Topic: James Traficant
Quotes
Everybody in Ohio and America knows that I've been railroaded
Traficant sentenced to 8 years Jul 30, 2002
Don't be surprised if I don't come up with some legal and political machinations that put the Congress on its heels
Commentary: What's next for Traficant? Jul 25, 2002
I'm prepared to go to jail. You go ahead and expel me
Commentary: What's next for Traficant? Jul 25, 2002
I'll go to jail, but I'll be damned if I'll be pressed by a government that pressured these witnesses
Traficant expelled Jul 24, 2002
When I walk on the floor for the final execution, I'll wear a denim suit
Commentary: Last chance for beam-up Jul 23, 2002
James Anthony Traficant, Jr. (born May 8, 1941) is a former Democratic Representative in the United States Congress from Ohio (from 1985 to 2002). He represented the 17th Congressional District, which centered on his hometown of Youngstown and included parts of three counties in northeast Ohio's Mahoning Valley. He was expelled after being convicted of taking bribes, filing false tax returns, racketeering, and forcing his aides to perform chores at his farm in Ohio and on his houseboat in Washington, D.C., and was released from prison on September 2, 2009, after serving a seven-year sentence.
Traficant signed a limited, three-month contract to work as a part-time weekend talk radio host for Cleveland news/talk station WTAM in January 2010. His contract permitted him to quit if he chose to run for office. As of July 2010, it remains unclear if Traficant will return to the station; the WTAM website currently makes no mention of him.
Traficant ran for his old seat in the 2010 general election as an independent; he was defeated by incumbent Tim Ryan.
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