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Fred Grau

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
Inmate Number:#14822
State:Kansas
Time Imprisoned:
1 Year 1 Month 3 Days
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Fred Grau

Biography

Fred Grau was from Kansas. Fred Grau was sentenced to three years in prison. He served in Leavenworth Penitentiary from December 18, 1919, to January 21, 1921, when he was released on bond.

The March 1920 One Big Union Monthly prisoner roster, under the printed name GRAU, FRED, reports: Federal . Indicted Wichita , March 14 , 1918. Conspiracy. Convicted Dec. 1919. 3 year sentence . Leavenworth Federal prison . This is the contemporary labor organization’s account. Indictment, bail and imposed sentence are distinguished from physical admission, actual release and complete time served; no missing custody endpoint is inferred. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/one-big-union-monthly/v02n03-mar-1920_One%20Big%20Union.pdf#page=11

The March1922 official report lists Fred Grau in List1 of convicted prisoners or parolees. The government entry reports Conspiracy and violating the espionage act, etc. a sentence of December 18, 1919, 3 years Leavenworth Penitentiary.. Imposed terms, projected term-expiration dates, parole eligibility and intervals on bond are different measures; none is entered as a complete actual custody total. This attributed government entry is retained alongside the independently established individual chronology. [PDF9]

Government Prosecutions under the Espionage Act, Senate Document159 (March1922), PDF page 9.

Case

Charges: Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918
Incarcerated: Dec 18, 1919
Released: Jan 21, 1921
Sentence: Three years in prison (Espionage/Sedition Act conviction).