Mann Act
Americannoun
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The defense previously argued that the Mann Act, the 1910 law under which Combs was convicted, should not have applied to his case.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2025
Combs' lawyers have also argued that he was unjustly convicted under the Mann Act and applying the 1910 law to Combs' case is "unprecedented".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025
One of the IRS agents said they were compiling potential Mann Act violations along with the Justice Department.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
In 1910, agents’ duties expanded to include enforcement of the White Slave Traffic Act, also known as the Mann Act, which outlawed transporting women over state lines for “immoral purposes.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2022
That terrifying Mann Act would account for his caution much better than would the business deal of which Foster had hinted.
From Cabin Fever by B. M. Bower
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