United States v. Song Cha

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 09-10147 Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. v.  1:08-cr-00008-DDP

SONG JA CHA; IN HAN CHA, (JVEM)

Defendants-Appellees.  OPINION

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Guam Dean D. Pregerson, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted October 14, 2009—Honolulu, Hawaii

Filed March 9, 2010

Before: Robert R. Beezer, Susan P. Graber and Raymond C. Fisher, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Beezer

3779 3782 UNITED STATES v. CHA

COUNSEL

Lisa J. Stark, United States Department of Justice, Washing- ton, D.C., for the plaintiff-appellant. UNITED STATES v. CHA 3783 G. Patrick Civille, Civille & Tang, PLLC, Hagåtña, Guam; Howard Trapp, Howard Trapp Inc., Hagåtña, Guam, for the defendants-appellees.

OPINION

BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

Song Ja Cha (“Ms. Cha”) and In Han Cha (“Mr. Cha”) were charged with the federal crimes of conspiracy, sex traf- ficking and coercion, and enticement to travel for the purpose of prostitution in violation of 18 U.S.C.…