Propoganda activities conducted by German embassy staff such as George Sylvester Viereck, assisted by isolationist politicians such as Hamilton Fish III, were investigated and dampened by federal prosecutors before and after U.S. joined WWII.
In 1941, Fish was implicated in the America First Committee franking controversy, whereby isolationist politicians were found to be using their free mailing privileges to aid the German propaganda campaign.
William Power Maloney's grand jury investigated Nazi penetration in the United States and secured convictions of Viereck and George Hill, Fish's chief of staff.
This situation is well chronicled in Rachel Maddow's book Prequel An American Fight Against Fascism.
see also Wikipedia article "United States non-interventionism"
here's legal case Viereck vs. United States
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