the use of violence, and in 2010, he set up a pawnshop that loaned money at high rates of interest. The following year, he boosted the number of gang members by recruiting unemployed locals, the verdict said.
The outfit had a strict structure and clear hierarchy: in addition to Wen, there were three key members, five active participants and 16 other members. When police cracked the organization, they seized cash and property valued at The main features of mafia-style crime are:
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Poses a threat to political security, especially political power and systemic securityControls grassroots political power, manipulates and destroys grassroots elections, monopolizes rural resourcesVillage tyrants employ family and tribal forces to run amok in the countryside to oppress and harm othersCreating problems in the process of land expropriation and rental, or the demolition and construction of projectsMalicious bidding, illegal occupation of land and excessive exploitation in fields such as construction, engineering, transportation, mineral resources and fishing Bullying, demanding protection money from markets, stations, terminals, tourist attractions and other placesManipulating and operating illegal and criminal activities, such as gambling and the drug tradeLending money at usurious interest rates and using violence to secure payment of debtsIntervening in civil disputes and acting as underground law enforcement teamsAiding criminal organizations from overseasOrganizing or employing paid posters to threaten, intimidate, insult, slander or harass others on the internet