Rep. James Traficant found guilty of violating conressional ethics
WAX2002073002 - WASHINGTON, July 30 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Rep. James Traficant Jr. was sentenced to eight years in prison on July 30, 2002, in Cleveland. He was convicted in April of bribery, tax evasion and racketeering. He is pictured here speaking to a House Ethics subcommittee after he was found guilty of violating congressional ethics rules on July 18, 2002. rlw/Chris Corder/FILES UPI
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Former Rep. James Traficant Jr. is to finish out his sentence in federal prison, the director of an Ohio halfway house said.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Monday refused to review the case of ex-Rep. James Traficant Jr., D-Ohio, who is serving a prison term for bribery.
ROCHESTER, Minn., Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Rep. James Traficant Jr., D-Ohio, has been transferred from a federal prison in Ray Brook, N.Y., to the Federal Medical Center in Rochester, Minn.
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WASHINGTON, April 11 (UPI) -- With his conviction Thursday on all ten counts of bribery, racketeering and income tax evasion, it seems certain that Rep. James Traficant Jr.'s political career finally ran its course. But Capitol Hill mavens will miss his volatile one-minute speeches o
CLEVELAND, April 4 (UPI) -- Rep. James Traficant Jr. called three more witnesses Thursday to testify in his bribery and corruption trial when the judge told him to either find more witnesses, put himself on the stand or begin closing arguments.
CLEVELAND, April 4 (UPI) -- Rep. James Traficant Jr. managed to call three more witnesses Thursday to testify in his bribery and corruption trial after the judge told him to either find mo
