Farley Drew Caminetti
American convicted of violating the Mann Act
About Farley Drew Caminetti
Lived 1886 – 1945 (aged 59).
Farley Drew Caminetti (July 1, 1886 – December 19, 1945) was charged with violation of the Mann Act and his case was settled by the United States Supreme Court as Caminetti v. United States.
Biography He was born on July 1, 1886, in California, the son of Anthony Caminetti, the Commissioner General of Immigration. He and Maury I. Diggs took their mistresses, Lola Norris and Marsha Warrington respectively, from Sacramento, California, to Reno, Nevada. Their wives informed the police, and both men were arrested in Reno.
At trial on September 5, 1913, he was found guilty of one count of violation of the Mann Act. His case was argued before the United States Supreme Court starting on November 13, 1916, and ending on November 14, 1916. The court announced their decision on January 15, 1917, upholding his conviction.
He died on December 19, 1945.
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Who was Farley Drew Caminetti?
American convicted of violating the Mann Act
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Farley Drew Caminetti was born on 1 July 1886.
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Farley Drew Caminetti died on 19 December 1945.
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