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    The Espionage Act of 1917 is a United States federal law enacted on June 15, 1917, shortly after the United States entered World War I. It has been amended...
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    Sedition Act of 1918 (Pub. L. 65–150, 40 Stat. 553, enacted May 16, 1918) was an Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to...
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  • Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence). A person who commits espionage...
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    minor amendments. The act makes the theft or misappropriation of a trade secret a federal crime. Unlike the Espionage Act of 1917 (found at 18 U.S.C. §§ 792–799)...
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  • Theresa Squillacote (category People convicted under the Espionage Act of 1917)
    Law. Retrieved 2023-06-07. Journal, A. B. A. "Ex-lawyer convicted on espionage charges seeks reinstatement to bar, says her 'contrition is real'". ABA...
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    of the Act. The United States does not have a broad-reaching Official Secrets Act, although the Espionage Act of 1917 has similar components. Much of...
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  • William Kampiles (category People convicted under the Espionage Act of 1917)
    guilty of six counts of espionage, 40 years each, totalling 240 years. On December 22, one day after his birthday, Kampiles was sentenced to a total of 40...
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    Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (category People convicted under the Espionage Act of 1917)
    convicted of espionage. They were sentenced to death on April 5 under Section 2 of the Espionage Act of 1917, which provides that anyone convicted of transmitting...
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  • Irvin C. Scarbeck (category United States Department of State officials)
    under Title 50 783(b) of the Subversive Activities Control Act. His case also prompted a modification of the Espionage Act of 1917 to allow it to be used...
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    mistake. Alien Act 1705 in Great Britain Seditious Meetings Act 1795 in Great Britain Espionage Act of 1917 Logan Act of 1799 Sedition Act of 1918 Alien Registration...
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