James Traficant
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FILE - In this July 15, 2002 file photo, Rep. James Traficant, D-Ohio, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Ethics Committee. Traficant, who spent time in prison on corruption and racketeering charges, has died after being critically injured in a tractor accident at his northeast Ohio home. He was 73. Dave Betras, the Mahoning County Democratic Party chairman, says Traficant died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014 in the hospital. Betras says he was notified by the Traficant family attorney. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File)
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Former Rep. James Traficant of Ohio was convicted in 2002 of accepting bribes from businessmen and taking kickbacks from staff members. He served seven years before his release in 2009. (Associated Press)
