Chin Wants Out of Monitor, Curfew

By Walter F. Roche Jr.

The ex-pharmacist just convicted on racketeering and mail fraud charges is asking a judge to lift his current curfew and remove the requirement that he wear a location monitor.
The lawyer for Glenn Chin today submitted the request asking for the current requirements to be lifted until Jan. 30 when Chin is scheduled to appear for a sentencing hearing.
Currently Chin must wear the monitor 24-7 and he is only allowed to leave his Canton, Mass.  residence between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. on weekdays and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends.
Stating that "Mr. Chin has been in complete compliance with the pre-trial conditions of release during the pendency of this action," Stephen Weymouth wrote that Chin needed "to put his personal affairs in order.
"He will need to make arrangements for his family as well as for other aspects of his personal life," the two-page motion states.
The motion states that opposition is expected from the U.S. Attorney.
 Federal prosecutors are likely to cite the fact that Chin was originally arrested as he was about to board a plane for China. Chin's lawyers have countered that Chin was simply traveling to attend a family event and had already purchased a return flight ticket.
"It will be easier for Mr. Chin to properly discharge these duties and responsibilities if he was not wearing a location monitoring device and if he was not subject to a curfew," the motion continues.
In the event the judge declines that request, Chin is asking U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns to loosen the curfew hours so that he can leave his residence between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. seven days a week.
In a related development Stearns has denied a request from lawyers for radio station WBUR that he promptly release the names and home addresses of the members of the jury that delivered the guilty verdicts this week.
Stearns said he would not release the addresses of the jurors but he would release the names of jurors after the Jan. 30 sentencing session if WBUR's lawyers submit an amended request.
Stearns took similar action on the same request following the conviction of co-defendant Barry J. Cadden.
"While the court supports the role of the media in maintaining an open judicial process, it will not release jurors' home addresses," Stearns wrote.
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