One of Ohio's most colorful, unorthodox "public servants" was James Traficant, Democrat.
Traficant, who traded on his populist appeal, often voted with the Republicans and in addition, had absolutely the most dreadful hairpiece ever to appear in the halls of Congress.
His toupee was the least of his problems, however, in 2002, when he was indicted for using campaign funds for his own personal purposes. (Gee, imagine a Congressman actually doing such a thing!)
In that same year, he was convicted of multiple felonies including tax evasion, racketeering and bribery and was given a 7-year sentence. His "coming out party" occurred in 2009.
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