The Regional Court convicted the defendants of 25 counts of smuggling foreigners into the country, each in combination with exploitation of prostitutes and pimping, of which five counts were in combination with aggravated trafficking in human beings and 20 counts were in combination with aggravated forced prostitution, of withholding and embezzlement of wages (employees' shares) in combination with withholding and embezzlement of wages (employers' shares) in 70 cases and of tax evasion in 17 cases, and sentenced the accused B. a total prison sentence of eight years and nine months and against one defendant a total prison sentence of four years and six months. In addition, the Regional Court ordered the defendants to confiscate an amount of €1,165,270.60 against the defendants as joint and several debtors.