Newspaper photo published upon his conviction.

Farley Drew Caminetti (July 1, 1886 – December 19, 1945) was charged with violation of the Mann Act and his case was settled by the United States Supreme Court as Caminetti v. United States.[1]

Biography

He was born on July 1, 1886, in California, the son of Anthony Caminetti, the Commissioner General of Immigration. He and Maury I. Diggs took their mistresses, Lola Norris and Marsha Warrington respectively,[2] from Sacramento, California, to Reno, Nevada. Their wives informed the police, and both men were arrested in Reno.[3]

At trial on September 5, 1913, he was found guilty of one count of violation of the Mann Act.[4] His case was argued before the United States Supreme Court starting on November 13, 1916, and ending on November 14, 1916. The court announced their decision on January 15, 1917, upholding his conviction.

He died on December 19, 1945.

References

  1. ↑ Melvin I. Urofsky (2004). "Drew Caminetti and Maury Diggs Love and the Mann Act". 100 Americans making constitutional history: a biographical history. ISBN 1-56802-799-0.
  2. ↑ Associated Press (August 28, 1913). "HEARS STORY OF HER HUSBAND'S INFELICITY". Journal Miner. p. 1. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Unforgivable Blackness". American Experience. PBS. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
  4. ↑ "Caminetti Guilty On Only One Count. Two Jurors Hold Out for Acquittal for Three Hours, but Finally Compromise". The New York Times. September 6, 1913. Retrieved 2010-08-20. Farley Drew Caminetti, son of the Commissioner General of Immigration, was found guilty late to-day on one count of the indictment charging him with violation of the Mann White Slave act.
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