Mann Act
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The Mann Act is a US federal law that was passed to combat human trafficking and sexual exploitation of women.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
However, the appeals court ruled there was "sufficient evidence to support each of Kelly's convictions, including for the state and federal violations underlying his Mann Act convictions."
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 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
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
In addition to the Mann Act, his name is associated with other important legislation of the period such as the Pure Food and Drugs Act and the Woman Suffrage Amendment.
From Presentation Pieces in the Museum of History and Technology Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Paper No. 47 [Smithsonian Institution] by Margaret Brown Klapthor
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