James Traficant

U.S. Congressperson

1941 –

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Who is James Traficant?

James Anthony Traficant, Jr. is a former Democratic politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. 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 houseboat in Washington, D.C.. He was sentenced to prison and released on September 2, 2009, after serving a seven-year sentence.

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Born
May 8, 1941
Youngstown
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Youngstown State University
  • Cardinal Mooney High School
Lived in
  • Youngstown

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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