Biography
R. R. Hoffman was sentenced to three years in prison. He served in McNeil Island Penitentiary.
The March1922 official report lists E. R. Hoffman in List1 of convicted prisoners or parolees. The government entry reports Conspiracy to violate the selective service and espionage acts. a sentence of September 29, 1917, 3 years at McNeil Island.. 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. [PDF10] Printed E.R.Hoffman, McNeil inmate3603, with a three-year sentence matching the established profile. Attorney General approval August29,1921 was effective December20,1921; the appendix explicitly says released on parole December20. Initial spelling remains a qualification, so no exact endpoint is forced into the case field. [PDF77]
Government Prosecutions under the Espionage Act, Senate Document159 (March1922), PDF page 10.
