Sentence
Jie Zhang
Jie Zhang (aged 42) was sentenced at Court of Appeal Criminal Division on 7 March 2025 to 8 Years for Acquisition, use or possession of criminal property and 6 other offences. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence passed.
- Court
- Court of Appeal Criminal Division
- Sentenced
- 7 March 2025
- Sentence
- 8 Years
- Judge
- Lord Justice William Davis, Mrs Justice McGowan and His Honour Judge Menary KC Recorder of Liverpool
- Convicted on
- Conviction After Trial
4 offences
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Acquisition, use or possession of criminal property | Custodial immediate |
| Concealing, disguising, converting, transferring or removing criminal property | Custodial immediate |
| Conspiracy to control prostitution / Causing or inciting prostitution for gain / Controlling prostitution for gain | Custodial immediate |
| Trafficking in persons for the purposes of prostitution / Trafficking within the UK for sexual exploitation | Custodial immediate |
What the court heard
Her original sentence (Southwark Crown Court on 19 December 2024) of 3-years imprisonment was increased to 8-years imprisonment under the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme She was found guilty of conspiracy to facilitate the travel of another person within the United Kingdom, with a view to exploitation, conspiracy to control prostitution for gain, possessing criminal property, converting criminal property., transferring criminal property and removing criminal property from England and Wales in London between October 2015 and April 2020.