Farley Drew Caminetti
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Farley Drew Caminetti was charged with violation of the Mann Act
and his case was settled by the United States Supreme Court as Caminetti v. United States
.
, the Commissioner General of Immigration. He and Maury I. Diggs took their mistresses 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.
Mann Act
The White-Slave Traffic Act, better known as the Mann Act, is a United States law, passed June 25, 1910 . It is named after Congressman James Robert Mann, and in its original form prohibited white slavery and the interstate transport of females for “immoral purposes”...
and his case was settled by the United States Supreme Court as Caminetti v. United States
Caminetti v. United States
Caminetti v. United States, 242 U.S. 470 , was a landmark United States Supreme Court case involving Farley Drew Caminetti and the Mann Act. The Court decided that the Mann Act applied not only to purposes of prostitution but also to other noncommercial consensual sexual liaisons...
.
Biography
He was born on July 1, 1886 in California, the son of Anthony CaminettiAnthony Caminetti
Anthony Caminetti was a United States Representative from California.-Biography:He was born in Jackson, California. He attended the public schools of his native county, the grammar schools in San Francisco, and the University of California, Berkeley. He also studied law and was admitted to the bar...
, the Commissioner General of Immigration. He and Maury I. Diggs took their mistresses from Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
to Reno, Nevada
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
. 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
Mann Act
The White-Slave Traffic Act, better known as the Mann Act, is a United States law, passed June 25, 1910 . It is named after Congressman James Robert Mann, and in its original form prohibited white slavery and the interstate transport of females for “immoral purposes”...
. 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.