Everest Melvin “Red” Hupman

Released
Full name:Melvin Hupman
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Ohio
Time Imprisoned:
2 Years 10 Months
Support
Labor Organizing Communism
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Biography

Everest Melvin “Red” Hupman was a United Electrical Workers local leader in Ohio prosecuted for signing a Taft-Hartley non-Communist affidavit. He was convicted on January 15, 1954 and sentenced to five years and a $5,000 fine. After the Supreme Court declined review, he entered Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary in June 1955 and was paroled on April 18, 1958. The exact admission day remains unresolved.

Case

Charges: False statement in a Taft-Hartley non-Communist affidavit.
Sentenced: 1954
Incarcerated: June 1955
Released: Apr 18, 1958
Sentence: Five years and a $5,000 fine. Entered Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary in June 1955 and was paroled April 18, 1958; the exact admission day remains unresolved.
Convicted: Yes

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