Mann Act
Americannoun
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Combs' lawyers argue his convictions were a misuse of the Mann Act - a federal law that was passed to combat human trafficking and sexual exploitation of women.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025
Key members of Congress and keen to know what became of the Mann Act investigation and other possible violations of law that are not being charged.
From Washington Times • Jul. 5, 2023
He was found guilty in 2021 on racketeering charges and violations of the Mann Act, the crux of the New York district attorney's case.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2023
The Bureau of Prisons, where Johnson’s letter was filed from his stint at Leavenworth after he was wrongfully convicted of violating the Mann Act, also known as the White Slave Traffic Act of 1910.
From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 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 Bower, B. M.
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