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John
L. Lewis, leader of the United Mine Workers
of America, along with three other mine officials,
was investigated on charges of violating Section
51 of Title 18 of the United States Code. Between
1937 and 1941 they were accused of conspiring
to oppress employees from the Mine "B" in Springfield,
Illinois from exercising their rights secured
to them by the National Labor Relations Act.
After a full investigation by the FBI, the Department
of Justice decided not to prosecute the case
and it was closed in 1943.
