CLEVELAND — James Traficant, the colorful Ohio politician whose conviction for taking bribes and kickbacks made him only the second person to be expelled from Congress since the Civil War, died ...

James Traficant who liked to be called "Jimbo." made waves at the beginning of his political career. From 1981-1985, as Mahoning County Sheriff, his meteoric rise in valley politics was fueled after ...

BOARDMAN, Ohio -- Seven years in prison doesn't appear to have changed former U.S. Rep. James Traficant's style whatsoever, and the 1,200 supporters who gathered at a Boardman banquet hall Sunday ...

The Ohio politician whose career included 17 years in Congress and a conviction for bribery has died at age 73. He was critically hurt in a... Ohio's James Traficant Dies, Days After Accident On Farm ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. James Traficant, D-Ohio, faces many changes now that he has been expelled from the House for accepting money and free labor in exchange for favors. Traficant, now an ordinary ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Insisting on his innocence, Rep. James Traficant on Tuesday loudly and defiantly told a House panel considering whether to recommend his expulsion that the federal government ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Federal inmate 31213-060 is heading home Wednesday to a city where many still revere him, despite a conviction that made him a national disgrace. James Traficant, the former ...

At last, prominent Members of Congress are stepping forward to slam Rep. James Traficant (D-Ohio), who was recently convicted on 10 counts of bribery and racketeering. Democrats led the way, motivated ...

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2010, file photo, former U.S. Rep. James Traficant Jr. talks about politics at a diner in Boardman, Ohio. Traficant, who spent time in prison on corruption and racketeering ...

Former Ohio Rep. James Traficant walked out of a Minnesota prison Wednesday morning after serving a seven-year sentence for bribery and racketeering. The nine-term Democrat from Youngstown left the ...

WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday expelled Ohio Rep. James Traficant for taking bribes and kickbacks, only the second time since the Civil War that it has removed a sitting member for unethical ...

It's often said that the partisan infighting in Washington keeps anything from getting done. Well, last week Congress showed the cynics, voting 420-1 to expel Ohio Democrat James Traficant from the ...