Traficant Sentenced to 8 years

[Lunatic Fringe]

Fox reporting- Traficant sentenced to 8 years, $150,000 fine

[dead]

Holy crap. He should have just killed somebody and gotten off light.

[cactusSharp]

well this judge just screwed up
stated her sentence took into account his "antics" in court
antics do not increase sentencing....this will be SUCCESSFULLY appealed in my opinion

[OldFriend]

Ouch..........hopefully, that means out in four......

[Thane_Banquo]

I'm sure an appeal is imminent.

[CaptRon]

More like a little over 2, but I agree with post number 3.

[RonPaulLives]

Wow! The streets will be so much safer now!

The New World Order continues on the march.

[Thane_Banquo]

well this judge just screwed up stated her sentence took into account his "antics" in court antics do not increase sentencing....this will be SUCCESSFULLY appealed in my opinion

I agree. The law for the crimes he committed does not specify that he his "antics" in court can allow her to sentence him for more than she would have. He can clearly show a judicial bias against him by using that statement.

[CDHart]

This is unbelievable. He hasn't done anything worse than most of the rest of the congress critters have done. He must have really made somebody mad.

Carolyn

[rface]

As I understand Traficant can run again IF he is to do his time in Ohio, but he cannot run if he is sent to some other state.

Where is he supposed to do his 8 years?

Ashland, Missouri

[B Knotts]

The moral of the story:

Don't mess with the IRS.

They will get you.

[mass55th]

"well this judge just screwed up"

I agree totally. My first response when I heard this was: Wait a minute. He wasn't charged with that offense. Guess the judge is taking her inability to control her court room out on the defendent.

[andy_card]

Eight years? That's only four terms in Congress.

[I still care]

Yep - the IRS and the democrats.

[mware]

Wow even the prosecution was only asking for 7 years!!!!

[knak]

I'll have to agree with the rest of you. Grounds for Appeal!

[Blue Screen of Death]

Beam me up, Warden.

[NeoCaveman]

Beam me up. Pings

[RCW2001]

Traficant sentenced to eight years in prison; former congressman was convicted of corruption
PAUL SINGER, Associated Press Writer
Tuesday, July 30, 2002
©2002 Associated Press

URL: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2002/07/30/national1248EDT0605.DTL

(07-30) 09:48 PDT CLEVELAND (AP) --

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.

Defiant throughout his trial and ethics hearings, he earlier had filed to run for a 10th term in November as an independent, despite the threat of imprisonment and expulsion.

©2002 Associated Press  

[Alberta's Child]

Good riddance. Now the GOP can get to work filling that seat with a Republican who won't be a public embarrassment.