Table of Contents

Section 1 Big Data on Criminal Cases Section 2 Common Questions Regarding Criminal Complaints Section 3 Pain Points of Criminal Complaints Section 4 Solutions Section 5 Service Workflow Section 6 List of Service Deliverables Section 7 Case Solutions

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Big Data on Criminal Cases

Section 1

Extract of Criminal Case Statistics from the Supreme People’s Court

Extract of Criminal Case Statistics from the Supreme People’s Procuratorate

In addition, according to a press conference held by the Ministry of Public Security on May 27, 2024, the number of criminal cases registered and public security administrative cases handled nationwide in 2023 decreased by 12.9% and 9.7% respectively compared with 2019.

It can be seen from the above data: the acquittal rate has declined year by year and has never exceeded 10%. This statistic only covers persons rather than case quantities. Meanwhile, the proportion of cases whose handling by public security organs is influenced through procuratorial supervision has been rising year after year.

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Section 2 Common Questions Regarding Criminal Complaints

Which criminal offence should I report? Which authority should I visit to file a report? How should I identify the respondent to the complaint? How do I draft materials for criminal reporting? What evidentiary materials do I need to submit when reporting a case? Is my existing evidence sufficient? What additional evidence is required and how can I collect it? What is the exact procedure for reporting a case? What should be done first and what comes next? How should I make my statement during police questioning? What should I do after obtaining the case acceptance receipt? What if I cannot obtain such a receipt? What can I do if I receive no feedback after reporting a case? Why is my case rejected for filing? What remedies are available? If the case is filed, why is no suspect arrested? Why are arrested suspects released afterwards? Once the case is filed and suspects detained, how can I recover my losses? How should I negotiate settlement and forgiveness terms if relatives of the respondent approach me? What should I do if relatives of the respondent urge me to alter my statement? Can I request the court to impose a heavier sentence? Can I withdraw my written forgiveness? If the judgment takes effect yet my losses remain unrecovered, what steps should I take?

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Pain Points of Criminal Complaints

Section 3

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Solutions

Section 4

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Service Workflow

Section 5

1. Accept client consultation, conduct preliminary document analysis and assess potential criminal liability. As market transactions grow increasingly complex, most economic disputes fall within the category of cases involving both criminal and civil legal relations. Effective criminal complaint filing for such cases requires comprehensive analysis by professional criminal lawyers drawing on litigation experience and academic research. Moreover, certain thresholds (prosecution standards) apply before economic disputes qualify for criminal handling in China. Lawyers can analyse specific alleged offences to distinguish matters suitable only for administrative penalties or civil claims, so as to avoid wasting the client’s resources.

2. Sign a Special Legal Service Contract for Criminal Complaints, complete entrustment formalities, collect agreed legal fees and issue formal invoices to the client on behalf of the law firm.

3. Based on qualitative analysis of acts infringing the client’s rights and interests, provide full assistance to the client in collecting evidentiary materials or evidence clues. Supported by big-data research on relevant precedents, compile a professional Legal Opinion. This document helps clients comprehensively evaluate the incident from legal nature, prospective development and risk dimensions, and serves as an important reference submitted to investigative authorities during case reporting.

4. Provide clients with legal knowledge and procedural coaching to help them understand criminal procedure. Through face-to-face guidance or online Q&A sessions, clients will gain practical understanding of proceedings across case filing, investigation, examination and prosecution, and trial stages. Clients will learn statutory time limits, probable outcomes and available remedies at each phase, enabling reasonable expectations for case progress.

5. Formulate complaint strategies and draft, review and revise relevant legal documents. A comprehensive and professional Criminal Complaint enhances the attention public security authorities pay to submitted materials and improves the success rate of complaint filing. Judicial authorities handle cases based on facts and law. Professional lawyers organise complaint evidence, conduct thorough legal analysis, design complaint strategies from the perspective of case handlers, formulate targeted submissions, reason persuasively and strive to secure support from investigative organs.

6. Assist and accompany clients to attend public security organs to promote formal case filing. After preparatory work, lawyers accompany clients to submit the Criminal Complaint together with supporting evidence, respond to inquiries by investigators and obtain official case acceptance receipts. Following case acceptance, lawyers maintain regular communication with handling police officers and make every effort to facilitate formal case registration.

7. After case filing, follow up and push judicial authorities to pursue criminal liability. Restricted by objective factors such as heavy caseloads, successful filing does not guarantee immediate arrest of suspects. As lawyers for victims, we sustain communication with judicial authorities to track progress, supply clues and assist public security organs in hunting fugitives. Once suspects are detained, we continue to urge authorities to accelerate proceedings until the court renders a guilty verdict and perpetrators face legal sanctions.

8. Monitor public security, procuratorial and judicial authorities to seize and freeze assets involved in cases, and push courts to order restitution. Throughout the service, lawyers collect asset clues of respondents and submit them to investigative bodies to assist seizure of case-related property and apply to courts for preservation measures. After assets are impounded, we urge judicial organs, especially people’s courts, to prioritise restitution to victims so that economic losses can be recovered to the maximum extent.

9. After judgment takes effect, continue assisting victims in enforcing property awards stipulated in judgments. Lawyers cooperate with clients (victims) to communicate with criminal divisions and enforcement bureaus of courts, advance enforcement of property-related rulings and help victims obtain restitution at an early date. For uncovered losses, enforcement measures including deduction and auction of sealed or preserved assets will be pursued to fully implement restitution obligations ordered in judgments.

Schematic Diagram of Service Workflow Schematic Diagram of Criminal Procedure Schematic Diagram of Statutory Time Limits in Criminal Handling

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List of Service Deliverables

Section 6

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Case Solutions

Section 7

Case 1: Complaint and Asset Recovery over Misappropriation of Funds Worth Hundreds of Millions

Case Overview: Starting from 2017, Group Atao, for capital turnover purposes, misappropriated funds from a joint venture gas station under the pretence of purchasing gasoline from its affiliated companies. Funds totalling RMB 240 million were transferred to related entities under the name of “oil procurement payments” for profit-making use. This constituted misappropriation of funds in an especially huge amount, seriously disrupting the operation of the gas station and posing major risks to Company Ahua. Multiple rounds of negotiations yielded no results.

Service Highlights: Collated key evidence including bank transaction records and written statements from gas station accountants, and commissioned a third-party judicial appraisal institution to conduct a special judicial audit regarding fund misappropriation. Confirmed the offence of misappropriation of funds and identified the Economic Investigation Brigade as the competent authority. After drafting the Criminal Complaint, multiple supplementary lawyer submissions were filed. The case was successfully filed, all losses fully recovered, and relevant responsible persons convicted with effective judgments.

Case 2: Complaint and Asset Recovery for Acquaintance Fraud

Case Overview: Huang lent RMB 1.5 million to his friend Zhang whom he had known for over a decade, yet failed to recover repayment. During debt recovery negotiations, Zhang defrauded Huang of an additional RMB 5 million by promising high returns on the so-called “land reclamation earthwork project in Shenzhen”. The purported project never existed; promises of principal recovery within 40 days and a return of RMB 30 million within 920 days were fabricated lies. Zhang defrauded multiple other victims through similar schemes.

Service Highlights: Organised evidence including contracts, transfer records and WeChat chat logs, confirmed the offence of fraud (instead of contract fraud) and designated the local police station as competent authority. After preparing the complaint materials, multiple negotiation attempts were made with the respondent. Upon failed negotiations, formal reporting was initiated and the respondent escorted to the police station. The case was successfully filed and all losses recovered.

Case 3: Prosecution via Filing Supervision – Fraud Involving Tens of Millions Initially Refused for Registration

Case Overview: Peng repeatedly fabricated capital needs for urban renewal demolition projects, e-sports mall development, hotel and KTV projects, and created a false impression of wealth by driving luxury vehicles. He defrauded over ten victims including colleagues, girlfriends, fiancées and cousins of more than RMB 40 million. Funds were used for debt repayment, online gambling and personal extravagance, causing aggregate losses exceeding RMB 10 million. The victim’s initial case reporting was rejected.

Service Highlights: Upon retention, lawyers reorganised all evidentiary materials, redrafted complaint documents and applied to the procuratorate for supervision over case filing. Shortly afterwards, the procuratorate issued a supervision opinion to the public security organ. The case was rapidly filed and compulsory measures adopted. The respondent has been sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of thirteen years and six months and ordered to make full restitution to victims.

Case 4: Complaint and Case Filing against Cross-border FX Matching Fraud Involving Millions

Case Overview: Chen was introduced to Zhang Moumou. Entrusted by his employer to convert US dollars into Renminbi, Chen trusted Zhang’s claim of fast, efficient and secure foreign exchange conversion channels. After transferring USD 600,000 to designated accounts, Chen failed to receive corresponding Renminbi as promised. After repeated demands, only RMB 800,000 was recovered, leaving losses exceeding RMB 3 million. Preliminary investigation revealed Zhang had concealed and divided most assets and accumulated heavy debts.

Service Highlights: After compiling reporting documents, lawyers accompanied and guided the client throughout case reporting and statement recording. Through repeated communication with public security authorities, the case was successfully filed and an exit ban imposed on Zhang Moumou.