pretext of drunk driving. At the scene, Pei Mou transferred 3,000 yuan to <Defendant C> via WeChat, and then signed an IOU for 35,000 yuan under the name "Zhi Daqiang" and handed it to <Defendant C>. <Defendant D>, knowing that <Defendant C> and others were engaging in illegal activities, still assisted in the extortion and profited 200 yuan from it.


Upon trial, it was found that: In January 2017, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> learned from chatting with Ma Moumou that nail guns could be modified into firearms. From August 2017 to March 2018, at the request of his uncle Ma Moumou and his father <Defendant B>, <Defendant A> used his own mobile phone to help Ma Moumou, <Defendant B>, and himself purchase parts needed for modifying firearms, including 3 stocks, 3 sleeves, 2 infrared scopes, and 1 aluminum alloy sight. In November 2017, Ma Moumou used the parts purchased online by <Defendant A> along with the existing nail gun and seamless steel pipe at home to modify a nail gun into a firearm. In December 2017, <Defendant A> took the parts purchased from a certain source and his nail gun to Ma Moumou's home, where, with Ma Moumou's help, he modified the nail gun into a firearm by slotting the muzzle and assembling the parts. Later, <Defendant A> and Ma Moumou together helped <Defendant B> modify a nail gun into a firearm using the same method at <Defendant B>'s old house. According to the appraisal, the modified nail guns by <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and Ma Moumou were all firearms that fired metal pellets powered by gunpowder, and they all belonged to non-standard firearms. The public prosecution authority provided the defendants' <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>'s household registration certificates, explanations of their arrival, Taobao bill photos, Taobao account inspection records, site photos, identification records, investigation experiment records, appraisal opinion from the Ankang City Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, one modified firearm, witness testimonies, and the confessions of the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> in court. After cross-examination in court, it is sufficient to confirm the facts recognized by this court.

Offences of Illegal Manufacture of Firearms


Upon trial, it was found that in March 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, impersonating a government official, sold 2 pounds of tea for RMB 3,000 to Chen Mou1, the person in charge of Yongjian Concrete Co., Ltd. in Ninghai County, by making a phone call. <Defendant A> instructed the defendant <Defendant B> to impersonate a relative of a government official to deliver the tea to the company. Later, the defendant <Defendant B> reached a new agreement with Chen Mou2, who received the tea at the company, to sell 3 pounds of tea for RMB 4,200.


Upon trial, it was found that from November 2, 2018, to November 11, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> recruited, organized, and managed prostitutes to provide sexual services to clients at the "Vienna Zhihao Hotel" on Jiefang West Road, Qingyunpu District, Nanchang City, for profit. The defendant <Defendant A> was the owner of this prostitution venue, responsible for financial summaries, commission, and salary distribution, and employed the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> as staff members of the prostitution venue. The defendant <Defendant B> was responsible for contacting and arranging the prostitutes, booking rooms, collecting fees, reconciling accounts, and distributing commissions to the prostitutes. The defendant <Defendant C> was responsible for receiving clients, assisting clients in selecting prostitutes, and escorting clients to the rooms where the prostitutes were located. At around 11 PM on November 11, 2018, the public security authorities inspected the involved prostitution venue, the "Vienna Zhihao Hotel" on Jiefang West Road, Qingyunpu District, Nanchang City, and apprehended eight prostitutes on the spot, as well as arrested the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> on the scene; on November 22, 2018, the public security authorities arrested the defendant <Defendant A> at the Shuxi Apartment Community on Shuxi Road, Qingyunpu District, Nanchang City. During the trial of this case, the family of the defendant <Defendant A> returned the illegal proceeds of RMB 20,000 on behalf of the defendant <Defendant A>.


Upon trial, it was found that since January 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> and "Luo" (handled in a separate case) had been organizing prostitution activities in multiple rooms on the third and fourth floors of Building B1, Jindi Tianyue Community, East Lake High-tech Development Zone, Wuhan. They recruited defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant D>, and several prostitutes to profit from these activities. Defendant <Defendant A> was responsible for the operation, management, and allocation of income at the prostitution site. Defendant <Defendant B> was responsible for recording the prostitution information into accounts, sending the account information to <Defendant A>, and collecting the prostitution fees. Defendant <Defendant C> was responsible for procurement, distributing wages, and commissions. Defendant <Defendant D> used chat tools such as WeChat, QQ, and Momo to contact clients, send solicitation information, and receive clients for prostitution activities. On the evening of February 28, 2019, police officers entered the prostitution site and arrested the aforementioned defendants, along with prostitutes Zhang, Ding, Yang, and their clients Wang Jie, Liu, and Zhou. They also seized prostitution fees amounting to RMB 6,600 and account books, among other items, at the scene.


Upon trial, it was found that: Starting from April 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, knowing that others were engaged in online fraud, still provided QR codes for receiving payments to Chen (handled separately) and others, helping the fraud gang to transfer fraudulent funds. In May and June of the same year, <Defendant A> collected WeChat payment QR codes from Zhang and Liu (both handled separately) and provided them to Chen and others for receiving and transferring fraudulent funds. On June 12, 2019, the fraud gang, through the "Tao" platform, used the pretext of earning a price difference to deceive the victim He into refunding the payment by means of a false transfer, thereby defrauding He of RMB 13,480. The aforementioned funds were transferred through Zhang's and <Defendant A>'s WeChat accounts into a bank account under <Defendant A>'s name, and then <Defendant A> transferred the money into the bank account of the defendant <Defendant B>. <Defendant A> illegally profited by more than RMB 100. The defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that it was illegal proceeds, still provided his bank card to Chen to assist in receiving payments and helped in cashing out, illegally profiting RMB 200.


Upon trial, it was found that in early April 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> rented Room 1104, Unit 3, Building 5, Wuli New City, Shunqing District, Nanchong City, and purchased computers and other items to act as an agent for the "Bailong Sports" website, developing customers to buy football event lottery tickets for profit. <Defendant A> was the boss and recruited the defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant B> as employees. <Defendant C> and <Defendant B> received a monthly salary of 2000 yuan plus commission. The website gave <Defendant A> a commission of 8% of the customers' bet amounts. For customers developed by <Defendant C> and <Defendant B>, the website directly gave them a commission of 1.4% of the bet amounts, with the remaining commission going to <Defendant A>. The specific operation method was as follows: <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant B> would add friends in a WeChat group and then ask these friends to download an app called "Bailong Sports" via a QR code and recharge it, allowing them to purchase odds and outcomes (win, draw, lose) for football events. The customers developed by <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant B> placed bets totaling over 100,000 yuan on this platform, resulting in illegal profits of over 10,000 yuan.


After the trial, it was found that: On December 29, 2018, the victim, Qi, had a dispute with the defendant, <Defendant A>, over issues related to salary and bonuses. Consequently, Qi reported illegal activities in the operation of the company run by <Defendant A> to the Market Supervision Administration. Dissatisfied with Qi's actions, which could potentially lead to fines, <Defendant A> confronted Qi and called the defendant, <Defendant B>, for assistance. Upon arrival, <Defendant B> joined <Defendant A> in using physical violence and threats to extort 15,000 RMB from Qi at the Silkworm Breeding Farm on Qinjian Road in the Nanhu District of this city. After the incident, <Defendant A>, through their family members, returned the aforementioned 15,000 RMB to the victim and received forgiveness.


Upon trial, it was found that starting from mid to late July 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> subcontracted the bathhouse located in the basement of the Yaojiang Kaiyuan Mingdu Hotel in Zhuji City. The defendant subsequently hired prostitutes Xie (1), Xie (2), and Wu (1) to engage in prostitution activities, and recruited defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> to handle tasks such as receiving clients, arranging interviews for the prostitutes, and collecting fees for sexual services. Following the instructions from defendant <Defendant A>, defendant <Defendant B> used an ID card to book rooms in advance at the front desk of the Yaojiang Kaiyuan Mingdu Hotel. After clients selected a prostitute, they would take a room card and proceed to the hotel room to engage in sexual activities with the prostitute. The bathhouse stipulated that the working hours for prostitutes were from 12 noon to the early hours of the following day, and the full-service prostitution fee was either 800 yuan or 880 yuan per session, with the prostitute receiving 380 yuan. On August 18, 2018, Xie (1) and Xie (2) each provided prostitution services to clients Xu and Wu (2) in Room 1811 of the Yaojiang Kaiyuan Mingdu Hotel. It was found that the bathhouse profited approximately 10,000 yuan from providing prostitution services. During the trial in this court, defendant <Defendant C> returned the illegal gains of 10,000 yuan to the court.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 22:00 on April 1, 2017, the defendant <Defendant C> and Yu Mou (handled in a separate case) got into a dispute with Xing Moulong over a taxi at the intersection of Zhongduan Road in Zhangdian District, Zibo City. The defendant <Defendant C> contacted the defendant <Defendant B>, who, along with the defendant <Defendant A>, arrived at the scene armed with wooden sticks and daggers. They engaged in a fight with Zhang Mou1qi, Zhai Mou, and others who were associated with Xing Moulong. During the fight, the defendant <Defendant A> stabbed Zhai Mou in the abdomen and Zhang Mou1qi in the leg with a dagger. According to the forensic assessment, Zhai Mou's injuries constituted second-degree serious injury, and Zhang Mou1qi's injuries constituted second-degree minor injury.


After trial, it was found that the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, each owned a modified nail gun, which they kept in their respective homes in Changheyuan Town, Anyue County, for the purpose of shooting birds. At around 10 a.m. on January 30, 2019, <Defendant A> invited <Defendant B> to go out together with their modified nail guns to shoot birds. When the two defendants reached the highway in Changheyuan Town, Anyue County, they were apprehended on the spot by patrolling police officers. According to the identification, the modified nail guns held by <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were non-standard firearms powered by gunpowder and had injurious potential. After being brought to justice, the two defendants truthfully confessed to the aforementioned criminal facts. The social investigation report indicated that the two defendants had no other criminal records and that their families and grassroots organizations had the conditions for supervision and assistance in education.

Offences of Illegal Possession of Firearms


After the trial, it was found that starting from the end of February 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> organized, recruited, directed, dispatched, and harbored eight women, including Song, Liu (2), Zhang (1), Cheng, Lu, Chen, Liu (1), and Wei, to engage in prostitution at the gym on the 6th floor of the Baoying Haiyue Hotel in Tengzhou Town, Teng County. <Defendant A> also managed the daily operations of the gym. The defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, knowing that the gym was specifically engaged in organizing prostitution activities, began working at the gym on March 6, 2018, and mid-March 2018, respectively. <Defendant A> was mainly responsible for managing accounts, personnel dispatching, soliciting clients, collecting prostitution fees, and distributing wages, overseeing the daily operations of the prostitution den. <Defendant B> was mainly responsible for soliciting clients, collecting prostitution fees, bookkeeping, and providing rooms for prostitutes. <Defendant C> was mainly responsible for soliciting clients and collecting prostitution fees. <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> each earned a commission of 50 yuan for every client they solicited. <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> handed over the collected prostitution fees to <Defendant A> for unified management. <Defendant A> paid the commissions to <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, as well as the wages of the employees and the tips for the prostitutes. In the early morning of April 24, 2018, the Teng County Public Security Bureau police arrested <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and several women engaged in prostitution at the gym. They also arrested prostitute Zhang (1) and client Huang (1) in room 1003 of the Baoying Haiyue Hotel while they were engaged in a sexual transaction, and prostitute Liu (2) and client Wang in room 530. From the time the den started operating until it was raided by the police, <Defendant A> made a profit of 5000 yuan, <Defendant B> made a profit of 3000 yuan, and <Defendant C> made a profit of 2300 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that in August 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>'s wife, Wang Rui, went alone from Sheqi to work at a supermarket in Nanyang City, temporarily residing in a private house near Wolong Road Normal College in Nanyang City. During her work period, Wang Rui met the victim, Liu, and the two engaged in multiple improper sexual relations, cohabiting at this temporary residence. At around 9 a.m. on October 21, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> came from Sheqi to Nanyang to find Wang Rui. Upon arriving at the temporary residence, he discovered Liu cohabiting there, leading to a dispute between the two. <Defendant A> then called the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> for assistance. <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> demanded Liu compensate <Defendant A> with 100,000 yuan, citing Liu's improper sexual relationship with Wang Rui. Liu claimed he had no money, and <Defendant A> threatened him with a brick. Under these circumstances, Liu wrote a 100,000 yuan "car compensation" agreement, and his Mazda car with the license plate Shaanxi A×××** (owned by Liu's wife Zhao Xiaojun) was driven by <Defendant B> to <Defendant A>'s home in Sheqi County. On October 23, 2018, the victim Liu reported the incident to the Guangwu Branch of the Nanyang Public Security Bureau. On December 11, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> voluntarily surrendered to the Guangwu Branch of the Nanyang Public Security Bureau and returned the involved car, after which Liu submitted an application to withdraw the case. On August 26, 2019, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> voluntarily surrendered to the Guangwu Branch of the Nanyang Public Security Bureau.


Upon trial, it was found that:

1. Crime of illegal detention

On May 4, 2014, the victim Li Mou4 borrowed 3.5 million yuan from Henan Guoyuan Pawnshop Co., Ltd. under the pretext of handling acceptance margin. On the same day, after receiving the 3.5 million yuan, Li Mou4 immediately used the money to repay other debts and informed Henan Guoyuan Pawnshop Co., Ltd. of this situation. Zhang Mou1, the person in charge of Henan Guoyuan Pawnshop Co., Ltd., assigned <Defendant A> and Liang Mou (already sentenced) and others to handle the matter. After discussing with Liang Mou and others, <Defendant A> instructed Zhang Mou2 (already sentenced) and <Defendant B> and others to closely follow Li Mou4 to demand repayment starting from May 4, 2014. During the period of stay at Yijia Express Hotel in Huixian City and Four Seasons Bath Center in Huixian City, Li Mou4 needed the consent of the guards to go out and was accompanied by someone when going out. It was not until the end of 2014 that Li Mou4 regained freedom.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 2 a.m. on September 20, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, Chen, and others were at a bar in Meihekou City along with the defendant <Defendant B> and others. During this time, <Defendant A> went to the restroom and, without reason, pushed <Defendant B> who was standing at the restroom door. This led to an argument and a scuffle between them, but they were separated shortly after. Later, as <Defendant A>, Chen, and others were about to leave the bar and get into a car, <Defendant B> and the defendant <Defendant C> who had arrived upon hearing the news, got into a fight again with <Defendant A>, Chen, and others. Both sides engaged in mutual assault, resulting in <Defendant A> injuring <Defendant B>'s head and face, while <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> injured <Defendant A> and Chen. According to the forensic evaluation, <Defendant B>'s injuries were classified as minor injuries of the second degree, while <Defendant A> and Chen's injuries were classified as minor injuries. After the incident, the three defendants responded to the police summons and truthfully confessed the main facts of the crime. Both parties voluntarily reached a compensation agreement and mutually forgave each other. These facts are substantiated by the evidence on record, including the process of the defendants being brought to justice, the compensation agreement, surveillance video, forensic medical evaluation reports, testimonies from witnesses such as Miao and Chen, and the confessions and defenses of the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C>.


Upon trial, it was found that: On the evening of January 23, 2019, due to Liu Guiliang, Zhang Qian (handled in a separate case), and others unreasonably assaulting the defendant <Defendant A> in Jiangyang District, Luzhou City, on January 24, 2019, <Defendant A> invited the defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and Chen Yiwei. Chen Yiwei invited Mu Houxin (handled in a separate case), Xiang Moumou, and Ma Moumou (all of whom were under the age of criminal responsibility) to bring steel pipes, long knives, military bayonets, and other items to Jiangbei Town. They arranged to meet Zhang Qian and others at the basketball court of the Jiangbei Town Government via phone. Zhang Qian, Liu Guiliang, and others also prepared switchblades, steel pipes, and retractable batons, waiting for <Defendant A> at the basketball court. When <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others arrived at the basketball court with weapons, Liu Guiliang fled the scene. <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, Chen Yiwei, and others chased after him but failed to catch him. Subsequently, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, Chen Yiwei, and others returned to the basketball court and assaulted Zhang Mou with weapons, causing a stab wound to Zhang Mou's left thigh. During the assault on Zhang Mou, Zhang Qian verbally abused the other party. <Defendant A> threw a knife at Zhang Qian but missed. <Defendant C> saw this and picked up the knife from the ground. Later, <Defendant C>, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others chased and hacked at Zhang Qian, causing an injury to his left upper arm. According to the forensic identification by the Luzhou Public Security Bureau's Evidence Identification Office, Zhang Mou's injuries constituted minor injuries, while Zhang Qian's injuries did not constitute minor injuries.


Upon trial, it was found that since 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> had been using WeChat Moments to post prostitution advertisements and provide venues for prostitution. <Defendant A> organized prostitutes including Jiang [2], Meng, Jiang [1], Liu [2], and others to engage in prostitution multiple times. During this period, according to <Defendant A>'s arrangements, the defendant <Defendant B> was responsible for transporting the prostitutes and clients. The investigation revealed that this prostitution ring had illegally profited approximately 150,000 yuan in total. Among this, <Defendant A> personally gained about 35,000 yuan illegally, and <Defendant B> personally gained about 10,000 yuan illegally. The criminal facts of the charges are thus confirmed.


After the trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant B> personally operated the "Dafeng District Sanlong Town Yueliang Aluminum Comprehensive Factory," which was licensed to engage in the manufacturing of pure aluminum stranded wire, aluminum single wire, aluminum pellets, steel pellets, and the acquisition and processing of non-productive metal waste. Between 2016 and 2017, <Defendant A>, the head of a construction team from a certain Nanjing Power Engineering Installation Co., Ltd., during the company's undertaking of a project for a certain company in Danyang, used blank material requisition forms pre-signed with the name of department head "Lin," which were forged by others. He filled out six "Danyang Power Engineering Co., Ltd. Material Requisition Forms" with fictitious construction project details on four occasions and obtained 240 insulated wires from the South Gate Warehouse of the Danyang company on June 3, 2016, November 4, 2016, December 7, 2016, and April 18, 2017. Subsequently, <Defendant A> sold 90,000 meters of the wire to <Defendant B> at a negotiated price of 7.5 yuan per meter, totaling 652,000 yuan. Despite knowing that the wires were proceeds of a crime, <Defendant B> still purchased the wires from <Defendant A> on November 4, 2016, December 12, 2016, and April 18, 2017, and sold them to the market in Linyi, Shandong, at 8 yuan per meter, illegally earning 45,000 yuan. An appraisal determined that the value of the 240 insulated wires purchased by <Defendant B> was 993,175 yuan. On April 17, 2019, <Defendant B> turned himself in and truthfully confessed to the aforementioned facts. Both <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> admitted to the criminal charges and expressed willingness to accept punishment. During the trial, <Defendant B> returned 20,000 yuan of the illegal proceeds.


Upon trial, it was found that on July 12, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> and others rented a storefront in Liuguiyuan Community, Pomegranate Street, Donghai County, to establish the "Liuguixuan" foot massage parlor. <Defendant A> and the defendant <Defendant B> agreed that <Defendant B> would be responsible for recruiting prostitutes to work at the parlor and managing them. <Defendant A> hired Zhang Yongkang (already sentenced) as the manager, responsible for managing the attendants and receiving customers. Li Xiang (already sentenced), along with defendants <Defendant D>, <Defendant C>, Zhang Shimin, and Li Shuo (the latter two already sentenced), served as cashiers and attendants. Their duties included handling payments and membership cards, recording and organizing prostitution accounts, receiving customers, recommending and introducing prostitution services, recording prostitution activities, and standing guard. Specifically, <Defendant D> participated from July 12 to August 23, 2017, and <Defendant C> participated from July 16 to October 2017. Both were mainly responsible for guiding and serving customers and prostitutes, and recording prostitution activities. <Defendant A> shared the income with the prostitutes based on a proportional split and settled accounts periodically, giving <Defendant B> a commission based on a fixed amount per prostitution act. In mid-August 2017, <Defendant B> led the prostitutes away from the "Liuguixuan" foot massage parlor. Subsequently, <Defendant A> recruited other prostitutes through intermediaries to continue the prostitution activities at the parlor. On December 12, 2017, the police apprehended three prostitutes and two customers at the location. After the incident, the defendant <Defendant C> voluntarily surrendered and truthfully confessed the criminal facts. The defendant <Defendant B> also truthfully confessed the criminal facts upon being apprehended.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 9:00 a.m. on April 1, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> had a dispute with the victim, Li Mou, over economic issues at the home of <Defendant B> in Fangshan District, Beijing. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> assaulted Li Mou and destroyed Li Mou's Huawei mobile phone. The assault caused multiple skin abrasions on Li Mou's face, totaling 5.0 centimeters in length; multiple skin abrasions on the left side of the waist, measuring 4.0 centimeters by 3.0 centimeters; three contusions on the front side of the left wrist, measuring 3.0 centimeters by 1.0 centimeter, 2.0 centimeters by 1.0 centimeter, and 1.0 centimeter by 1.0 centimeter respectively; fractures of the 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, and 11th ribs on the right side; a transverse process fracture on the right side of the first lumbar vertebra; and a right lung compression ratio of less than 30%. According to the appraisal by the Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center of Fangshan District, Beijing, the injuries sustained by Li Mou were classified as minor injuries of the second degree. On June 10, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were summoned to the case. The reasonable economic losses claimed by the plaintiff in the attached civil lawsuit, Li Mou, are as follows: hospitalization and medical expenses of 20,010.86 yuan, inpatient food allowance of 1,000 yuan, nutrition fee of 2,250 yuan, lost wages of 7,350 yuan, nursing fee of 2,930 yuan, and transportation fee of 500 yuan. Some evidence has been provided to substantiate the civil part of the case.


Upon trial, it was found that: In July 2018, Cai Anbo (already sentenced) rented the "Qingshan Lake Cultural Plaza Exhibition Center" at 1368-10 Nanjing East Road, Qingshan Lake District, Nanchang City, to operate the "Jinggang Bay Health Club." Between December 10, 2018, and January 12, 2019, Cai Anbo and others organized multiple prostitutes to engage in prostitution activities at the "Jinggang Bay Health Club" by means of recruitment, management, and harboring. They specified the sexual services, prices, and profit-sharing ratios to make a profit. Cai Anbo hired <Defendant A> as the store manager and Qian Yang (already sentenced) as the manager responsible for the daily management of the "Jinggang Bay Health Club," with <Defendant B> as the accountant. On December 29, 2018, the public security authorities raided the premises and caught prostitute Huang and client Deng on the spot. At around 22:10 on January 12, 2019, the public security authorities raided the premises again and caught prostitute Huang and client Weng in the act of prostitution, along with prostitutes Yang, Chen, Cheng, and Yang. On March 27, 2019, <Defendant B> was apprehended by the public security authorities; on April 27, 2019, <Defendant A> was apprehended by the public security authorities. This evidence confirms.


Upon examination, it was found that on December 21, 2017, Lu Moumou (handled in a separate case) obtained multiple bank cards from Guangfa Bank (card number XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX), Ping An Bank (card number XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX), and others, and sold them to Ma Moumou (handled in a separate case). The defendant <Defendant A>, in collaboration with Chen Moumou (handled in a separate case), purchased the aforementioned bank cards from Ma Moumou. Despite knowing that these bank cards would be used by others to commit telecom fraud, they still went to the bank to check the balance of Lu Moumou's Guangfa Bank card, among other actions. On December 29 of the same year, the victim Ding Moumou was defrauded via telecom fraud at Room XXX, No. XXX, Lane XXX, Zunyi Road, Changning District, this city, transferring 18,700 yuan into the aforementioned Lu Moumou's Guangfa Bank card designated by the fraudsters and 9,900 yuan into the aforementioned Lu Moumou's Ping An Bank card designated by the fraudsters. On the same day, the defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that the money in the aforementioned bank cards was obtained through criminal means, still withdrew all 18,700 yuan from Lu Moumou's Guangfa Bank card at the Postal Savings Bank ATM and the Industrial and Commercial Bank ATM on Linpu Street, Binyang County, Guangxi. After the incident, the public security authorities froze the 9,900 yuan in Lu Moumou's Ping An Bank card and returned it to the victim Ding Moumou. On February 6, 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> was arrested by the public security authorities at his registered residence. On April 4 of the same year, the defendant <Defendant A> was arrested by the public security authorities at Qibao Station on Line 9 of the city's metro system.


After trial, it was found that at around 2 a.m. on November 29, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> drove to the entrance of Yihao Internet Cafe at the intersection of Lingqu Road and Guimo Company in Luzhai Town, Luzhai County, where he was blocked by a motorcycle. Chen, Zhang Mouliang, and Wei Moudong were talking by the roadside after drinking. When <Defendant A> got out of the car to move the motorcycle, he had an argument with Chen. Then <Defendant A> called the defendant <Defendant B> and asked <Defendant B> to come over. After making the call, <Defendant A> went to find Chen and the others, and the argument continued and escalated into a fight. When <Defendant B> arrived at the scene and saw <Defendant A> fighting with Chen, <Defendant B> hit Chen on the head and legs with an iron pipe, and then fled the scene. After receiving an anonymous report from the public, the police arrived at the scene and summoned <Defendant A> and Zhang Mouliang to the police station for investigation. Upon questioning, <Defendant A> confessed to the fact of fighting with others. Chen was sent to Luzhai County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital for treatment and was discharged on December 20 of the same year. According to forensic identification, Chen's injuries were classified as minor injuries of the first degree, and Zhang Mouliang's injuries were classified as minor injuries.


Upon trial, it was found that on May 19, 2017, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant A>, together with Chen Mou3 (handled in a separate case), fraudulently obtained a Porsche Cayenne car (license plate number Zhejiang G×××××) from Baichuan Leasing Company in Dongyang, Zhejiang Province by signing a car rental contract. They later drove the car to Jinyun and forged a loan contract and a car pledge guarantee contract, falsely claiming that the car owner Si Mou had pledged the car to Chen Mou3, and obtained a vehicle pledge loan of 325,000 yuan from Shang Mou. According to the appraisal, the price of the Porsche Cayenne car was 400,000 yuan.


After trial, it was found that the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, without obtaining permission from the trademark holder XCMG Group, jointly invested in purchasing excavator parts and replicated an XCMG Group XE240D model excavator. They affixed XCMG Group's registered trademarks (Trademark Registration No. 14601413, Trademark Registration No. 1641821, Trademark Registration No. 3552544) on the body and nameplate of the machine. The approved use categories for the aforementioned trademarks all include excavators. The two defendants planned to sell the machine for over 450,000 RMB. <Defendant A> posted a sales advertisement on WeChat Moments under the name "New Stock XCMG 240". Before the machine was sold, it was seized by the Market Supervision Administration of Quanshan District, Xuzhou City. <Defendant A> was summoned to the case on March 25, 2019, and <Defendant B> turned himself in on March 28, 2019.


Upon trial, the court ascertained the following facts:

1. Crime of Illegal Business Operations
From September to October 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, along with an accomplice Zhong (who is currently at large), without obtaining the necessary qualifications for diesel operations, arranged for the defendant <Defendant B> and others to purchase a total of 23 tons of diesel in Yifeng County on two occasions. The purchased diesel was then sold to Liu Donghua of Tianrui Ceramics Factory in Sixi Town, Shanggao County, resulting in illegal business operations amounting to over 144,000 yuan.

2. Crime of Theft
In the early morning of October 17, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, using a method of prying open the fuel tank cap, stole 300 liters of diesel, valued at 1,923 yuan, from a semi-trailer truck owned by the victim Yuan, which was parked in a small alley beside Jinling International Community and Jingshan Primary School in Aoshan Town, Shanggao County.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant, <Defendant A>, from early 2016 to around April 2017, used the internet and communication and payment tools such as WeChat and Alipay to contact upstream sellers. <Defendant A> then sold air guns and firearms through a markup resale method. Specifically, <Defendant A> sold one "Czech Cricket Air Gun" and one "Condor Air Gun" to Cao Dongyue (already sentenced), who resides in Wuqing District, Tianjin. <Defendant A> coordinated the shipment of the gun parts to Wuqing District, Tianjin, and made an illegal profit of approximately 2700 RMB. Subsequently, Cao Dongyue resold these two air guns to Li Mou1 and Li Mou2 and assisted in assembling them into complete firearms.

During the aforementioned period, <Defendant B> contacted <Defendant A> via WeChat to purchase one firearm and paid <Defendant A> 20,000 RMB. <Defendant A> then contacted an upstream seller to purchase a small-caliber firearm, assembled the complete firearm from the shipped parts, and delivered it to <Defendant B> at <Defendant B>'s factory in Dongli District, Tianjin. <Defendant A> made an illegal profit of approximately 2000 RMB. After the firearm was delivered and successfully fired, <Defendant B> requested <Defendant A> to take the firearm back due to defects such as the inability to eject the shell casing after firing.

Both <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were subsequently apprehended, and the aforementioned firearms were seized. According to the Tianjin Public Security Bureau's Forensic Identification Center, the "Condor Air Gun" (long gun-shaped) and the "Czech Cricket Air Gun" (short gun-shaped) are both identified as firearms powered by compressed gas. The small-caliber firearm was identified as a firearm capable of firing standard ammunition powered by gunpowder.


Upon trial, it was found that in 2016, the defendant <Defendant A> purchased components such as a nail gun, steel pipes, nail gun cartridges, and lead pellets via Taobao. Through self-study on firearm modification techniques and using tools such as a welding machine and an angle grinder, <Defendant A> illegally manufactured one suspected firearm from the aforementioned components. Knowing that the defendant <Defendant B> needed to manufacture a firearm, <Defendant A> still assisted in purchasing components such as a nail gun and steel pipes. Subsequently, <Defendant B> entrusted another person to illegally manufacture one suspected firearm from these components. Similarly, knowing that the defendant <Defendant C> needed to manufacture a firearm, <Defendant A> assisted in purchasing components such as a nail gun and steel pipes. Later, <Defendant C> used tools such as a welding machine and an angle grinder to manufacture one suspected firearm from these components. According to the appraisal by the Nanjing Public Security Bureau Forensic Science Institute, the three suspected firearms submitted for inspection were confirmed to be firearms capable of firing 6mm diameter metal pellets using gunpowder as a propellant. On July 3, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were apprehended and truthfully confessed their criminal activities.

Offences of Illegal Manufacture of Firearms


Upon trial, it was found that: (1) On April 2, 2018, the victim, Xie Suxia, was deceived by fraudsters impersonating Taobao customer service representatives, who requested her to transfer money to a designated account through phone calls. She transferred a total of RMB 43,845.95 to the designated account in eight transactions. Among these, the defendant <Defendant A> transferred RMB 29,956 of the fraudulently obtained funds into a bank card with the account name <Defendant D> and card number 62×××43. <Defendant D> then withdrew and transferred the money for consumption by the two. (2) On April 23, 2018, when the investigative agency apprehended the defendant <Defendant A>, they found over 90 bank cards at the scene, which had been obtained through purchase or fraud, including more than 30 bank cards left by <Defendant B>. (3) In mid-March 2018, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> were invited by <Defendant A> to Wuhan to assist in withdrawing money. <Defendant B> brought more than 30 bank cards to provide to <Defendant A> for transferring and withdrawing money, of which 27 bank cards were usable. <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> jointly withdrew nearly RMB 130,000 for Mr. An and <Defendant A>, with each of the two defendants receiving a reward of RMB 500, and <Defendant A> receiving a reward of RMB 1,000.


After the trial, it was found that: the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were approved to drive the passenger vehicles with license plates Yu P×××** (original license plate Yu P×××**) and P9A220 (original license plate Yu P×××**), respectively, on the route from Xiangcheng Passenger Transport Center Station to Huying, Dongfang Office, Xiangcheng City. However, they actually operated on the route from Xiangcheng City to Huaiyang County. According to regulations, operating the route from Xiangcheng City to Huaiyang County does not qualify for the financial fuel subsidy. Nevertheless, <Defendant A> applied for fuel subsidies for the route from Xiangcheng Passenger Transport Center Station to Huying, Dongfang Office, Xiangcheng City from 2008 to 2016, fraudulently obtaining a total of 244,570.22 yuan in financial fuel subsidies. <Defendant B> applied for fuel subsidies for the same route from 2012 to 2016, fraudulently obtaining a total of 204,248.89 yuan in financial fuel subsidies. The defendants have returned all the illicit proceeds. The above facts were not disputed by the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, who pleaded guilty and accepted punishment in court. Additionally, the testimonies of witnesses Xia Xiao, Fan, and Cui, among others; documentary evidence including household registration certificates, fuel subsidy application materials, and payment records; and identification records, all serve as evidence. These pieces of evidence have been cross-examined and verified in court, and they are indeed sufficient to establish the facts.


Upon trial, it was found that on February 5, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, together with Tu Mou and Qin Mou (both already sentenced), after processing a fake registration certificate and driving license for the BMW 730 car with the license plate number Yu N××××× rented from Guo Mou in Shangqiu under the name of <Defendant A>, Tu Mou then pawned the car to Zhang Mou, defrauding Zhang Mou of 108,000 yuan. On February 10, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, together with Tu Mou and Qin Mou, after processing a fake registration certificate and driving license for the BMW car with the license plate number Yu A××××× rented by <Defendant A> in Zhengzhou under the name of <Defendant A>, pawned the car to Zhang Mou, defrauding Zhang Mou of 81,000 yuan. In total, they defrauded Zhang Mou of 189,000 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that since December 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> employed the defendant <Defendant B> to sell counterfeit watches bearing the registered RADO trademark at a location rented by <Defendant A> in Baiyun District of this city. On July 22, 2019, the police apprehended both defendants at the aforementioned location and seized 1,130 counterfeit watches bearing the registered RADO trademark, 400 watch heads, and 300 watch straps on-site. According to the appraisal, the seized watches were valued at RMB 23,793,000 based on the mid-market price of genuine products.


Upon trial, it was found that: (1) From 2007 to November 16, 2008, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> borrowed a total of 240,000 yuan from the victim, Li Mou, under the pretense of needing funds for the operation of a coking plant. They provided Li Mou with a fake state-owned land use certificate, Huai Guo Yong (2003) No. 0090, as collateral. Subsequently, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> repaid Li Mou 19,200 yuan in interest and 100,000 yuan in principal. After June 2010, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> lost contact, and the remaining loan has not been repaid to date. After the incident, Li Mou forgave the criminal behavior of <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> and issued a written letter of forgiveness. Additionally, although the prosecution provided evidence for the first incident they charged (where <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> defrauded Li Chun of 50,000 yuan on March 15, 2006), including Li Chun's report materials and statements, the IOU dated March 15, 2006, and the confessions of <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, upon presentation, reading, and cross-examination in court, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and their defense argued that the above evidence only proves that <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> borrowed 50,000 yuan from Li Chun through Gu Mou on March 15, 2006, which constitutes a simple private loan relationship, without fabricating facts to defraud Li Chun of money, and therefore should not be recognized as a crime. After a comprehensive analysis of the above evidence and the cross-examination opinions of both the prosecution and the defense,


Upon trial, it was found that in 2015, the defendant <Defendant A> obtained a modified nail gun from "Meng Mou" (name unknown). One day after the Spring Festival in 2016, through the intermediary introduction by the defendant <Defendant B> and Ning Mou (handled in another case), the defendant <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Ning Mou sold the gun to Wei Mou (already sentenced) near the bridgehead of Jindang Village, Kangle Village Committee, Zhaixu Town, Pubei County, Guangxi, for 1,000 RMB. The Pubei County Public Security Bureau organized police officers to search Wei Mou's residence and seized one suspected gun, 60 nail gun cartridges, 2 steel ball bullets, and 16 homemade bullet heads on the spot. According to the appraisal by the Qinzhou Public Security Bureau's Evidence Identification Office, the suspected gun was identified as a modified black powder gun that uses gunpowder as a propellant to fire bullets, and was classified as a firearm with injurious power. The defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered and truthfully confessed to his crime. <Defendant A> was arrested by the public security authorities at the first-floor waiting room of Qujing Railway Station in Yunnan Province and was temporarily detained at the Qujing City Qilin District Detention Center. After being brought to justice, <Defendant A> confessed to the aforementioned crime. <Defendant B> is a drug user.


Upon examination, it was found that between February 2019 and March 1, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others conspired to harbor prostitutes Tang, Kuang, and Ling at the "Zu Qian Li" foot massage parlor on Tiandu Road, Jianggan District, in this city. They did so for profit, allowing the prostitutes to engage in prostitution activities at the aforementioned location and profiting at least 675 yuan from the proceeds.


After the trial, it was established that in 1996, the defendant <Defendant A> married the victim Zhang Mou3 (male, deceased at the age of 29). Due to Zhang Mou3 forcing <Defendant A> into prostitution, among other reasons, the marital relationship became strained. Prior to the incident, while <Defendant A> was engaged in prostitution in Hai District, Zhejiang Province, she met the defendant <Defendant B>, and the two developed an illicit relationship. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> conspired to lure the victim Zhang Mou3 to Cixi City, Zhejiang Province, and then murder him. On August 29, 2003, <Defendant A> deceived Zhang Mou3 into coming to Cixi City under the pretense of engaging in prostitution, where they stayed in a rented house arranged by <Defendant B>. On the 31st of the same month, Zhang Mou3 was poisoned and died after consuming food laced with tetramine (a potent rodenticide) prepared by the two defendants. Subsequently, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> cleaned the crime scene and fled to Zhenhai and other places. The plaintiffs in the attached civil lawsuit, Zhang Mou1, Yang Mou, and Zhang Mou2, suffered certain economic losses due to the death of Zhang Mou3.


Upon trial, it was found that from mid-2017 to July 29, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> repeatedly introduced women such as "Xiaoxiao," "Xiaoxue," "Xiaoxia," He Moumou (also known as "Xiaoyu," a minor), Zhu Mou, and others to hotels in the county town for prostitution and collected referral fees. During this period, the defendant <Defendant B> repeatedly requested the defendant <Defendant A> to arrange for prostitutes to engage in sexual transactions with clients as needed, charging a referral fee of 50 yuan per person each time. The defendant <Defendant A>, according to the requirements of the defendant <Defendant B>, arranged for He Moumou, Zhu Mou, "Xiaoxiao," and others to provide prostitution services to clients. The defendant <Defendant B> then collected referral fees paid by the defendant <Defendant A> to gain benefits. During the period of introducing prostitution, the defendant <Defendant A> made a profit of 2000 yuan, and the defendant <Defendant B> made a profit of 1500 yuan from the defendant <Defendant A>. These facts are substantiated by the case registration form, the decision to file the case, witness testimonies, the confessions of the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, the handwritten confession of the defendant <Defendant B>, WeChat chat and payment records screenshots, identification records, inspection records, photos of the arrest scene, site inspection work records, seizure list, electronic evidence inspection work records, a notebook, the process of arrest, the household registration information of the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, and other written materials, all of which provide sufficient evidence for the determination.


Upon trial, it was found that in September 2014, the defendant <Defendant A> was unable to obtain a car loan due to poor personal credit history. Consequently, <Defendant A> sought assistance from the defendant <Defendant B> and used false asset proof, income proof, and other materials to apply for a car loan in the name of <Defendant B>. On September 22 of the same year, <Defendant A> arranged for <Defendant B> and his wife Zhang Tengteng to sign a car purchase contract with Dangshan Diyou Automobile Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Diyou Company) to buy an Audi Q3 car priced at 271,839 yuan. They also signed a loan contract with the East City Branch of Dangshan Rural Commercial Bank (hereinafter referred to as Dangshan Rural Commercial Bank) to obtain a car loan of 190,000 yuan, using the purchased Audi car as collateral. Diyou Company provided joint liability guarantee, and Zhongcai Insurance Suzhou Branch provided car consumer loan guarantee insurance. <Defendant A> paid a down payment of 81,839 yuan for the vehicle loan and made repayments through <Defendant B>'s account until May 2015. Afterward, despite the bank's collection efforts, they refused to repay the loan. In May 2016, <Defendant A> pledged the car to others for a loan, with <Defendant B> signing on-site as the car owner, and the obtained funds were not used to repay the bank loan. Due to the refusal of both defendants to repay the loan despite the bank's collection efforts, Diyou Company paid the due amounts for June to November 2015 to Dangshan Rural Commercial Bank and sought reimbursement from the defendants. Zhongcai Insurance Suzhou Branch repaid 167,574.04 yuan to Dangshan Rural Commercial Bank and obtained the right of recovery. Despite the collection efforts by Zhongcai Insurance Suzhou Branch, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> still did not repay the loan. Before the case was discovered, <Defendant A> repaid a total of 59,071.06 yuan, including the reimbursement to Diyou Company.


Upon trial and verification, the facts of the defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and others engaging in group fighting and intentional injury are as follows: At approximately 02:00 on November 23, 2016, the victim Sun and Tang (girlfriend of <Defendant B>) had a dispute in a WeChat group over a card game. Tang added <Defendant B> to the WeChat group, after which <Defendant B> had an argument with Sun. Subsequently, they agreed to meet for a fight through private messages at the East Bus Station in Shuangqing District, Shaoyang City. <Defendant B> gathered <Defendant C>, <Defendant A>, Mao Lucheng (at large), and Li Yong (at large) to go to the East Bus Station in Shuangqing District together. <Defendant A> drove <Defendant B> and Li Yong to the East Bus Station, while <Defendant C> and Mao Lucheng arrived near the bus station from Jiangbei. After the two parties met, a scuffle ensued. <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant A>, and Li Yong chased Sun, who fell to the ground and was beaten by the four. Sun subsequently fell and could not get up, suffering multiple stab wounds. According to an appraisal by the Shaoyang City Puai Judicial Appraisal Institute, Sun suffered multiple stab wounds leading to hemorrhagic shock, and was assessed as having sustained second-degree serious injuries. After the incident, the families of defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant C> reached a settlement with the victim Sun, compensating for the victim's losses. The victim Sun expressed forgiveness towards defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant C>, and requested leniency for the three defendants.


Upon trial, the following facts were ascertained:

1. On March 24, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> used WeChat and the internet to assist the defendant <Defendant B> in purchasing several parts for a Tohyung air rifle at the price of 2300 RMB. Subsequently, the defendant <Defendant B> assembled one Tohyung air rifle.

2. On April 6, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A>, following the instructions of the defendant <Defendant B>, used WeChat and the internet to purchase several parts for a Tohyung air rifle at the price of 2800 RMB and sent them to Wu (to be processed in a separate case). Wu later assembled one Tohyung air rifle.

3. On April 16, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A>, following the instructions of the defendant <Defendant B>, used WeChat and the internet to purchase several parts for a Tohyung air rifle at the price of 2800 RMB and sent them to Li (to be processed in a separate case). Li later assembled one Tohyung air rifle.

After the case was discovered, the Chuzhou City Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center identified that the firing performance of the aforementioned three gun-like items was normal, and they were classified as firearms. On November 23, 2017, the defendant <Defendant B> was apprehended by the public security authorities; on December 6 of the same year, the defendant <Defendant A> was notified to appear before the public security authorities for other reasons.


Upon trial, it was found that in the early morning of June 25, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> used a dark green Leopard off-road vehicle with the license plate Chuan V352** (which was a government vehicle equipped with police lights, sirens, and batons) parked at Litang Kaixuan Auto Repair Shop. Together with the defendant <Defendant B>, they wore standard police multifunctional coats and went to Xionglavillage, Cunge Township, Litang County, under the pretense of being assigned by the Cunge Township Government of Litang County to inspect vehicles without licenses. They used police lights and sirens to inspect the motorcycles of victims Ding, Xie, and Lu. During the inspection, the motorcycle of victim Ding was not penalized because it had a driving license. The Chery car of victim A, which was parked by the roadside, had its tires deflated by the two defendants after failing to find the owner, and they smashed the trunk and rear door with a police baton. The motorcycle of victim Xie, due to the lack of a driving license, had its front part smashed by defendant <Defendant A> with a police baton, and victim Xie was fined 500 yuan. Victim Lu was fined 1,900 yuan because his home displayed prohibited photos. When the village head of Xionglavillage, Cunge Township, Duomou discovered that defendant <Defendant A> was not a township official, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> used a police baton to hit village head Duomou. According to a legal appraisal, the value of the damaged items was 570 yuan. Defendant <Defendant A> was apprehended by the police of Litang County Public Security Bureau on June 27, 2018, and defendant <Defendant B> turned himself in to the Litang County Public Security Bureau on June 27, 2018.


Upon trial, it was found that since June 2016, the defendant <Defendant A> had been illegally in possession of a homemade firearm. Around October 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> placed the firearm in the kitchen of the defendant <Defendant B>, who was growing mushrooms there. During this period, the defendant <Defendant A> took the firearm to the nearby mountains to shoot birds and then returned the firearm to the kitchen of the defendant <Defendant B>. The defendant <Defendant B> knew that the defendant <Defendant A> had placed the modified nail gun in his kitchen but did not report it. On July 9, 2019, police officers from Longling County Public Security Bureau, led by the defendant <Defendant A>, seized a modified nail gun, 19 nail gun cartridges, and 39 lead pellets next to the bed in the mushroom-growing kitchen of the defendant <Defendant B> in Conggang Village, Mengnuo Town, near the old village committee. According to the appraisal, the firearm was a homemade gun powered by gunpowder, capable of firing projectiles with injurious force and functioning normally, thus qualifying as a firearm under the "Firearms Control Law of the People's Republic of China." On September 29, 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authority following a telephone summons and truthfully confessed his crime. The defendant <Defendant A> reported and exposed the crimes of others, leading to the resolution of other cases, and thus has a mitigating circumstance.


After trial, it was found that: Since 2014, Huang Mou7 (nickname "Aigu", handled in a separate case) had gathered defendant <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Zhu Mou2, Li Mou, Kang Mou (all of whom have been sentenced) and other idlers in society. They often colluded together in Dayu County to intentionally commit multiple crimes of picking quarrels and provoking troubles and engaging in gang fights. They acted recklessly, bullied the public, and formed a criminal gang with Huang Mou7 as the principal figure, Zhu Mou2, Li Mou, and others as key members, and <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Kang Mou as members. This gang severely disrupted economic and social order, causing a significantly negative social impact. The public security organ apprehended defendant <Defendant B> on August 22, 2019, and defendant <Defendant A> turned himself in to the public security organ on September 3 of the same year. Defendant <Defendant B> illegally profited 6000 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that in July 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> took over the operation of the "Baomahui" massage parlor located at Room 201, Building 10, Oasis Garden, Huashan District. In June 2019, the parlor was renamed "Linyutang" Club. From the end of April to July 2019, in order to boost business, the defendant <Defendant A> decided to offer a "398 Package" service to customers, which included oral sex. The defendant <Defendant A> managed the prostitutes through a system of uniform numbering, accommodation, fees, profit-sharing, and leave policies. He recruited and organized several prostitutes, including Chen Shanshan, Su Mei, and Mao, to provide the aforementioned prostitution services to customers in the club.

The defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that the club was involved in organized prostitution activities, still accepted the employment from the defendant <Defendant A> and started working as a cashier at the club in early May 2019. <Defendant B> was responsible for collecting payments, bookkeeping, soliciting customers, and arranging technician services for customers. By the time the case was uncovered, the club had generated a total revenue of over 300,000 yuan through organized prostitution.

On the evening of July 23, 2019, police officers conducted an inspection of the "Linyutang" Club, catching the defendant <Defendant B> and several individuals involved in prostitution and solicitation on the spot. Subsequently, on July 30, <Defendant A> was arrested. Both <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> truthfully confessed to the criminal facts after being brought to justice.


Upon trial, it was found that in mid-November 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, in order to seek illegal profits, rented a farmer's villa at XXX Lane, XXX Number, Lianxi Road, Anting Town, Jiading District, Shanghai, to establish an unnamed club. Through contacts made online, <Defendant A> recruited prostitutes and solicited clients, organizing prostitution activities involving illegal personnel such as Yu Moumou, Li Mou, Chen Mou2, Luo Mou, and Zhang Mou2 at the said club. Defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> knowingly assisted <Defendant A> in organizing prostitution. Specifically, <Defendant B> was responsible for recruiting and managing the prostitutes and receiving the clients, and arranged for <Defendant C> to assist in receiving clients and arranging for them to select prostitutes. <Defendant D> was tasked by <Defendant A> to drive and transport the clients.

Between the afternoon of November 17 and the early morning of November 18, 2019, clients Chen Mou1, Zhang Mou1, and Xing Moumou visited the aforementioned unnamed club successively, engaging in prostitution activities with the club's prostitutes Yu Moumou, Li Mou, and Chen Mou2, respectively. <Defendant A> and others charged each client RMB 1798 for these services. At around 1 a.m. on November 18, the police conducted an inspection at the location and caught Zhang Mou1 and Li Mou, Xing Moumou and Chen Mou2, as well as the other prostitutes Zhang Mou2, Luo Mou, and Yu Moumou, who were all about to engage in prostitution activities. <Defendant C> and <Defendant B> were apprehended at the scene, while <Defendant A> and <Defendant D> were arrested in a vehicle in front of the villa. All four defendants truthfully confessed to the aforementioned criminal facts after being brought to justice.


Upon examination, the court found the following facts:

1. On September 24, 2017, at approximately 21:00, the defendant <Defendant A> had an altercation with a person named Dong at a snack bar in Qiaojia County. <Defendant A> injured Dong with a glass cup. According to the medical evaluation, Dong sustained minor injuries of the second degree. After the incident, <Defendant A>'s family compensated Dong for his economic losses and obtained his forgiveness.

2. On November 21, 2017, at approximately 1:00, the defendant <Defendant B> and Ma (born on March 28, 2002, and under 16 years old at the time of the crime) had a dispute over a girlfriend, which led to both parties summoning their friends for a fight with weapons. At around 2:00, Ma summoned Tang, Luo, Xia, Hu, and others to confront <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and others with weapons at the entrance of XX Park on XX Street in XX Town, Qiaojia County. <Defendant C> called out for <Defendant B> and Ma to fight in the middle of the road. Consequently, Ma and <Defendant B> fought with knives in the middle of the road near the entrance of Xingbiao Park, and <Defendant A> injured Tang on the head with a steel pipe. According to the medical evaluation, Ma sustained minor injuries of the second degree, <Defendant B> sustained minor injuries of the first degree, and Tang did not undergo a medical evaluation for his injuries.

3. On December 16, 2017, at approximately 1:00, the defendant <Defendant D> injured <Defendant A> with the sheath of <Defendant A>'s knife on the road opposite XX Bar in Qiaojia County after <Defendant A> had injured security guard Dai at the entrance of XX Bar. According to the medical evaluation, <Defendant A> sustained minor injuries of the second degree, and Dai Houfu sustained minor injuries. After the incident, <Defendant D>'s family compensated <Defendant A> for his economic losses and obtained his forgiveness.

After the incident, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant D> voluntarily surrendered to the authorities after being notified by the police via telephone.


Upon trial, it was found that during the period from January 2017 to May 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, while in office, in order to evade inspections by the medical health department and to increase the hospital's income by reimbursing medical insurance funds, knowingly instructed the defendant <Defendant C>, <Defendant B>, and others, who did not have qualifications as psychiatric physicians, to provide psychological diagnosis and treatment to 215 patients including Xie Gengying, despite the fact that physicians Guo Qingshen, Zhao Yanling, and Liang Xiaofeng were not practicing at that hospital. They forged psychological treatment records by using the signatures of Guo Qingshen, Zhao Yanling, and Liang Xiaofeng, thereby fraudulently obtaining 441,627.54 yuan in medical insurance funds. Among them, the defendant <Defendant B> forged 124 psychological treatment records for X patients using Guo Qingshen's signature, involving medical insurance funds amounting to 320,816 yuan; the defendant <Defendant C> forged 37 psychological treatment records for X patients using the signatures of Guo Qingshen and Zhao Yanling, involving medical insurance funds amounting to 70,071.12 yuan. After the incident, the defendant <Defendant A> returned all the fraudulently obtained medical insurance funds.


Upon trial, it was found that since February 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> had been harboring women for prostitution at the Xiushui Bay Spa Club, located at No. 878 Xijin West Road, Qilihe District, in this city. At around 11 PM on May 23, 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> was caught by the police while harboring Gao and Ge for prostitution with clients Lei and Jin (all four of whom were administratively punished) at the said club, and illegal earnings of 1,740 yuan were seized.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 9 a.m. on October 20, 2016, the defendant <Defendant B> selected an item named "BMW X5 Nail Gun" through Hao's Taobao APP in the "Tenghui Hardware Tools Store" and had Chen make the payment on his behalf. On November 19, 2018, when investigators from the Gushi County Public Security Bureau were verifying the gun purchase clues, <Defendant B> voluntarily handed over the purchased gun-shaped item to the public security authorities. According to the appraisal by the Xinyang Public Security Bureau Forensic Identification Office, the gun-shaped item purchased by <Defendant B> was identified as a firearm, with gunpowder as the propellant.

On November 8, 2016, the defendant <Defendant A> selected an item named "BMW X5 Automatic Shell Ejecting Nail Gun" through the Taobao APP in the "Tenghui Hardware Tools Store." Later, <Defendant A> sent the shopping link to Chen, who made the payment on his behalf. On November 19, 2018, when investigators from the Gushi County Public Security Bureau were verifying the gun purchase clues, <Defendant A> voluntarily handed over the purchased gun-shaped item to the public security authorities. According to the appraisal by the Xinyang Public Security Bureau Forensic Identification Office, the gun-shaped item purchased by <Defendant A> was identified as a firearm, with gunpowder as the propellant.

On January 21, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered themselves to the Luzhen Police Station of the Guangde County Public Security Bureau in Anhui Province.


After trial, it was found that: At around 23:00 on December 8, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, after premeditation, used folding knives, electric batons, and other deadly weapons to hijack the victim Zhao, who was about to drive away, in the parking lot in front of Changfeng Center in Dadong District, Shenyang City, and took him to a remote section of Qipanshan. Inside Zhao's car, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> used weapons and verbal threats to force the victim to agree to deliver 2 million RMB to the two defendants two days later. Under the instruction of <Defendant A>, <Defendant B> took nude photos of the victim. The two defendants threatened the victim with personal safety, the safety of family members, and the nude photos to ensure timely payment and to prevent the victim from reporting to the police. After the victim Zhao reported to the police, on December 10, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were arrested by the public security authorities.


After trial, it was found that in the early morning of September 27, 2018, Zheng Mou (handled in a separate case) had a dispute with the defendant <Defendant A> over trivial matters after drinking and agreed to fight. The defendant <Defendant A> led the defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant B> back home to fetch long knives and other weapons. They then went to Zheng Mou's residence at Building 13, Binjiang Xinyuan, Jiangpu Street, Pukou District, and assaulted Zheng Mou as he came downstairs. Zheng Mou broke free and returned home to get two kitchen knives, with which he went back downstairs and injured <Defendant A>'s head and <Defendant C>'s left wrist. According to the assessment, the injuries of <Defendant A> were classified as minor injuries of the second degree, while the injuries of <Defendant C> and Zheng Mou were classified as minor injuries. On September 27, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> waited at the scene despite knowing that someone had called the police. On September 28 of the same year, the defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities. After being captured, all three defendants truthfully confessed their crimes.


Upon trial, it was found that from March 21 to September 7, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, at the Jinzhou Taihe District Dream Health and Wellness Center (also known as "Dream Foot Massage") located at 3-95, Nanzhuangli Nanjun Tianxia Yuyuan, Taihe District, Jinzhou, recruited female technicians to provide health services to customers. To obtain higher economic benefits, <Defendant A> harbored female technicians Geng, Tong, Li, and Cui to engage in prostitution activities in the store nine times, with an agreement to split the prostitution earnings equally. <Defendant A> collected a total of 3990 yuan in prostitution fees. <Defendant A> assigned <Defendant B>, who worked as a waiter in the store, to watch the store, greet customers, collect payments, and observe whether customers were new or regular to prevent police inspections. Despite knowing that <Defendant A> was harboring female technicians for prostitution activities, <Defendant B> still assisted <Defendant A> in harboring others for prostitution. On September 7, 2019, during a surprise inspection for prostitution by the public security authorities at the Jinzhou Taihe District Dream Health and Wellness Center, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were apprehended and brought to justice. After being brought to justice, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> truthfully confessed their criminal activities.


Upon trial, it was found that in August 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, while guarding the corn in his field in Zuoshan Village, Jifeng Town, Cheng County, took out a homemade gun and stored it in a temporary shelter constructed by the defendant <Defendant B>. In September 2018, when <Defendant B> dismantled the shelter, he took the homemade gun back to his own tobacco drying house for safekeeping on behalf of <Defendant A>. On April 27, 2019, the homemade gun was seized by the police officers of Cheng County Public Security Bureau. According to the appraisal by the Gansu Provincial Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center: "The submitted material is a front-loading gunpowder firearm, which uses gunpowder as the propellant, and is identified as a firearm with injuring capability." Additionally, it was found that a homemade gun, a bottle of gunpowder, and a loading tube for gunpowder, which were lawfully seized by Cheng County Public Security Bureau, were not transferred with the case.


Upon trial, it was found that: (1) In 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> extorted the victim, Wei Mou1, on the grounds that Wei Mou1, during his tenure as Chairman of "Huaxin Group" in Tianying Town, Jieshou City, failed to secure construction projects for <Defendant A> to profit from. <Defendant A> used multiple reports of Wei Mou1's tax evasion and threats over the phone to extort Wei Mou1. On December 29, 2018, the victim Wei Mou1 arranged for Yang Mou, Wei Mou2, and Tao Mou to meet <Defendant A> at the "Urban Impression" teahouse in Jieshou City and paid <Defendant A> a total of 95,000 yuan in cash. After receiving the money, <Defendant A> promised not to report Wei Mou1 again and issued a written document to that effect. In early 2019, <Defendant A> gave 10,000 yuan of the extorted money to <Defendant B>, who accepted the money despite knowing it was obtained through extortion. After the incident, both defendants compensated the victim for the losses and received the victim's understanding.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 2 a.m. on March 5, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, along with Wu (handled in a separate case), Huang (handled in a separate case), and others, left the Yishang Hotel in Chibi City's Chimagang. Wu urinated by the right side wall of the hotel and urged Du, who was passing by, to walk faster. Du's friend, Zhou 1, believed Wu was harassing Du and argued with Wu. Zhou 1 and Wu then engaged in a scuffle and began hitting each other. Seeing this, <Defendant A> and Huang came over to help Wu, punching and kicking Zhou 1, eventually knocking him to the ground. Du, who was trying to mediate, was also injured. Subsequently, Wu and others attempted to leave but were stopped by Du. During the pulling and shoving, Huang and <Defendant A> left the scene, while Wu continued to tangle with Zhou 1 and Du. Later, Zhou 1 knocked Wu to the ground. The defendant <Defendant B> arrived upon hearing the commotion and tried to separate Zhou 1 and Wu. Du then struck <Defendant B> with a steel pipe. In response, <Defendant B> pinned Zhou 1 onto the hood of a white car and elbowed his back several times. During the mediation attempt, Zhang 1 was also injured. According to the assessment, Zhou 1 sustained comminuted fractures of both nasal bones, constituting a second-degree minor injury; Du suffered a nasal contusion causing prosthesis displacement and multiple soft tissue injuries, constituting a first-degree minor injury; Zhang 1 sustained soft tissue injuries to both knees, constituting a third-degree minor injury. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with Wu and Huang, have compensated the victims Zhou 1 and Du for economic losses amounting to 38,039.05 yuan.


After the trial, it was found that in November 2015, Pan Mou1 (husband of Pan Mou2, the owner of the Land Rover, and operator of Renfa Auto Brokerage in Fengmou District, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province) rented his Land Rover Evoque to Yao Mou (operator of Sanyou Car Rental) for 30,000 yuan per month. On November 19, 2015, Yao Mou subleased the car to <Defendant A> for 60,000 yuan per month. <Defendant A>, in collusion with <Defendant B>, forged a loan contract and a vehicle transfer mortgage contract, and on November 20, 2015, sold the car in the form of a mortgaged vehicle to Liu Mou for 200,000 yuan in Yangpu District, Shanghai. On April 8, 2016, Pan Mou3 and others came to Ningjin to drive the car away, but it was seized by the police on the way. On May 15, 2019, the Ningjin County Public Security Bureau Criminal Investigation Brigade returned the involved Land Rover Evoque to Pan Mou1.


Upon trial, it was found that from October 7, 2019, to November 13, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, in collusion with <Defendant B>, gathered <Defendant C>, <Defendant D>, and others for profit-making purposes. They set up a fixed prostitution venue at Room 1803, Unit B, Building 4, Xin Haolan Jing Community, Mingxin Middle Road, Wujin District, Changzhou City. Through "keyboard operators" using QQ, WeChat, and other online software to solicit clients, arranging dedicated transportation for clients, agreeing on profit-sharing, and setting up a work system for prostitutes, they organized individuals such as Li Moumou, Mou Mou, Yao Mou, Wang Mou, and others to provide prostitution services at prices of 468 yuan and 550 yuan, respectively, making an illegal profit totaling 29,976 yuan.

Among them, the defendant <Defendant A> acted as the boss, responsible for recruiting staff and prostitutes, and contacting clients. The defendant <Defendant B> served as the on-site manager, responsible for managing the prostitutes, transporting clients, bookkeeping, and distributing wages. The defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> acted as "keyboard operators," responsible for soliciting clients.


Upon trial, it was found that on October 3, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> drove a vehicle with the license plate number Ji A ××××× (Yu L ×××××) from another location to Kunming City to unload goods. After unloading, they drove to a parking lot in Qujing City to rest. Later, <Defendant A> obtained cargo information through the "Truck Helper" app on his phone and contacted the cargo owner. On October 7, 2018, the cargo owner called to inform them that the loading location was in Qiubei County, Wenshan Prefecture. After agreeing on the compensation for lost work time and transportation fees, the cargo owner sent the loading location information to <Defendant A>. Subsequently, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> drove according to the navigation to the Badaoshao Bus Station in Qiubei County to wait and contacted the cargo owner. A man then boarded their vehicle and guided them to a village roadside about 5 to 6 kilometers away from the bus station to load the goods. The cargo owner arranged for personnel to use a three-wheeled motorcycle to transport the tobacco leaves multiple times to the loading site and transfer them to the vehicle driven by <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, with the license plate number Ji A ××××× (Yu L ×××××). At around 4 a.m. on October 8, 2018, after the tobacco leaves were loaded, the cargo owner drove a vehicle to lead <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, who were driving the loaded vehicle, onto the highway. Under the cargo owner's direction and arrangement, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> transported the tobacco leaves to Luoyang City, Henan Province. The vehicle was intercepted at the Pingnian Toll Station in Funing County. Upon appraisal, the net weight of the seized tobacco leaves was 14,920 kilograms, valued at RMB 729,000.


Upon investigation, it was found that between May 2019 and January 2020, the defendant <Defendant A>, taking advantage of operating the Yutinggong Foot Bath Shop in Siming District, Xiamen, used the third-floor rooms of the shop as a venue for prostitution. <Defendant A> organized in-house technicians <Defendant B>, Hu, Chen, Yang, and others to provide sexual services to male customers for profit, illegally earning more than 10,000 RMB (the same currency below). The defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that <Defendant A> was engaging in the aforementioned organization of prostitution activities, still assisted <Defendant A> in receiving clients, arranging appointments, collecting fees, and distributing earnings from prostitution, receiving a payment of 3,000 RMB from <Defendant A>. On January 8, 2020, at around 22:00, police officers from the Siming Branch of the Xiamen Public Security Bureau caught <Defendant B> in the act of prostitution at the aforementioned location, along with prostitutes Hu, Chen, Yang, and the client Wu. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were arrested on the spot, and a condom and three mobile phones involved in the case were seized. The family of <Defendant B> has refunded the aforementioned illegal earnings of 3,000 RMB to the public security authorities on behalf of <Defendant B>.