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Eileen Fujimoto

Released
Date of birth:1920
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Hawaii
Support
Communism Communist Party USA
Eileen Fujimoto

Biography

Eileen Fujimoto was a union stenographer and the wife of Communist Party Hawaii chairman Charles Fujimoto, and was among the Hawaii Seven prosecuted under the Smith Act during the McCarthy era. She was convicted in July 1953 of conspiring to advocate the overthrow of the U.S. government.

Case

Charges: Conspiracy to advocate the overthrow of the U.S. government (Smith Act)
Arrested: Aug 28, 1951
Sentenced: Jul 3, 1953
Incarcerated: Jul 4, 1953
Sentence: 5 years in prison and a $10,000 fine
Convicted: Yes