Mann Act
Americannoun
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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
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
The history of the Mann Act offers a shining example of this purpose.
From A Book of Prefaces by Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis)
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