First-instance verdict of the Ming Family criminal group case: Ming Guoping and 11 others sentenced to death, 5 others sentenced to death with reprieve.

On September 29, 2025, the Intermediate People's Court of Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, publicly pronounced the verdict of the Ming family criminal group case. Ming Guoping, Ming Zhenzhen, Zhou Weichang, Wu Hongming, Wu Senlong, Fu Yubin and 11 other defendants were sentenced to death; Yang Zhengxi, Fu Chengzhi and 5 other defendants were sentenced to death with a two-year suspension of execution; Luo Jianzhang, Qiu Zhi and 11 other defendants were sentenced to life imprisonment; Bi Huijun, Jiang Ji and 12 other defendants were sentenced to varying prison terms ranging from twenty-four years to five years, and fined, confiscated of property, and deported as additional penalties.