Giovanni De Cecca

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:New York
Time Imprisoned:
9 Months 5 Days
Support
Anti-Militarism Anti-War Socialism Anarchism
Giovanni De Cecca

Biography

Giovanni De Cecca Italian-American Bible Student responsible for foreign-language distribution of Watch Tower literature; the eighth defendant in the 1918 Rutherford 8 Espionage Act prosecution. Convicted June 20, 1918; received 10-year sentence — the lightest of the group. Served at U.S. Penitentiary Atlanta until March 1919 bail release; convictions reversed on appeal 1919.

Case

U.S. Penitentiary Atlanta
Charges: Espionage Act of 1917 — distribution of The Finished Mystery.
Arrested: May 7, 1918
Sentenced: Jun 20, 1918
Incarcerated: Jun 20, 1918
Released: Mar 25, 1919
Sentence: 10 years federal prison; reversed on appeal
Judge: Hon. Harland B. Howe
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Georgia
Security: Maximum

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