Ex-con ex-congressman Jim Traficant filed papers to mount an independent bid for Congress this morning for the 17th Congressional seat currently occupied by his former aide, Democrat Tim Ryan of Niles ...

WASHINGTON – Ohio Rep. James Traficant should be expelled from the House for ethics violations stemming from his bribery, tax evasion and fraud conviction, a House committee decided unanimously ...

On the eve of his release Wednesday from a 7-year stint in federal prison, colorful former Rep. Jim Traficant (D-Ohio) is proving to be just as provocative as when he was expelled from Congress. While ...

CLEVELAND – A federal judge Tuesday afternoon sentenced ousted former Rep. James Traficant, D-Ohio, to eight years in prison and fined him $150,000 following his conviction on 10 counts of bribery, ...

Vince Guerrieri is a Rust Belt kind of guy, now living in the Cleveland area. He writes for, among others, Great Lakes Publishing and Belt Magazine, and is the author of two books on Ohio sports.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — It’s Friday morning, the day after their congressman became a convicted felon, and a steady stream of furious callers are venting to local radio legend Dan Ryan. The anger, however, ...

CLEVELAND (AP) - An unrepentant James A. Traficant Jr. had to have the last word even as he was being sent to a jail cell in one of the cities he hopes to represent in Congress. "Quite frankly, I ...

James A. Traficant Jr., the maverick Democrat convicted of corruption charges and then kicked out of the U.S. House, was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in prison for accepting bribes and kickbacks.

WASHINGTON (CNN) --Ohio Rep. Jim Traficant said Friday he will appeal his conviction on federal bribery, racketeering and tax fraud charges and said he has no plans to resign. "I intend to run as an ...

CLEVELAND, April 11 (UPI) -- A federal court jury Thursday found colorful Ohio Rep. James Traficant guilty on corruption charges. The nine-term Youngstown Democrat was convicted of bribery, ...

WASHINGTON (CNN) --The House of Representatives opened for business one member short Thursday, following the extraordinary expulsion of James Traficant, a self-proclaimed "regular guy" whose political ...

A federal grand jury on Friday indicted Rep. James A. Traficant Jr. on charges of bribery, racketeering and other counts. Under a cloud of this corruption investigation for years, Traficant — who ...