Session 21: Congressman Jim Traficant

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.

 

This session, we're talking about the decades-long scandals of Democrat Congressman from Youngstown, Ohio Jim Traficant (or Traffic Cone, we accept both). Traficant would be the fifth - but not the most recent - member of Congress to be expelled. 

 

 

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Sources:

https://newrepublic.com/article/68973/crimetown-usa

https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Summary-of-Charges-Against-Traficant-7124619.php

https://www.cleveland19.com/story/740801/timeline-of-us-rep-james-a-traficant-jrs-political-life/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/09/27/the-best-jim-traficant-stories-from-the-reporters-who-covered-him/

https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/25/us/house-votes-with-lone-dissent-from-condit-to-expel-traficant-from-ranks.html

https://www.ibtimes.com/james-traficant-dead-73-former-ohio-congressman-was-controversial-figure-1695934

https://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/james-traficant-dies-73-111373

https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-james-traficant-20140928-story.html

https://www.c-span.org/video/?156047-1/politics-house-representatives

https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections00.pdf

https://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2014/09/juror-remembers-oddities-of-traficant-trial/

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/27/us/around-the-nation-sheriff-turns-to-court-to-stop-foreclosures.html

https://www.wdtn.com/news/crime/60-years-ago-this-ohio-city-was-named-crimetown-usa/

https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2023/demo/p60-279.html#:~:text=Highlights,and%20Table%20A%2D1).

https://data.census.gov/profile/Youngstown_city,_Ohio?g=160XX00US3988000

https://beltmag.com/40th-anniversary-youngstowns-black-monday-oral-history/

https://www.wkbn.com/sports/before-his-political-career-traficant-starred-at-pitt/

https://www.ohiohistory.org/visit/browse-historical-sites/youngstown-historical-center-of-industry-labor/

 

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Gavel strike audio by odditonic 

Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras