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William Bruce Mumford, convicted of treason and hanged in 1862 for tearing down a United States flag during the American Civil War. Walter Allen was convicted of treason on September 16, 1922 for taking part in the 1921 Miner's March against the coal companies and the U.S. Army at Blair Mountain, West Virginia. He was sentenced to 10 years and ...
Any person convicted of treason against the United States also forfeits the right to hold public office in the United States. [5] The terms used in the definition derive from English legal tradition, specifically the Treason Act 1351. Levying war means the assembly of armed people to overthrow the government or to resist its laws.
Similar to the Congress of the United States, state legislatures can impeach state officials, including governors and judicial officers, in every state except Oregon. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In addition, the legislatures of the territories of American Samoa , [ 3 ] Northern Mariana Islands , [ 4 ] and Puerto Rico [ 5 ] have impeachment powers.
People convicted of treason against a state of the United States (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "People convicted of treason against the United States" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
People executed for treason against a state of the United States (4 P) Pages in category "People convicted of treason against a state of the United States" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
In September 2022, a court in Moscow convicted him of treason and sentenced him to 22 years in prison. Safronov rose to prominence as a military affairs reporter for Kommersant, a leading business ...
Paul Whelan, a United States corporate security executive who traveled to Moscow to attend a wedding, was arrested in 2018 and convicted of espionage two years later, and sentenced to 16 years in ...
This category is intended only for people convicted of treason, who were not executed. ... People convicted of treason against the United States (2 C, 18 P) Y.