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Otto B. Reichelt

Released
Date of birth:25. 07. 1881
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:New Jersey
Time Imprisoned:
11 Months 27 Days
Support
Anti-Militarism
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Biography

Otto B. Reichelt, from New Jersey, received "a severe sentence" despite Department of Justice "skepticism as to the proof against Reichelt."

Case

Charges: Federal prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918.
Arrested: Jul 27, 1918
Sentenced: Oct 4, 1918
Incarcerated: Jul 27, 1918
Released: Jul 24, 1919
Sentence: Verdict as recorded: Yes — convicted and sentenced on October 4, 1918, under the wartime Espionage Act of 1917 / Sedition Act of 1918.
Convicted: Yes