AMEXPAT (EN)Information for Americans exploring expatriation. No fees or personal sign-up required.The Bankruptcy of The United States- March 17, 1993 "Former Rep. James Traficant was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in prison for accepting bribes and kickbacks. The nine-term Democrat from Ohio was convicted in April of bribery, tax evasion and racketeering. The House of Representatives voted 420-1 to expel him last week, making Traficant only the second member of Congress kicked out since the Civil War." (CNN, August 1, 2002) "U.S. District Judge Lesley Wells gave Traficant, 61, a longer sentence than the minimum 7 14 years prosecutors...http://www.amexpat.com/display_0003_en_rss.html |