Ben Gold

Released
Date of birth:08. 09. 1898
Date of death:24. 07. 1985
Age:86† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:New York
Time Imprisoned:
3 Years 5 Months 0 Days
Support
Communism Communist Party USA
Ben Gold

Biography

Bessarabia-born; longtime Communist president of the International Fur and Leather Workers Union. Resigned publicly from CPUSA on August 24, 1950 to be able to sign the Taft-Hartley non-Communist affidavit. Indicted in August 1953, one day before the statute of limitations ran, charging the resignation was a sham. Convicted of perjury in 1954; sentenced 1-3 years; conviction reversed by SCOTUS 1957.

Case

Charges: Perjury under 18 U.S.C. § 1621.
Arrested: Aug 14, 1953
Sentenced: Jan 14, 1954
Incarcerated: Jan 14, 1954
Released: Jun 14, 1957
Sentence: 1 to 3 years federal prison; reversed by SCOTUS 1957 Charges as recorded: Perjury under 18 U.S.C. § 1621 in connection with non-Communist affidavit filed under §9(h), Taft-Hartley Act / LMRA 1947 (29 U.S.C. § 159(h)).
Convicted: Yes

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