COMMONWEALTH v. FAN

SJC-13207.

490 Mass. 433 (2022)

COMMONWEALTH v. PINGXIA FAN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffok County.

August 9, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Osborne for the defendant.

Susanne G. Reardon , Assistant Attorney General ( Nancy O. Rothstein & Gretchen Pallas Brodigan , Assistant Attorneys General, also present) for the Commonwealth.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

Megan A. Siddall for Timothy Hayes.

Rebecca E.S. Pritzker , Cynthia D. Vreeland , Felicia H. Ellsworth , Eliza R. Green , & Makenzi G. Herbst for Amirah, Inc., & another.

Michael W. Morrissey , District Attorney, & Tracey Cusick , Assistant District Attorney, for district attorney for the Norfolk district.

Andrea Harrington , District Attorney, & Patrick Sadlon , Assistant District Attorney, for district attorney for the Berkshire district.

Ian Stone, pro se.

Present: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Lowy, Cypher, Kafker, Wendlandt, & Georges, JJ.


The defendant and one of her codefendants were convicted of multiple counts of human trafficking, deriving support from prostitution, keeping a house of ill fame, and money laundering for their roles in operating multiple brothels in the greater Boston area. The defendant maintains that the trial judge erred in denying her motion to...

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