Florencio Romero

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Hispanic
Era:1910s
State:Puerto Rico
Time Imprisoned:
5 Years 26 Days
Support
Anti-Militarism
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Biography

Florencio Romero, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, began serving a prison sentence on May 6, 1918. He was sentenced to four years in prison for "attempting to form an anti-militarist league."

Case

Charges: Federal prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918.
Arrested: May 6, 1918
Incarcerated: May 6, 1918
Released: June 1923
Sentence: Four years in prison (Espionage/Sedition Act conviction).

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