Why was the former Ohio congressman James Traficant put in prison?”
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A former Ohio congressman who was freed after seven years in federal prison said he was put in jeopardy behind bars because of his views. James Traficant spoke in an interview broadcast Thursday night on the Fox News show “On The Record With Greta Van Susteren.” Traficant said life behind bars was “tough,” and that it wasn’t long before he was in “the hole.” He said he was “put in a position to be hurt” at the federal prison in Allenwood, Pa., because it had many illegal immigrants unhappy with his idea of patrolling the Mexican border with troops. The nine-term Democrat from Youngstown was released from a medical prison in Rochester, Minn., last week after serving time for racketeering, bribery, obstruction of justice and tax evasion. Traficant said his days at Allenwood were followed by time at the upstate New York Ray Brook prison, which he refers to as a “medium-high” security prison nicknamed “The Gladiator School.” “There’s a lot of violence. … Most political
A former Ohio congressman who was freed after seven years in federal prison said he was put in jeopardy behind bars because of his views. James Traficant spoke in an interview broadcast Thursday night on the Fox News show “On The Record With Greta Van Susteren.” Traficant said life behind bars was “tough,” and that it wasn’t long before he was in “the hole.” He said he was “put in a position to be hurt” at the federal prison in Allenwood, Pa., because it had many illegal immigrants unhappy with his idea of patrolling the Mexican border with troops. The nine-term Democrat from Youngstown was released from a medical prison in Rochester, Minn., last week after serving time for racketeering, bribery, obstruction of justice and tax evasion.
