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William Bruce Mumford, convicted of treason and hanged in 1862 for tearing down a United States flag during the American Civil War. Walter Allen was convicted of treason on September 16, 1922 for taking part in the 1921 Miner's March against the coal companies and the U.S. Army at Blair Mountain, West Virginia. He was sentenced to 10 years and ...
People convicted of treason against a state of the United States (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "People convicted of treason against the United States" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
Max Stephan (July 10, 1892 – January 13, 1952) was a German-born American citizen convicted of treason for aiding Peter Krug, a German pilot who had escaped from a prisoner of war camp in Canada. Stephan was initially sentenced to death by hanging.
Any person convicted of treason against the United States also forfeits the right to hold public office in the United States. [5] The terms used in the definition derive from English legal tradition, specifically the Treason Act 1351. Levying war means the assembly of armed people to overthrow the government or to resist its laws.
A post shared on Facebook claims Department of Justice (DOJ) Special Counsel Jack Smith was convicted of treason and executed at Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp. Verdict: False The claim originates ...
Convicted for spying on behalf of the Soviet Union and leaking American military secrets, including nuclear weapons designs. Dwight D. Eisenhower: Ethel Rosenberg: Carl Austin Hall: Gas inhalation Kidnapping and murder December 18, 1953 Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, Missouri: Convicted of the kidnapping and murder of Bobby ...
People executed for treason against a state of the United States (4 P) Pages in category "People convicted of treason against a state of the United States" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Kawakita v. United States, 343 U.S. 717 (1952), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that a dual U.S./Japanese citizen could be convicted of treason against the United States for acts performed in Japan during World War II. [1]