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Traficant to be released Wednesday
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08/31/09 05:09 PM ET
Former Rep. Jim Traficant (D-Ohio) is scheduled to be released from a federal prison on Wednesday, after having spent seven years stemming from a corruption conviction.
The bombastic former lawmaker will be released Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. He was convicted in 2002 of bribery and racketeering, as well of charges of improperly using his congressional staff.
The House voted to expel him in 2002 after his conviction, though Traficant, who has maintained his innocence, ran for reelection from his jail cell.
The AP reported that he'll return to Youngstown, though his district has since been represented by Rep. Tim Ryan (D).
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