I, NNAMDI  J. OKOLO, Male, Christian, Nigeria Citizen, residing [redacted], 
do hereby declare on Oath and state as follows: -

1. That I am the above named person whose passport photograph is attached
herewith.

2. That I am former owner of Millennium Luxury Car Rental of Vienna(a),
Virginia USA.

3. That Congressman Traficant (JT) rented a corvette from Millennium for a
month in late 1999 to use while his regular car was being repaired - again.
The corvette was delivered to Rick Detore at USAG offices in Manassas, VA
from Millennium's satellite location at the Double Tree Hotel in Falls
Church, VA and secured on his (Detore's) credit as a favour to Mr Traficant.
I handled the transaction and understood from Mr Detore that the listed
additional driver would use the car and pay upon return of the car(b) .

4. That at the time of the rental I did not know who Jim Traficant was. The
covrvette was our next to cheapest rental. When the car was returned a month
later, I was not in the office. To close the transaction my receptionist (c)
ran the charge against the securing credit card rather than Traficant's
credit card. She [was] reprimanded because the rental forms clearly indicate
that Detore's card was for security only.

5. That on the bottom of the last contract form of Government Exhibit N38
the credit card numbers for both Mr Detore and Mr Traficant are listed and
Mr Detore's entry is marked (HOLD ONLY) (d).

6. That the connection between Traficant and Rick Detore arose bcause of
JT's position as ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Aviation,
whicli oversees the FAA. Rick Detore was an officer with a small cash poor
minority run company developing and developing and deploying airport
navigation aides using laser technology.  Traficant was working to help this
company USAG, coordinate preparation and funding of a test plan to be
executed by the FAA's Volpe Test Center in Massachusetts.

7. That latter on, I was in prison at Allenwood Low FCI in July of 2001 on
the Millennium bank fraud charge. I was contacted twice - July 12 and July
31 by an FBI(e) and IRS agent team.

8. That my lawyer(f) was present at these sessions as was BOP officer Kelly
McConnell. I was pressured to lie about Rick Detore and JT.  At first the
FBI seemed to want me to testify that money JT paid for a car rental wasn't
his. The agents told me that, "Traficant is well connected. People are
running away from Traficant." They told me that if I didn't cooperate with
them, they could make things very hard for me. In addition, the agents
sympathized with my family, "it would be tragic for your one year old son to
have no parents at home, we can really help you."

9. That is when I asked what would happen to Detore, the FBI said Detore
could then be charged with a crime and would be forced to testify against
JT. The FBI told me that "they could help make all my problems go away."
I
was at Allenwood about a year before JT was committed there in (g) August,
2002, where I met him on the track and told him, "You are the reason I am in
prison."

10. That the FBI also said, that if I didn't testify about the "money"
I
would remain in prison, and be charged with bank fraud in connection with
the (h)Links [Group] Car rental financing.  I refused because it wasn't
right, and I refused  to play along despite their repeated and very strong
warnings of doom If I didn't cooperate.

11. That the Government then re-indicted me on a bank fraud charge carrying
at least three year penalties(i) - while pressuring my wife(j) to convince
me to lie and pressuring my business partner and associates for
incriminating information to use against me. Shortly before completing my
sentence on the original charge, the government took me from prison, put me
in INS detention, and then deported me to Nigeria in March of 2005.  I was
not given a hearing nor did I appear before a judge. Terrorism law was
exploited by the Government to suppress all possibility of my appearance and
testimony at the earlier Traficant or Detore trials and appeals - a foreign
national with a felony conviction can be summarily deported (k). I had not
been in Nigeria since I was 11 years old.  My wife and two young boys are
still in the United States.

12. That now I'm separated from my wife and children, in a place where I
don't know anybody - all because I would not commit a crime - by lying for
the Government to falsely accuse Richard Detore and help convict James
Traficant

13. That at the trial, Mr Traficant did not understand why such a low level
employee as Mathew Hall gave testimony for the government. (Trial Transcript
Volume 18, March 14 2002, page 3492, et seq). It was because the government
did not find anyone else among my associates who could or would give the
kind of testimony the government wanted.

14. That Mr Hall's entire connection with the case is that he filled in the
license, VIN and mileage sections on the rental contracts when cars were to
be picked up or delivered. The rest of these forms was completed by me and I
was not going to give the testimony the government wanted.

15. That a government prosecutor claimed, in closing arguments, that JT only
went to pay for the car when he realized he was being investigated.

16. That what this means, of course, is that this prosecutor is a cheap.
shot artist who depended on. the jury's ignorance and his own suppression of
my appearance and testimony.

17. That is, the orders to build a case against JT came down during the
Clinton administration in April, 1996. JT was well aware that he was being
investigated long before December 17, 1999 when he went to pay for the car.
It is standard partisan politics to announce that a rival candidate is
"under investigation' by the Justice Department or IRS, usually, at election
time. Traficant's indictment was handed down October 26, 2001.

18. That If I had lied, like so many others in Congressman Traficant’s case
I would still be in the United States, with no legal or criminal or IRS
problems.

19. That I want to be heard and America should insist that I be allowed to
return to my family.


FOOT NOTES

20. (a)That Millennium was established by me and five associates who went to
a bank in early 1998, borrowed the money to buy cars and commence operation
in the rental business. The loans were made in Milennium's name with me as
CEO. Poor marketing - wrong cars to rent, and poor sales - inadequate
advertising and sales outlets led to default on the loans and departure of
my associates by the end of 1998.  In early 1999 I reorganized the company
to become 70% owner of Millennium and a new business partner, Anish Shah,
now deceased, became 30% owner and worked with me to promote sales through
hotel lobby points of sale - but it was too late.

21. That the business failed by early 2000, the cars were repossessed and I
was arrested for bank fraud, having claimed income that did not exist in
order to get the loans, to which I pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 50
months a1 Allenwood Low FCI..

22. That an Attorney named John Keats handled my plea bargain and a
prosecutor named Thomas McQuillen handled the government case in Virginia.
Keats was recommended by. my immigration attorney but, proved unsatisfactory
because he appeared to be working with the government prosecutor while
taking. my money.  The immigration attorney was Irena I.
Karpinski, 1330 New Hampshire Ave. NW Washington, D.C. and the criminal
attorney was John A. Keats, 10521 Judicial Dr. Fairfax, VA 22030.

23. (b)That I brought this car from Atlantic City the day before it was
rented.  It was new, very low mileage, and had temporary plates. The day
after it was rented Mr Traficant drove it to a conference at the White
House. The Secret Service called Milennium and talked to me about the status
of the (c) car.

24. Maria Peppe, 5159 Woodfield Dr, Centreville VA 20120

25. (d)That there are unexplained discrepancies in the car rental conract
forms presented by the government prosecution at trial.  For example, the
odometer reading at delivery is not recorded.

26. That I remember completing the car rental forms when I delivered the car
to Rick Detore at USAG - the handwriting resembles mine, but the numbers are
not in my writing. Further, I do not know how a copy of Mr Traficant's
driver license appears in the trial exhibits because it was not a part of
the rental transaction.

27. (e)That FBI Agent Rich Denholm, P O. Box 9362, Youngstown, OH 44513.
Earlier, on December 21, 200 an FBI Agent named Michael Carroll 7799
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22043 (703) 762-3192, pager (202) 605-7715
from the D.C. office had first contacted Mrs. Okolo and mentioned to her the
benefits of Rule 35 (b) and the possibility of her husband testifying.

28. That the Criminal Rule 35 (b) permits the government to seek a reduction
in a person's sentence if that person provides substantial assistance in
prosecuting another person. .

29. (f)That Attorney Steven Levy, 12603 Wrightwood Court,  Upper Marlboro,
MD 20772, (301) 574-0212 had been hired in April of 2001. Mr Levy is a
criminal lawyer friend of business lawyer Brown, who recommended him.

30. (g)That about a month after talking with Mr Traficant on the track at
Allenwood, I was “put on the bus.”  I was moved from prison to prison among
10 or 11 facilities in the Bureau of Prison system for almost an entire year
during which time I was reported "in transit" and wound up visiting death
row In Baltimore.

31. (h)That the government agents seemed to offer more than one theory of my
prospective crime, One scenario was that Detore accepted the charges on
Traficant's rental car and then would expense them to USAG as an illegal
gratituy that the government would try to characterize as a bribe.

32. (i)That this second bank fraud charge was an amendment of the original
charge claiming that it was my intent to steal the cars and resell them. I
was represented in trial and appeal on this last chage by: V Peter Markuski,
Jr. Goozman, Bernstein & Markuski, Suite 207, 9101 Cherry Lane, Laurel, MD
20708 (301) 953-7480, vpmarkuski@gbmlawfir.com.

33. That I was convicted on the amended charge with a sentence of an
additional 78 months (!), but, when my appeal was filed in December 2003, it
was taken unanimously in less than three weeks and the second conviction was
subsequently overturned!

34. (j)That Mrs Okolo attended a meeting with FBI Agent Deborah LaPrevotte,
Lawyer Levy, and my business attorney Stanley J. Brown's [at Brown’s]
office.

35. (k)That at the time of the Milennium business operation, I was seeking
Green Card status. Circuit [Court] records are sealed and I was deported in
absentia!  Remember that TWA 800 was destroyed July 17, 1996.

36. That this sworn affidavit is now required for record purposes and for
those that may be concerned.

37. And that I make this solemn declaration in good faith and in accordance
with the provision of the Oath Act of 1990.


N. Okolo
...............
DECLARANT


Sworn to at the Federal High Court
Registry, Lagos................this 13th
Day Sept ,2006.


BEFORE ME


.....................................................
COMMISSIONER FOR OATHS

The Miscarriage of Justice Against Former Congressman James Traficant,
Continued

 William Wallace
May, 2006



D. Political Motivations to Destroy Traficant

16. Traficant was a "target" by the DOJ for 18 years because he was the only Pro Se litigant in United States history who ever defeated them - in a criminal RICO trial in 1983. Traficant represented himself and is not an attorney.

17. Ukranian born and a naturalized American Citizen John Demjanjuk, labeled by the DOJ as "Ivan the Terrible of Treblinka" (a World War II Nazi concentration camp), was convicted and sentenced to death. After Traficant's investigation, at the request of the Demjanjuk family, proved Demjanjuk innocent, he presented his evidence to the Israeli Supreme Court which released Demjanjuk to Traficant. Records show Traficant paid his own expenses to see justice done.

The evidence presented to the Israeli Supreme Court was preserved when Traficant placed it in the Congressional Record since neither the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit nor Congress would accept the evidence under the pretext the case was considered "too sensitive." Traficant said: "Since when does sensitivity waive the Bill of Rights! Shame on the courts! Shame on Congress! Shame on all government officials who would allow an innocent American
to be executed because the case was too "sensitive!"@

18. This victory for justice so enraged the powerful American Israeli Public Affairs Committee ("AIPAC"). Traficant was improperly smeared as an anti-Semite. An AIPAC whistle blower stated, "Traficant was the top target in the early 1990's."

19. The Power of AIPAC-- Even though AIPAC smeared Traficant as an anti-Semite for opposing largess to Israel while many Americans are one or two paychecks away from being homeless, the facts and the evidence are clear, if only citizens will see and ask questions:

a ) Jewish/Americans comprise 3% of the U.S. population but control a disproportionate share of financial and political power;

b) Jewish/Americans control many of the most important and powerful federal and state government positions;

c) Jewish/Americans control the major broadcast and newspaper outlets nationwide;

d) Traficant embarrassed AIPAC when he proved Demjanjuk was innocent which forced the Israeli Supreme Court to set him free;

e) Traficant established the true identity of "Ivan the Terrible of Treblinka" to be a man named Ivan Marchenko. Traficant's evidence was obtained from DOJ files. The DOJ was prepared to KNOWINGLY PERMIT AN INNOCENT AMERICAN TO BE EXECUTED for the murder of 1 million Jews at Treblinka.

The case infuriated AIPAC and all Jewish organizations around the world. Insiders predicted accurately that the power of the Jews would rise to eliminate Traficant. The Jews controlled the Justice Department and decided who gets prosecuted and who goes to prison, even though most Washington insiders vehemently deny it.

20. When the National Democrat Party Committee accepted a $10 million contribution from a General in the Red Chinese Army, Traficant charged that Attorney General Janet Reno, was a traitor for failing to investigate the issue. Traficant made his charges on the floor of the Congress.

a) China's trade surplus with America is now over $150 billion per year, and China is buying missiles and nuclear submarines with American dollars.

b) Traficant also charged Janet Reno for the Waco tragedy.

c) AIPAC and Janet Reno were incensed, "Traficant had to go!"

21. Traficant made the 1998 IRS Restructuring and Reform Act meaningful law when he shifted the burden of proof from the taxpayer to the IRS. This was monumental: taxpayers were considered guilty and had to prove their innocence in civil trials. Additionally, Traficant also changed the seizure laws allowing taxpayers the right to be present and represented before their property could be seized.

An analysis was done on the effect of Traficant's shifting the burden of proof and changing the seizure laws. The analysis compared data for the year before and the year after the law went into effect, in three important areas:
One Year Study: 1997 1999 Results
1) wage garnishment 3.1 million 560,000 2.5 million taxpayers saved
2) property liens 670,000 161,000 509,000 properties saved
3) family home seizures 10,067 57 10,010 homes saved

This data and more can be found in: Americans Afraid of Their Own Government, Congressional Record, May 25, 2001, at pages H2720-H2721.

According to Robert Novak, respected TV celebrity and political analyst, "Traficant did a fantastic job on this. Traficant was right, in America, you should be innocent until proven guilty, even with the IRS."

Observers, even opponents, now admit that Traficant's role was pivotal and courageous in protecting the rights of American taxpayers and challenging the feared power of the IRS.

22. This miscarriage of justice against Traficant was promoted by the Jews, approved by Janet Reno, engineered by AUSA Morford and assisted by trial Judge Lesley Wells. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the same court Traficant embarrassed in the Demjanjuk case, became an accomplice when they "rubber-stamped" Traficant's conviction.

Legal observers say no judge, nor court, can be expected to intervene because the case is "too sensitive." Does that sound familiar?

23. Leaks from meetings of officials in the highest places of government are now troubled by the growing revelations of the Traficant case. Reports of a movement to pardon Traficant are underway. However, to receive a pardon one must admit guilt. Sources close to Traficant's family state he will not accept a pardon, citing his innocence, and is prepared to stay in prison.

24. Juror Leo Glaser stated, after learning of' Detore's testimony before Congress, that he, "would not have convicted Traficant" had he known those facts.

25. Juror Scott Grodi was dismissed by Judge Wells shortly before closing arguments. Wells had previously arranged for Scott Grodi's travel to a relative

E. Summary

26. Legal scholars who have reviewed this case are calling for a massive overhaul and reform of the judicial process. The gerrymandering of judges is obvious. In the Traficant case, the abuses of the DOJ are not only apparent but also criminal. For instance, witness-tampering, obstruction of justice, jury tampering, suborning perjury, destruction of evidence, all these crimes have been perpetrated against Traficant.

27. The only conspiracy in the Traficant case was committed by the DOJ.

F. Conclusion

28. If a Member of Congress can be subjected to such a miscarriage of justice, anyone can. Do your part to help Jim Traficant because failure to act will embolden government corruption. If Citizen-Advocates like Traficant are removed and silenced, who will speak on your behalf when the ilk of government bureaucrats come after you? Act in your own self-interest to oppose and contain government misconduct.

To reach Traficant, write to:

Jim Traficant

31213-060

Federal Medical Center

Post Office Box 4000

Rochester, MN 55903

Sources:

The revelations in the Traficant case continue to astonish many who are reviewing this now historic case because there was absolutely no hard evidence. The only evidence against Traficant was the testimony of several witnesses, all of whom were threatened with prison for an assortment of crimes. Several had family members threatened with indictment.

The speculation of government misconduct, now proved by the affidavit of respected retired Navy Captain William Lillard, established that, "Richard Detore was pressured to lie about Traficant." Captain Lillard overheard a phone conversation where former Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Nassikas, then serving as Detore's private attorney, pressured Detore to "go along with prosecutor Morford to testify against Traficant and to "look at it as a business decision or you'll spend thousands of dollars defending yourself." Detore spent $1.25 million defending himself and was acquitted within two hours of jury deliberations.

The prevalent thinking is, if Traficant was truly guilty, why did the government need to pressure Detore to lie? What compounds the dilemma for those studying the case for judicial and prosecutorial misconduct, is that Traficant had hard evidence (audio tapes, affidavits, correspondence and documents) against every government witness that testified. However, trial Judge Lesley Wells would not allow any of it into evidence for jury consideration. To make the matter more curious is the discovery that Judge Wells=s attorney husband's law firm represented the government's primary witness, John Cafaro, in the past. Sources now confirm that John Cafaro was pressured to lie against Traficant to avoid indictment for perjury in a previous mob related trial. This is now an established fact.=s trial, leaving Traficant with no defense.Ato allow his fugitive brother, Bob, to return from Cuba." N.B.- This is the eighth government witness pressured to lie which Judge Wells kept from the jury.AI will not help you get Traficant." Sinclair was turned to lie to save his law license and to stop the indictment of his wife who owned the property rented by Traficant. (Sinclair defrauded the government by improperly receiving Congressional rental checks). N.B.- This is the ninth government witness pressured to lie.

Traficant's excluded evidence now becomes legally relevant. An analysis of the excluded evidence indicts the Federal government and the "business as usual" attitude of prosecutorial corruption.

As a Virginia attorney, the first step in judicial reform is to commence disbarment proceedings against Nassikas and bring him before a Grand Jury for his crimes against Traficant and Detore.

Its important to note Traficant did not have any of the Detore evidence available for use in his trial. Furthermore, by Judge Wells's rulings, Traficant was stripped of the ability to put on a defense, any defense.

Government insiders said Traficant "had to go!" The government took their shot believing there would be no external reviews or continuing investigations of their actions because Traficant was such a maverick against government corruption. Specifically, for his on-going challenge to the one-sided foreign policy in the Mideast favoring Israel.

In addition, it is common knowledge that Traficant "knew too much" about sensitive government activities. For example, Traficant proved John Demjanjuk innocent for the murder of 1 million Jews as "Ivan the Terrible of Treblinka" in the Nazi death camp, people across America began to confide in Traficant as a genuine advocate Congressman not afraid to challenge government misconduct.

Its now common knowledge that both the CIA and the FBI were concerned by Traficant's uncanny ability to discover facts on many sensitive issues. The assassination of President John Kennedy, the murder of Jimmy Hoffa, the bombing of Pan Am 103, as well as other sensitive and secret matters. However, it was Traficant's attacks on then Attorney General Janet Reno on the House floor that was "the last straw." Traficant had to go!

Traficant's investigations claimed that Janet Reno was first appointed State Attorney in Dade County, Florida, "as a favor to the mafia." Traficant maintained Reno was a lesbian and the mafia had photographs and tapes of her perversions and controlled her in the rich narcotic area of Miami. Traficant pressed for Reno's resignation when Reno failed to investigate the $10 million contribution from a general in the Red Chinese Army that ended up in the coffers
of the Democrat National Committee to promote the reelection of President Clinton. Traficant had to go!

More than 200 agents investigated Traficant over a period of six years without a single tape recording or other hard evidence. Meanwhile, the 9/11 attack was being planned and executed. After six years of intense investigation, millions of dollars expended, the result was no tapes, no fingerprints, no witnesses claiming foul. Nothing! Nothing! and more Nothing. After six years!

All of the above factors have developed into the most interesting political prosecution and imprisonment in U.S. history, since it is now reported the FBI destroyed thousands of tapes made on an innocent and unsuspecting Traficant, proving Traficant broke no laws and committed no crimes.

Insiders seeking judicial reform see the Traficant case as the vehicle for action. Navy Captain Lillard's confirmation of Detore's claims provided enough probable cause to seek an indictment against Nassikas and Morford.

Observers believe that Detore 's fear of the Federal government is allowing the government perpetrators to escape the scrutiny of an investigation. Traficant is in prison serving a 10 year sentence and has been effectively removed from the legal aspects now presented with the revelations of Navy Captain William Lillard.

Captain Lillard and Detore offer the first possibility in years to expose the illegal tactics of the Justice Department. Reform minded champions are urging citizens to write to Traficant and Detore in an effort to encourage them to take legal action against attorney Nassikas, Prosecutor Morford, and the other corrupt officers in the Justice Department, the FBI and the IRS. The Traficant case could serve the purpose of being the springboard for needed judicial reforms in the American Criminal Justice system.

Also enclosed are Exhibits and a Summary of Traficant's evidence which was placed in the U.S. House of Representatives Record.

In the attached exhibits, among others, are two affidavits that dramatize the government's illegal and improper actions against Congressman Traficant. The first righteous affidavit countering his own testimony, was by John Innella, who was present and heard the conversation between Henry Nemenz and Traficant. This is significant as Mr. Nemenz's issue of the $150,000 barn which was built on Traficant's father's farm, made national news with the effect of poisoning the jury pool. In the affidavit, Nemenz admitted he was pressured under duress that he told them whatever "they wanted to hear." He lied about James Traficant. After this affidavit was made public, along with Traficant's tapes of Nemenz's associate, Robin Best, the criminal matter was dropped. However, the damage done in the public eye was successful and depicted the government's unethical and criminal conduct to remove Congressman Traficant.

The second affidavit is also significant as it depicted the improper tactic of creating a crime to entrap Congressman Traficant. Specifically, Sandy Ferrante was tricked into believing she was to be murdered by Traficant which also was put on the national news. Eventually, Mrs. Ferrante realized that the "murder for hire" scheme was hatched by the FBI and was false. However, when she testified truthfully at the Grand Jury that Traficant did nothing illegal, she was threatened that if she disclosed the government's pressure on her to lie about Traficant, she "could lose" her Social Security Disability checks. More negative publicity was picked up by the national media which accomplished the purpose of contaminating any future jury pool. Again, national news that "Traficant a Murderer!"

This Summary shows some of Traficant's evidence that was placed in the Congressional Record of the U.S. House of Representatives. What's noteworthy is that Congressman Traficant was viciously maligned by the Justice Department, the FBI and the IRS before the indictment was issued.

In these exhibits, among others, are two affidavits that dramatize the government's illegal actions against Traficant to contaminate any jury pool.

The first is an affidavit of John Innella, who was present and heard the conversation between Traficant and Henry Nemenz.  This is a significant affidavit in that the Nemenz issue made national news regarding the so-called $150,000 barn built by Nemenz on the elder Traficant farm (Congressman Traficant did not own the property). In essence, Nemenz admitted that he "was pressured to tell the government whatever they wanted to hear." After this affidavit, and Traficant's taping of Nemenz's associate, Robin Best, the criminal matter was dropped. It did, however, hurt Congressman Traficant with future potential jurors.

The second affidavit was noted above in connection with Sandy Ferrante.

The crimes against Richard Detore can be found in the attached exhibits. Traficant submitted a secretly taped conversation with Detore, recorded August 1, 2001, which established he refused to "lie for the government," was then indicted as the "briber" of Traficant. Even though Detore was acquitted, he was successfully kept out of Traficant

Government witness and former Traficant employee, attorney Al Sinclair, was on probation for violation of Ohio's attorney laws. He was pressured to lie against Traficant in order to save his license to practice law and to avoid indictment for defrauding the Federal government over his wife's property rental to Congressman Traficant.

This summary also contains powerful evidence that Traficant uncovered on his investigation of the Youngstown, Ohio FBI office and the mafia. Traficant proved the FBI was infiltrated by the mafia and closed the link between the Youngstown-Cleveland, OH and Pittsburgh, PA operations. Observers believe that the Justice Department "had to move on Traficant" because of this revelation. With the help of the Jewish controlled newspapers, the government was able to punish Congressman Traficant for exposing FBI corruption.

See attachment: Mob Owns FBI in Youngstown, July 11, 2002.

With the exception of government witnesses threatened with prison and the promise to forgive their existing crimes for testimony against Traficant, there was no evidence, no tapes, no fingerprints, no unsupported cash transaction, and no misconduct of any kind.

The most egregious crime was committed by then Virginia attorney John Nassikas, a former AUSA who represented Richard Detore. Nassikas, told Detore that "honesty has no rewards" and that he should "look at the Traficant issue like any business deal as you will spend thousands if you don't lie." (Detore's legal bills were over $1 million to keep his freedom.)

1. Government Witness James Sabatine:

Traficant has taped testimony from Jim Sabatine's brother-in-law, Russell Saadey, Jr., stating "Sab lied to avoid losing his $10 million highway construction company and going to prison for millions of dollars in cost overrides." Judge Wells kept this information from the jury. Note: After Detore, this is the second government witness successfully pressured to lie against Congressman Traficant.

2. Government Witness David Sugar:

Traficant has a tape and affidavit from Harry Manganaro, an associate of David Sugar, stating Sugar confided in Manganaro that he, "lied to prevent the indictment" of his son and wife. He admitted to Manganaro that he "was pressured to lie. Judge Wells blocked this evidence from the jury. N.B. This is the third government witness successfully pressured to lie against Traficant.

3. Government Witness attorney Henry DiBlasio:

Mr. Diblasio, a long time associate of Congressman Traficant, wrote an unsolicited letter from his retirement home in Florida stating he, "was being coerced by the FBI to lie" against Traficant. This evidence was blocked by Judge Wells. N.B.- This is the fourth government witness pressured to lie against Traficant.

4. Failed Government Witness Henry Nemenz:

Mr. Nemenz admitted to Traficant and John Innella that he was "pressured to lie." Traficant's taping of Nemenz's associate, Robin Best, quashed this false criminal charge that was the center of the $150,000 barn issue which was dropped. N.B.- This is the fifth government witness pressured to lie against Traficant.

5. Government Witness Sandy Ferrante.:

Mrs. Ferrante was manipulated to believe that she was the target of a "contract murder" by Traficant. She later discovered it was a ruse and apologized to the Traficant family. This "murder plot made the national news which further damaged Traficant's chance for a fair trial. Even though Ms. Ferrante was pressured to lie, she did not admit to FBI coercion for fear of losing her Social Security disability checks. Note well, this is the sixth government witness pressured to lie.

6. Government Witness John J. Cafaro:

Cafaro confided in Traficant's staff representative, Dennis Johnson, that "Traficant committed no crimes." Cafaro also stated to Johnson that he "was pressured to lie" to avoid his own indictment and prosecution for perjury in a previous Federal trial. N.B.- This is the seventh witness pressured to lie against Traficant which Judge Wells kept from the jury.

7. Government Witness Anthony Bucci:

Bucci's sister-in-law, Susan Bucci, said that, "Anthony lied about bribing Jim Traficant to avoid his third felony indictment," and also,

8. Government Witness Al Sinclair:

An FBI document stated that Sinclair said,

9. Richard Detore:

Mr. Detore was "pressured to lie about Traficant but refused. As the government had no grounds for any criminal charges to leverage his testimony, Detore was indicted as the "mastermind" behind Cafaro's false charge of bribing Traficant. Even though Detore was acquitted in record time, Judge Wells blocked his favorable testimony effectively leaving Traficant with no defense.

10. Retired Navy Captain William Lillard:

Capt. Lillard confirmed and corroborated Detore's claims of "being pressured to lie on Traficant" when he filed an affidavit stating he, "overheard attorney John Nassikas encouraging Detore to lie." (Nassikas is a former AUSA and was serving as Detore's retained criminal attorney.) Reformers believe that Nassikas should be indicted for aiding and abetting the attempted perjury of Detore. See Captain Lillard's attached affidavit. Note: The Detore /Lillard revelation was never known to Traficant.

Reasonable assessment of the Traficant case proves prosecutorial misconduct, obstruction of justice, witness-tampering by the government and AUSA Nassikas was guilty of subornation of perjury and violation of the civil rights of Traficant and Detore.

11. Retired Secret Service Agent Mike Robertson:

Agent Robertson said, "The Traficant case should not have even been presented to a Grand Jury. There was no evidence." "Traficant was set up. No tapes? The government always tries to get an admission of guilt by the target, especially a high profile target like Congressman Traficant when they have no hard evidence."  Robertson also said, "everyone knows the government taped Traficant for years.

When the government admitted they had no tapes, investigators knew Traficant committed no crimes and was set up." Robertson concluded the Traficant case "was a miscarriage of justice" and "the government should be held accountable for these crimes against Traficant."

12. Juror Leo Glaser:

Mr. Glaser said after the trial, "if I had known of the Detore revelation during trial, I would never have convicted Congressman Traficant." Note: Juror Glaser supported Traficant's bid for reelection to Congress while Traficant was imprisoned.

Conclusion With Recommendations for Action

The Traficant case embodies nearly all the reasons for judicial reform. Whether or not Traficant will, or can be helped, is now very questionable. Congressman Traficant still has big and powerful enemies! The Federal government, the Israeli Lobby, and in most cases, the national media. However, the Traficant case, with the astounding behind the scenes revelations, present a vehicle for judicial reform. In addition, an absolutely innocent bystander, Richard Detore, should be made whole and restored to the condition he was in before AUSA Morford 's prosecutorial misconduct' began.

The Bill or Rights insures all Americans with the right to be loyally represented when their liberty is at risk. The Traficant case is a ideal example of how the cancer of corrupted advocacy has become the modus-operandi of the Federal government. The need for advocacy was corroborated by retired Navy Captain Lillard's statements, which shined the spotlight on this needed judicial reform. The following facts cry out for reform:

a. Richard Detore was being investigated by the Justice Department;

b. Detore hired former AUSA Nassikas to represent him;

c. Nassikas, while accepting Detore's money, was working with the government against him;

d. Nassikas advised Detore to break the law in an effort to help the prosecutor convict Traficant;

e. Detore was actually pressured to lie while in the law office of attorney Nassikas;

f. When Detore refused to lie on Traficant, Nassikas later phoned him to again advise Detore to change his mind and lie for the prosecutor;

g. Detore eventually dismissed Nassikas because he realized that Nassikas was working against him and for AUSA Morford;

h. Retired Navy Captain, another honest man, now verified that "Nassikas pressured Detore to lie on Traficant."

The ordeal of Detore defined the major cancer that pervades the judicial system in America today. Attorneys, like Nassikas, many times work "behind the scenes" of the client, selling them out, instead of vigorously defending their rights. True, often times, even attorneys are afraid to "upset" the government, especially in important cases such as Traficant's.

The problem is so widespread, an American facing the loss of his liberty, is often aiding and abetting the prosecution by hiring an attorney. If attorneys can be intimidated by the powerful government, where can the citizen go for help?

Detore was paying a man to represent him and that man worked against Detore's best interests. Nassikas must be disbarred and brought to justice.

You can make a difference. Call the talk shows, write your favorite magazines and newspapers demanding attorney Nassikas be disbarred in Virginia. This would give Detore a fair chance of taking legal action against Nassikas.

For those who wish to support Traficant, the spillover effect from the Nassikas revelation may serve to help him as well.

The courts will do nothing. Public pressure is the only weapon that reformers have. You can remain anonymous, like many others who are afraid to "get involved." Does this sound like 1930's Germany and 1960's Soviet Russia?

Request the talk shows to interview Captain Lillard and Richard Detore. Write Detore and encourage him to take action against Nassikas.

One issue is crystal clear: If Traficant was guilty of any crimes, the government would not have needed to improperly pressure anyone to lie:

1. Detore was pressured to lie on Traficant (confirmed by Captain Lillard's affidavit);

2. David Sugar was pressured to lie on Traficant (Manganaro confirmed it);

3. Anthony Bucci was pressured to lie on Traticant (Confirmed by Susan Bucci);

4. DeBlasio was coerced to lie about Traficant (DeBlasio's letter);

5. Sabatine was pressured to lie on Traficant 'Confirmed by Russell Saadey);

6.Cafaro was pressured to lie about Traficant (Confirmed by Johnson and Detore);

7. Sinclair was pressured to lie on Traficant (Confirmed by FBI documents);

8. Nemenz was pressured to lie about Traficant (Confirmed by Innella and Best);

9. Ferrante was pressured to lie on Traficant (Confirmed in Affidavit).

Attached Exhibits

   Traficant's FBI Investigation.

headlines poisoning the jury voir dire, but after the government's 
intimidation tactics were exposed, I was charged with neither.
  The following affidavit by Mrs. Sandy Ferrante, the supposed target, 
outlines the saga of the alleged murder-for-hire:

         Affidavit of Sandra Ferrante, Tuesday, April 30, 2002

       I hereby swear that the following is a true and accurate 
     statement.
       In middle to late August, 2000, three males arrived at my 
     ex-husband's residence on Applegrove Road in North Canton, 
     Ohio. They identified themselves as agents of the F.B.I., 
     Rich Deholm, Chuck Perkins and Mike Pecunis, and requested 
     that we go into the house so that they may talk to me on a 
     matter of great importance. I suggested that we go to a 
     public location. We, my ex-husband, myself and the three 
     agents met at a nearby Wendy's restaurant.
       The agents proceeded to play a 40-minute tape for me, which 
     intimated that Jim Traficant wanted to have me murdered. On 
     the tape I heard three voices, Clarence Broad, and two 
     unknown individuals which I was told were an undercover agent 
     of the F.B.I. and another male who dropped the agent off to 
     meet with Broad.
       I proceeded to ask if this was something they were using to 
     get me to say something against Jim Traficant. The agents 
     stated that they were only there to protect me. They never 
     stated that Jim Traficant was responsible but led me to 
     believe that he was involved in this conspiracy to take my 
     life.
       After this meeting with the agents, I received a phone call 
     from an F.B.I. agent who suggested that to ensure my own 
     safety that I should go public with this information and 
     announce the conspiracy.
       At some point afterward, an F.B.I. agent notified me that 
     Clarence Broad was moved to Elkton Prison, in Elkton, Ohio 
     and it was unusual that he was moved to this facility. Also, 

     the agent insinuated that his move could have been done at 
     the request of Jim Traficant.
       I testified before a grand jury on two occasions in the 
     matter regarding Jim Traficant. During this time the F.B.I. 
     paid $800 to house my dogs in kennels and also paid for my 
     two round trips to Louisville, Kentucky to testify.
       After testifying truthfully and when the government didn't 
     hear what they wanted to hear the U.S. Attorney, Craig 
     Morford proceeded to demean me in front of the grand jury. In 
     addition, at the time of my testimony in front of the grand 
     jury I publicly apologized to Jim (Traficant) and his wife 
     for allowing the government to trick me into believing this 
     conspiracy.
       When the indictment came down, I discovered that there were 
     no charges filed in association with the murder issue. In 
     addition, I read news articles that had information that were 
     never on the tape.
       Since the time of the first meeting with the F.B.I. agents, 
     my husband has suffered a debilitating stroke and requires 
     constant care and my health continues to deteriorate due to 
     the stress and the traumatic nature of the events in this 
     case.
       Signed and sworn before a notary public on April 30, 2002.

  Then, Henry Nemenz, a man with a conscience, surprised me at a local 
restaurant where I was having lunch with a friend, John Innella. At 
that meeting, Mr. Nemenz apologized for untrue statements he had made 
to the government to avoid indictment. I asked Mr. Nemenz to sit down 
and proceeded to ask him questions regarding the so-called $150,000 
barn deal and at the completion of that meeting, I did the following 
two things, (1) secured an affidavit summarizing what John Innella had 
witnessed take place between myself and Henry Nemenz and (2) telephoned 
Ms. Robin Best, Henry Nemenz's girlfriend, the next day, who confirmed 
that ``Henry told me everything about the meeting and the government 
was furious and hauled him up to Cleveland.''
  The following affidavit by John Innella describes the conversation I 

had with Henry Nemenz:

      State of Ohio, County of Mahoning, Affidavit of John Innella

       After being duly cautioned on my oath in accordance with 
     the law, I, John Innella, hereby depose and say:
       At approximately 1:00 p.m. on Monday, April 30, 2001, I was 
     in the company of James A. Traficant, Jr. and was 
     unexpectedly interrupted by Henry Nemenz.
       1. Henry Nemenz voluntarily told James Traficant in my 
     company ``Morford was trying to put words in his mouth.''
       2. His (Nemenz) attorney told him to ``tell Morford what 
     they wanted to hear so that he would not be indicted.''
       3. In my presence, James Traficant and Henry Nemenz talked 
     about their original deal, which was $17,000 for the barn and 
     additions because Jim Traficant already had the poles and 
     metal for the building.
       4. In my presence, they discussed that the construction man 
     said he would bring in twenty (20) Amish and they would get 
     the job done in a week.
       5. Nemenz said that he eventually got rid of his 
     construction man because of faulty construction and poor 
     management.
       6. Nemenz and Traficant discussed the fact they 
     legitimately came to a reasonable business settlement that 
     Nemenz would have made with anyone under similar 
     circumstances.
       7. Nemenz told Traficant that he was told by Morford ``not 
     to talk to Traficant.''
       8. Nemenz told Traficant that all money Traficant owed, was 
     paid in full, including the truck.
       9. In my presence, Traficant and Nemenz agreed that the 
     stretching out of the work to be performed was the cause of 
     the cost overruns, and that it was not the fault of James

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     Traficant, which they had mutually agreed to be $17,000.00 in 
     addition to the truck.
       10. Traficant and Nemenz agreed in my presence that 
     Traficant had settled the accounts in full.
       11. Nemenz stated in my presence that when Morford 
     interviewed him, he had four assistants, and the situation 
     was intimidating. He said that they did not want to hear what 
     he was saying. He said that he basically ``told them what 
     they wanted to hear.''
       12. In my presence, Nemenz also said that the conversation 
     was ``bull shit.''
       13. Nemenz said that he had agreed to sell Traficant a 
     black corvette. He said that he had realized that Traficant 
     had invested money in the car to make repairs because it had 
     sat so long unused. He further stated that he realized 
     Traficant put hardly any miles on the corvette. But when the 
     flap developed over the barn Nemenz decided he wanted the car 
     back, saying that he would give credit for any of the 
     expenses. The real reason he wanted the car back was that it 
     was purchased as a graduation present for his son, and his 
     son was upset because Henry had sold it. Henry also said that 
     he was also upset over the problems that had developed 
     concerning the construction work at the farm. Nemenz admitted 
     that he agreed to sell the car to Traficant, and thanked 
     Traficant for returning the car.
       14. I was present during this entire conversation at 
     Bruno's Restaurant in Poland, Ohio.
       Signed and sworn before a notary public on June 13, 2001.

  In summary, the government had to back off the big barn hoax, but by 
that time the damage had already been done to poison the jury pool.
  Tomorrow, stop one. . . . I mean count one on the government's 
railroad regarding the charges involving Anthony Bucci, who was in the 
process of the 3rd federal plea agreement and perjured himself with his 
testimony against me.

                          ____________________

                 TRAFICANT TRIAL: A RAILROAD OF JUSTICE
                                 ______                                 
                       HON. JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR. of Ohio

                    in the House of Representatives

                        Wednesday, June 5, 2002

  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, the government presented a ten-count 
indictment against me on May 4, 2001. And convicted me on those ten 
counts, Thursday, April 11, 2002.
  Count One--Anthony Bucci. Anthony Bucci testified that he ``owned'' 
me by performing $12,000 of work at the Traficant farm (which is not 
and was not owned by me). Facts in this count are simple and right to 
the point. . . . Anthony Bucci perjured himself and the government 
suborned his perjury
  The most appalling underlying issue behind Anthony Bucci's testimony 
is that it was given as part of Mr. Bucci's third federal plea 
agreement and currently the government is working on another deal with 
Mr. Bucci that would allow Anthony's brother Robert to return to the 
United States, after having fled the country to escape federal charges.
  Anthony Bucci's contention is that he and his company provided 
$12,000 in materials

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and services and that these acts let him ``own a Congressman'' was 
refuted and impeached by five defense witnesses.
  First, the majority of the work performed at the Traficant farm was 
done by Mr. Greg Tyson, who was scheduled as the government's witness 

to testify under immunity, but was never called by them. Subsequently, 
I called him to the stand.
  Under oath, Mr. Tyson testified that not only was he accused and 
threatened with an indictment by the government for performing services 
at the farm as a favor to me, he also testified that he was PAID for 
his services.
  Mr. Tyson was a partner with Anthony Bucci and Joe Sattarelle in a 
concrete company and I did arrange for the first ever minority loan to 
be made to Mr. Tyson to finance this investment; Mr. Tyson being a 
black man and not a `front-man' for minority access to contracts.
  Mr. Sattarelle, who was a government witness, testified that Anthony 
Bucci was such a liar that if Anthony Bucci said his name was Anthony 
Bucci, he (Sattarelle) would not believe it and that Anthony (Bucci) 
would lie about anything to avoid problems.
  Mr. Sattarelle further testified that ``Yes, Jim Traficant helped 
[their] company, he helped everybody.''
  Even an employee from ODOT testified that I did help the Bucci's as I 
helped any and all local companies. During this testimony the ODOT 
official stated that I received more federal money for my district than 
any other congressional district in the state of Ohio.
  The truth is that the work Anthony Bucci offered to do at the farm 
ended up creating significant damage to the property, including causing 
the main bank barn to almost collapse, and costing my father, James A. 
Traficant, Sr. a tremendous amount of money to make repairs.
  With regard to Bucci's alleged work at the farm, Sandy Ferrante 
testified that the main bearing stone wall of the barn had caved in and 
the barn was near collapse and that Anthony Bucci feared a lawsuit over 
this incident.
  Another witness and contractor, Harry Manganaro, testified that he 
``helped Jim Traficant jack up the corner of the barn because the barn 
was literally going to collapse'' because of the destruction to the 
property by Anthony Bucci.
  Perhaps the most damaging testimony in this count came from Susan 
Bucci, Anthony's sister-in-law and widow of Anthony's brother, Dan.
  Dan and Susan owned a farm across the street from the Traficant farm. 
Susan Bucci testified that I didn't like Anthony and never did and that 

my friend in the Bucci family was Dan. She further testified that Dan 
and I would go riding cycles together and shared bedding and equipment 
for livestock on a neighborly basis and that ``Jim Traficant performed 
farm services at no cost to our family that far exceeded any of the so-
called work that the Bucci brothers offered to do. And, that if anyone 
was owed money for materials and services, Jim Traficant was owed money 
by the (Bucci) brothers.''
  Additionally, Susan Bucci also stated under oath that Anthony (Bucci) 
was a ``liar'' and lied to her and took advantage of her and her family 
when her husband (Dan) died by ``taking money'' that was due to her and 
her children when the Bucci company was dissolved.
  Susan Bucci's affidavit supports her assertions and reads in 
pertinent part:

           Affidavit by Susan Bucci, Friday, February 1, 2002

       I hereby swear that the following statement is the truth:
       1. Jim Traficant brush hogged 40 acres of land at our farm 
     on Route 165 in Green Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, for 
     seven years.
       2. Jim Traficant mowed, raked and bailed hay for us on 25 
     acres for four years, with his own equipment and provided his 
     own fuel.
       3. Jim Traficant, at his expense, repaired our hay wagons 
     regularly.
       4. My husband, Dan (deceased) told me that when we stopped 
     farming, to ``give Jim the hay wagons.''
       5. Jim Traficant would not take any hay wagons without 
     paying.
       6. Jim Traficant gave me a check for one thousand dollars.
       7. Jim Traficant said, ``$400 for the wagons and $600 for 
     anything I may owe.''
       8. Jim Traficant did not have to do that, but I believe he 
     did that to help me, because I was having a difficult time 
     financially.
       9. The family had asked Jim Traficant to help get Tony 

     Bucci into a halfway house.
       10. Jim Traficant did that, and it was common knowledge 
     that he would help anybody.
       11. Jim Traficant would not accept anything, even though 
     the brothers wanted to pay him.
       12. On occasion, they got Jim some sawdust that my husband 
     also used; my husband would take old hay and straw to bed our 
     cows.
       13. There was a time when Jim asked for help to borrow 
     jack hammers to break up concrete in big, old bank barn.
       In closing, I believe that Jim Traficant was owed money by 
     the family.
       Sworn before a notary on February 1, 2002.

  Aside from the contracts my office assisted with, there were letters 
written on behalf of Anthony Bucci when he was a resident at a halfway 
house, Community Corrections Association (CCA). It is evident, through 
the testimony of Dominic Paolone, Jr. that these letters were not done 
as a favor to Anthony but as a standard procedure by my office when a 
family member contacts one of my district offices.
  Mr. Paolone stated that he was a resident of CCA while Anthony Bucci 
was there and admitted that Mr. Bucci was upset because I wouldn't help 
him unless he followed office policy, which meant a family member must 
make the request on behalf of the individual incarcerated. Eventually 
Anthony's brother contacted me to submit a letter to CCA on Anthony's 
behalf. And, according to his testimony, Mr. Paolone was provided with 
the same assistance when his (Paolone's) father contacted my office.
  Obviously, the jury was misled by Anthony Bucci's uncorroborated 
testimony and overlooked five truthful witnesses simply because the 
government submitted circumstantial evidence in the form of advocacy 
letters from my office to help the Bucci brothers and their respective 
companies. These letters were not in return for favors but because 
these companies employed up to 100 of my constituents and when these 
companies received local contracts, subcontracting and spin-off 
employment affected over 200 families in my district.
  Did I help the Buccis--Yes. I helped hundreds of companies in my 

district, which had a 22 percent unemployment rate when I took office. 
Any member of Congress would have done the same thing.
  As of Tuesday, June 4, 2002, Anthony Bucci, who would have faced 21 
months in prison for defrauding Uncle Sam, instead got a slap on the 
wrist in the form of 6 weeks home detention and two years of probation 
for his participation in my trial.
  At this point, it's obvious what kind of deals the government is 
willing to make to get their #1 target--Jim Traficant, the only one to 
ever defeat the government, pro se, in a RICO trial.
  For the record, the purported services occurred in the early 1990's, 
thus the imposition of a RICO charge was used by the government to 
extend the statute of limitations to accommodate for these ludicrous 
allegations.
  The government provided no physical evidence, no wiretaps, no tapes, 
no hidden microphones and no fingerprints on more than 1,000 documents. 
How is it possible to reach a conclusion beyond a reasonable doubt with 
only circumstantial evidence and the testimony of felons? In a RICO 
case, no less.
  Shove count one up their asphalt. Tomorrow, railroad stop two. . . . 
I mean count two. Sugar coated extortion, prosecutorial misconduct, 
subordination of perjury and other related governmental atrocities.

                          ____________________                        
                    TRAFICANT TRIAL: A RAILROAD OF JUSTICE
                                 ______                                 
                       HON. JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR. of Ohio
                    in the House of Representatives

                         Thursday, June 6, 2002

  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, the government presented a ten-count 
indictment against me on May 4, 2001. And convicted me on those ten 

counts, Thursday, April 11, 2002.
  Count Two--David Sugar.
  David Sugar was indicted for backdating invoices for his company, 
some of which concerned me and Mr. Sugar ended up getting caught up in 
making false statements about these invoices.
  To avoid perjury, Mr. Sugar stated he was pressured into doing quid 
pro quo favors at the Traficant farm.
  Be advised that David Sugar testified that he received $1,400 in one 
payment and accepted a Stairway piano, appraised for between $6,000 and 
$7,000 and claimed the same on his tax records.
  In my trial, the judge did not permit the testimony, or consensual 
taped phone call with Harry Manganaro, friend of David Sugar, in whom 
Sugar confided after being visited by the FBI for a second time. 
Clearly under the circumstances, Mr. Sugar's discussion with Mr. 
Manganaro should have fallen under the hearsay rule and been permitted 
as evidence.
  On Sunday, January 27, 2002 I had the following conversation with 
Harry Manganaro regarding Mr. Sugar's situation:

       JT: This is what, the twenty-seventh? Sunday, January 
     twenty seventh? Okay now, Harry do you want to spell you last 
     name?
       HM: M-A-N-G-A-N-A-R-O.
       JT: Manganaro. Yea. We've known each other for a lot of 
     years, but you work for Dave Sugar right? You used to?
       HM: I used to.
       JT: And on or about the time that Dave ah, has gone through 
     this ordeal with me, you were his employee?
       HM: Yea, when I was there I was just a consultant on 
     demolitions.
       JT: Yea, you wanna move a little closer? And you realize we 
     are taping this conversation?
       HM: Yes.
       JT: Okay. Ah, in fact, you mentioned, there, you came to me 
     yesterday to my house at about what, 10:00? This is the first 
     you divulged that information to me.

       HM: Right.
       JT: Okay. And you realize I represent myself, I'm my own 
     attorney.
       HM: I do.
       JT: Now, I've asked you to meet me here today and you told 
     me that basically Dave Sugar had made statements to you 
     relative to this case. I want you to just in short, brief 
     terms tell me what Dave Sugar said.
       HM: Well first of all, he had people coming in, they came 
     in two times.
       JT: Who were the people?
       HM: That was the FBI people. I don't know exact names.
       JT: That's fine.
       HM: The first time they came in they were questioning what 
     he did for ah, you and (sounds like transport machinery) and 
     ah, they didn't charge you for it. And Dave is bad on keeping 
     some records and things like that. There was stuff on my desk 
     where I didn't even bill people yet, but I got the bills. And 
     he probably had your bill on there too. And they were aware 
     of that, basically they left that time. Then they came back 
     when Dave wasn't there and they went through the whole 
     office, and ah (unintelligible).
       JT: Well, what they did to him was they charged him with 
     some offense involving me, quite frankly I'm not even up to 
     date on his offense, but then at some point he said to you 
     that he had to make statements.
       HM: Right, basically they told him that if he doesn't 
     cooperate with them, he was going to get his wife involved 
     and ah, his son

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     involved with the business and everything like that so, he 
     didn't want anybody else to get involved with business or he 
     pleaded guilty, he doesn't want to get his wife involved and 
     have problems. They gave him the opportunity.

       JT: Who is they again?
       HM: They is the FBI.
       JT: Now, did ah,.
       HM: I know one thing, he has been nervous ever since then 
     cause they've got the threat of going to jail over his head 
     and ah.
       JT: If he don't do what?
       HM: If he doesn't cooperate.
       JT: Did he tell you that, well what did he tell you, did he 
     tell you he broke the law with me, what was the statements to 
     you?
       HM: Basically he don't feel that he broke the law because 
     ah, your dad and his dad were friends for years and years. 
     And he thought he was helping a friend but he did say that 
     whatever he did for you, he was paid because he had gotten 
     some money, I'm not sure of an exact amount, I don't know 
     fourteen, eighteen hundred dollars, something like that, plus 
     a piano that's worth more than what these people are saying.
       JT: Well, he mentioned to you that it was an eighteen 
     fifty-six Stairway that was registered in the book?
       HM: Right, I moved it out of your house.
       JT: Yea, and it was registered in the book only two made in 
     eighteen fifty-six, but there was other antiques too. Did you 
     help move those things from the barn and from the house?
       HM: Yes I did, you had them in the barn, we went to the 
     barn, we got stuff up in the attic.
       JT: There were several other antique pieces that he had 
     taken, but basically all he did there, was he laid, you guys 
     spread the concrete, he did not have anything to do with 
     paying for the concrete.
       HM: No, he didn't buy the concrete. The concrete was bought 
     by a guy in Struthers, I believe it was.
       JT: T.C. Ready Mix delivered it. And ah, I paid T.C. Ready 
     Mix and he had nothing to do with paying that. But the point 
     I'm making is, did he say look, I had to lie or they were 
     going to put me in jail, bring my son involved.

       HM: Yep.
       JT: Tell me exactly what he said.
       HM: That's what he said. What your saying is that he was 
     deathly afraid that they were going to bring his son in, his 
     wife in, and ah, if he didn't cooperate with them, he was 
     going to go to jail.
       JT: And by cooperating, what does that mean?
       HM: Well by cooperating, right now he is not in jail.
       JT: Yea, by telling them...
       HM: Whatever they want to hear, he had to tell them. And at 
     this point, he is still worried about going to jail, because 
     if he doesn't cooperate in the courthouse he has got that 
     threat lingering over his head about going to jail.
       JT: When did he tell you this, do you recall?
       HM: Oh, it had to be after the second meeting with the FBI. 
     I can't give you a specific date, but it was right after 
     that. It was actually before he went to jail on ah, another 
     offense, I think they had something with his old DUI.
       JT: Against the father? Dave senior?
       HM: Dave senior, yea he had one.
       JT: Yea he had one too.
       HM: And they pushed that issue.
       JT: They were pushing that. But they indicted him on, was 
     supposedly he backdated a bill to me and he supposedly said 
     he didn't backdate the bill, and then they found that he did 
     backdate a bill or whatever the hell it was and they were 
     going to get him for perjury, that was technically the count 
     so, is that what you recall?
       HM: Right, but the bill, as I said before, Dave was bad, 
     he'll do work for other, and he even explained to the FBI 
     people that he has done work for New Middletown and different 
     things like that, and he'll forget to send a bill, or he'll 
     have it out but he won't put a date on it and it might be a 
     month later that he'll decide to put a date on it to send it 
     for when he did the work. And it's backdated, but on the same 
     token, ah, a lot of times its just forgetfulness.

       JT: But ah, evidently Dave was concerned cause he knew 
     they were after me so, he said that he didn't backdate the 
     bill right?
       HM: Right. Correct.
       JT: And that was the technicality that got him indicted.
       HM: Right that was just...
       JT: Bull sh--?
       HM: Him protecting an old friend, that's what it, amounts 
     to. Myself, for the petty little thing that he did, I don't 
     think that....
       JT: But he said to you that he felt bad that he had to do 
     this, because it wasn't truthful, and he and I did nothing 
     illegal, is that in fact what he said?
       HM: That's it. Because the point is that you know, he can't 
     figure out why he can't help people and still get some money 
     for it, which he did, and ah, get in trouble for doing 
     something he didn't do.
       JT: There were no intentions to do something for me because 
     I was doing something or helping him.
       HM: Right.
       JT: That's exactly what he said?
       HM: That's about the extent of it. And ever since then he 
     has been really worried.
       JT: I know he feels bad. Everybody is saying you can see he 
     don't want to do what they are forcing him to do. But he is 
     forced to this, is that what he told you?
       HM: That's it.
       JT: And were he not being forced with these technicalities, 
     he would tell the truth in Cleveland, wouldn't he?
       HM: Yea he would.
       JT: And he's still real worried that he may tell the truth 
     and if he does, they are going to send him to jail, don't 
     they?
       HM: That's the problem right now that Dave has. If he tells 
     the truth, he goes to jail, if he lies about it he goes to 
     jail. He's caught in a nutshell and he don't know which way 

     to go.
       JT: He has to go the way they want him though, don't he?
       HM: You got that right.
       JT: But he told you that explicitly?
       HM: Yes he did.
       JT: And you are willing to testify to that?
       HM: Yes I will.
       JT: Thank you Harry, I think today is Sunday, January, 
     what's the date, the twenty-seventh?
       HM: The twenty-seventh I think.
       JT: Is there anything else you want to say Harry?
       HM: Ah, not really, unless you want to hear about that 
     ah,..
       JT: About the city of Youngstown and their deals they had 
     going, no. That's something that, I got an investigation 
     going on and I may go over that with you at some point, but 
     right now, I'm more concerned about his case here and what 
     they have done with witnesses.
       HM: One more about Dave, you know that he doesn't need any 
     trouble.
       JT: He certainly doesn't need any trouble, is that what you 
     said?
       HM: No he's a very good guy, hard worker at times, and he's 
     still a good guy.
       JT I know that.
       HM: I Don't believe that by him supposedly talking to you 
     about out of town people at one time for a job, could justify 
     all the problems that he has coming.
       JT: Yea, and he in fact was right the rightful bidder. And 
     there was some hanky panky in the city wasn't there?
       HM: There definitely was.
       JT: And he told it to me didn't he?
       HM: Yes he did.
       JT: And I looked into it.
       HM: Yes you did, and there was nothing promised, anywhere 
     along the line.

       JT: And as soon as I looked into it, they changed the whole 
     ball game down there didn't they?
       HM: Right. They got some out of town firm that went 
     bankrupt.
       JT: The out of town firm did go bankrupt didn't they?
       HM: Yea they did, I went to the auction.
       JT: Well thank you Harry, I appreciate you coming to me by 
     your own volition.
       HM: Yes I did.
       JT: Thank you and this is Sunday, January twenty seventh, 
     approximately Eight fifty-five a.m., is that the time you 
     got? Eight fifty-five a.m., alright.

  There are also contract issues relative to Sugar and the city of 
Youngstown, in which the government maintained that I leveraged the 
City to give Sugar the contract.
  I did try to help Sugar get that contract. There was no quid pro quo. 
David Sugar and his company pay more than $100,000 in taxes into 
Mahoning County, where the city of Youngstown is located. And, because 
the need for employment in my district, I always support good quality 
bids from local companies, which hire my constituents and pays taxes 
into this community. The contract was eventually awarded to a company 
from Buffalo, New York for a difference of $14,000.
  The poor quality of the company that was granted the bid for the City 
is evidenced by it's bankruptcy auction, in which Harry Manganaro 
attended at the request of David Sugar. Additionally, the company's 
performance created a fire at the work site causing damage after 
smoldering for a lengthy period of time.
  Did I help David Sugar? Answer--Yes. I helped thousands of my 
constituents in similar situations and David Sugar was paid for any 
services he may have provided at the Traficant farm.
  The sugar count has been manipulated so much it's more like 
NutraSweet (C).
  Next week . . . Pinocchio, Attorney at Law.

TRAFICANT TRIAL: A RAILROAD OF JUSTICE
                                 ______                                

                      HON. JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR.
                                of Ohio
                    in the House of Representatives

                         Tuesday, June 11, 2002

  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, the government presented a ten-count
indictment against me on May 4, 2001. And, convicted me on those ten
counts, Thursday, April 11, 2002.
  Count Three--John J. Cafaro (The great anomaly--double jeopardy,
perjury.)
  This count surrounds a now bankrupt firm known as U.S. Aerospace
Group Inc. of Manists, VA. Like Lorena Babbitt, they couldn't keep
track of their appendages; in this case their corporate structure.
  The owner of the company was John J. Cafaro. The president was his
21-year-old daughter, Cabri. The COO was Richard Detore, who was later
succeeded by Al Lange. The company was going bankrupt, but owned patent
rights to an aviation safety device second to none, the laser flight
navigation system. I arranged to have this laser system demonstrated
for Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Jimmy Duncan of Tennessee and FAA
Administrator Jane Harvey. Both were impressed. Ultimately there was $4
million appropriated for military testing and use of this system--
MANUALS.
  This count was supposed to be a quid pro quo like the others. Truth
of the matter is the only agreement I made with USA was that (1) the
manufacturing of any product would be in my district and (2) eventually
the entire corporate headquarters and all umbrellas would be relocated
to my district for the procurement of jobs for my constituents. In this
venue, I might add, high-tech jobs.
  JJ Cafaro perjured himself in my trial to avoid charges of his
previous perjured testimony in the RICO trial of former Machining County

Sheriff, Phil Chance. In fact under cross-examination by myself, Mr. 
Cafaro admitted to ``lying but not perjuring'' himself, which is 
evidenced in the transcript.
  Be advised that the testimony in the Chance trial dealt with an 
alibi, wherein Mr. Cafaro claimed to have given money to former Sheriff 
Chance, instead of mob-boss Lenny Stroll. Lenny Stroll later admitted 
that he had given the money to Chance. The same prosecutors in my trial 
called JJ Cafaro in the Chance trial a ``liar'' and Cafaro admitted 
to that in his testimony. Mr. Cafaro perjured himself at my trial and 
paid for the perjured testimony of Al Lange, by providing for Al 
Lange's attorney's fees. In addition, I have come to find out that as 
an additional inducement for his testimony, Al Lange, who has been 
diagnosed with cancer, is being maintained by Mr. Cafaro's insurance, 
although the company has since gone bankrupt and Mr. Lange is no longer 
employed by Mr. Cafaro.
  This whole quid pro quo also involves my boat. I had it for sale and 
was visited by JJ Cafaro in my D.C. office one afternoon, where he 
handed me a book containing an evident bookmarker. When I opened the 
book I found that it was a bank draft for $26,000 to buy my boat. Mr. 
Cafaro was so thrilled that his company, which was on the brink of 
bankruptcy, was given life through my efforts by obtaining $4 million 
for MANUALS.
  I refused the money that Mr. Cafaro offered me and informed him that 
one of his employees, Al Lange, had a sincere interest in purchasing 
the boat and claimed he had bonus money coming from the company and 
that Mr. Lange would ``repair the boat and use it for water navigation 
purposes.'' JJ Cafaro and Al Lange testified that the whole thing was 
a boat scheme to reward me for my appropriation of the $4 million. The 
problem is that they cannot overcome their lies with the following 
facts:
  1. Al Lange had a professional boat survey done on the boat that 
showed that the value of the boat to be greater (without repairs) than 
I had been asking.
  2. Richard Detore, then COO of USA, was a witness to the boat 
transactions and said he ``would not lie'' even after tremendous 
pressure by the government to do so.

  This information is evidenced in a taped conversation I had with Mr. 
Detore on August 1, 2001. It states in pertinent part:

       RD: What kind of witness does Cafaro really make when the 
     reality comes out that the guy's lying . . .
       JT: Well he's going to have Al Lange to make him look like 
     he's telling the truth, but they can't handle the fact that 
     you are so upright and upstanding a man of integrity, and 
     it's going to blow their case; do you understand?
       RD: Yeah, they tried to tear me apart, IRS. They tried 
     saying that I committed fraud in order to obtain my house, 
     which is nonsense because the bank told them I qualified for 
     the house before I even moved. I was all prequalified. They 
     tried to tell me that I was trying to support my wife's 
     lavish lifestyle. They had no idea that my wife has worked 20 
     years, worked her way through college and that her family is 
     very financially well off; and we have never sought money 
     from anybody. And when I moved from New Jersey, I was 
     carefully, carefully debt free and had no obligations to 
     anybody; and the thing about having to commit fraud with a 
     bank in order to obtain a mortgage is pure nonsense. That's 
     where they've gone. They've gone after me in every way, shape 
     and form.
       JT: And Cafaro lied to you from day one, didn't he?
       RD: Yes, he did.
       JT: And everything he said was a lie?
       RD: And I have numerous witnesses where he lied to them.

                           *   *   *   *   *

       RD: Like I said, I can only tell the truth. I fear for my 
     children's lives. I'm scared to death.
       JT: You're going to be subpoenaed by me.
       RD: Do it through the attorney.
       JT: I will.

       RD: The threats and intimidation; I'm willing to go to the 
     media. I'm willing to go anyplace, you know.
       JT: File your lawsuit and go to the media and say their 
     zeal to get Traficant, they wanted me to lie. That's the 
     bottom line; and they pressured me to lie and made it known 
     very clearly from what you told me that if I lie, all my 
     problems would go away.
       RD: I didn't lie. They wanted me to. I refused. I just said 
     keep calm. I've discussed with my wife. I discussed it with 
     other associates. They said that I was (UNINTELLIGIBLE) with 
     the IRS. I basically couldn't even speak and my family 
     members sat there with me, and they said, Rick, we know you; 
     you won't lie; you don't lie; don't lie. Don't be coerced 
     into lying. I said they're telling me they're going to ruin 
     my life if I don't.
       I'm basically at my breaking point. I'm mentally running, I 
     mean to tell you the truth; I'm ready to just go ahead and 
     blow my head off. It is so bad, if it wasn't for my kids and 
     the strain it would have on my kids, I'd be gone.
       4. Mr. Detore, because he would not lie, was charged with a 
     superceding indictment with me.
       This information is evidenced in Mr. Detore's sworn 
     declaration in his Motion to Dismiss filed with the court. It 
     states in pertinent part:
       ``30. Mr. Morford attempted to pressure me [Detore] to 
     change my statement that I knew of no acts of corruption 
     involving Congressman Traficant, JJ Cafaro, and USA.''
       5. Mr. Cafaro and Mr. Lange both testified that they bought 
     me a welder and a generator, which is another lie, since I 
     would have no use for these items having already owned a 
     welder and generator. The welder and generator were given to 
     me at my D.C. office to deliver to Brian Kidwell, a 
     constituent of mine, who had stated to me and the officials 
     at USA, once he saw the first completed trailer, that he 
     could ``build the trailers needed for the company at a great 
     savings.'' He further stated that ``you [USA]'' provide me 

     with a welder for aluminum work and a quality generator and 
     I'll save ``you up to 40% on trailer costs.''

  Mr. Kidwell testified under oath that the generator perished in a 
fire and affirms that he has reported this information to his insurance 
company.
  The welder was photographed and scheduled for delivery to the U.S. 
District court in Cleveland so it could be shown to the jury that it 
was unused. The welder was picked up at Mr. Kidwell's residence in 
Vienna, Ohio under extremely suspicious and threatening circumstances. 
The following affidavit by Mr. Kidwell describes the events:

[[Page E1013]]

                       Affidavit of Brian Kidwell

                        Saturday, April 2, 2002

       I hereby swear that the following accounts of events that 
     occurred concerning an unused welder delivered to me from 
     USA by James A. Traficant, Jr. are true and accurate.
       On Friday afternoon, March 22, 2002, at approximately 3:30-
     4:30 p.m. a dark blue Ford pick-up truck of a newer model 
     pulled into my driveway at 1861 Youngstown-Kingsville Road, 
     Vienna, Ohio.
       There were three big white men in the truck.
       They backed the truck up to the building where the USA 
     welder was stored and being prepared to be shipped to 
     Cleveland as evidence in the Traficant Trial.
       They proceeded to take the unused USA welder out of the 
     eastern garage door that the welder had been stored in. The 
     door measured ten feet in height and nine feet in width.
       They then loaded, by hand, lifting the welder onto the bed 
     of the blue Ford pick-up truck. I did not help load the 
     welder. It was my impression that it was a half-ton pick-up 
     truck, single cab.

       In addition, they had also taken all equipment pertaining 
     to the welder and also my personal used yellow acetylene tank 
     that was stored on the back of the unused welder.
       They then asked me, after they loaded the unused welder, 
     the equipment associated with it, and my used acetylene tank. 
     if that ``blue pick-up truck that just pulled out'' belonged 
     to my son.
       I said, ``yes.''
       I then told them that the welder was to be delivered to 
     Cleveland.
       They said, ``This welder is not going to Cleveland.''
       Then they said, ``if you are asked, you did not see this 
     welder going out of here.''
       They proceeded to place a restraining nylon tie down strap 
     over the welder to secure it to the truck bed. The 
     restraining tie down nylon strap was my property and has not 
     been returned.
       I became very nervous and afraid when I realized that these 
     men were not sent by Congressman Traficant for the purpose of 
     having the welder delivered to the Cleveland Court.
       I further became concerned and afraid for my three children 
     since evidently, they knew my one son at least by asking 
     about his blue Chevrolet pick-up truck, which had just left.
       When I testified in Cleveland at the Traficant Trial, 
     Monday, March 25, 2002, I was afraid to mention to 
     Congressman Traficant what had occurred and led the 
     Congressman to believe that the welder would be delivered to 
     Cleveland for inspection.
       I did this for the safety and concern of my three children.
       The three men never identified themselves and by their 
     behavior and intimidation I did not attempt to stop them.
       After considering all possible circumstances, I decided to 
     avoid everybody until the trial was over, since photographs 
     had been take of the machine extensively by Dominic Marches, 
     photographs that I had truthfully identified for the Court on 
     March 25, 2002.

       My attempts to avoid any contact were interrupted by the 
     unexpected visit of Congressman James A. Traficant, Jr. and 
     Dominic Marches on Saturday morning approximately 5:50 a.m. 
     on April 6, 2002.
       I then admitted what had occurred on listed above and asked 
     Congressman Traficant to protect my family in any way he 
     could so that I would not get into trouble for failing to 
     report this. It was never my intention to break any laws, my 
     concerns were for my children, especially Gary, whom the 
     three men had alluded to as having owned a blue pick-up 
     truck.
       I never saw any identification. I never asked if they 
     represented any company not the government, I just followed 
     their instructions to ``stay out of this.''
       The above is a true and accurate statement.
       Sworn before a notary on April 6, 2002.

  Since this ordeal, Brian Kidwell has been notified that there have 
been visits to his employer concerning activities at his workplace and 
now suspects that the government is behind this because of Mr. 
Kidwell's belief that the government illegally tampered with evidence 
by picking up the welder.
  Another element in this count was that J.J. Cafaro alleged that he 
gave me $13,000 in cash while sitting in a car after a meeting outside 
of a building at Youngstown State University. Again, Mr. Cafaro 
perjured himself.
  Former clerk to Chief Justice Thomas Lambrose, Attorney Percy Squire, 
was asked by me to be a character witness. When Atty. Squire arrived 
for his court appearance, he said.
  ``Why do you want me as a character witness, I know first hand that 
Bucci and Cafaro are lying.''
  Cafaro maintained that after a lengthy meeting at Youngstown State 
University that we (Cafaro and myself) ``waited until everyone left'' got 
into his car and ``drove around the block'' when he gave me $13,000 cash.
  Atty. Squire testified that he was serving as an official advisor of 
a community group at the meeting and walked out with me and saw me 
immediately get into a green truck and the driver of the truck drove 

off. Brian Kidwell, who testified that he picked me up directly after 
the meeting, owned the truck.
  I presented two witnesses to impeach the testimony of J.J. Cafaro, 
who the prosecutors had called a ``liar'' in a former RICO trial and 
now suborns Cafaro's perjury and permits a conspiracy to continue 
between Cafaro and Al Lange to help them to gain a conviction against 
me.
  Because of his participation in my conviction, I imagine that Mr. 
Cafaro's fate will probably resemble that of Anthony Bucci, who made 
three federal plea agreements and is working on his fourth, which has 
rewarded him with 6 weeks home detention and 2 years of probation for 
his crimes against the government.
  Since the trial I have also learned that J.J. Cafaro wanted Al Lange 
to sign a demand note for money extended relative to my boat. I've also 
learned that Mr. Cafaro continues to pay for Mr. Lange's 
hospitalization to this date and continues to even though the USA 
Company has since dissolved and Mr. Lange is not an employee of Mr. 
Cafaro's.
  The question is . . . was Mr. Lange represented by his own attorney, 
or was he really represented by Mr. Cafaro's attorney? What is even 
more unusual is that Mr. Cafaro was the government's least credible 
witness, as evidenced by statements by the jurors, yet they threw out 
overt acts associated with other witnesses and left all the Cafaro 
garbage in.
  Again, no physical evidence, no wiretaps, no tapes, no hidden 
microphones and no fingerprints on more than 1000 documents. How is it 
possible to reach a conclusion beyond a reasonable doubt with only 
circumstantial evidence and the testimony of felons, in a RICO case?
  And next, as promised . . . Pinocchio, Attorney at Law.

                          ____________________

                  TRAFICANT TRIAL: A RAILROAD OF JUSTICE
                                 ______                                 

                      HON. JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR.
                                of Ohio
                    in the House of Representatives

                         Tuesday, June 18, 2002

  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, the government presented a ten-count 
indictment against me on May 4, 2001. And convicted me on those ten 
counts, Thursday, April 11, 2002.

                Count Four--Raymond Allen Sinclair, Esq.

  The accusation is that while he was a Congressional staff member, 
Attorney R. Allen Sinclair shoved $2500 a month in cash kickbacks under 
the office door.
  R. Allen Sinclair became a part of my Congressional staff in 1998. At 
that time he purchased a brand-new van for $25,000-$30,000, he leased 
another car for $290 a month, bought between $50,000 and $60,000 worth 
of media advertising and purchased a $273,000 home, which a Delaware 
bank financed for $276,000. Additionally, it's unknown what types of 
school loan payments were outstanding for his legal education.
  Oddly enough, during his employment with me Attorney Sinclair made 
monthly deposits of $2500 into his IOLTA Account with the Home Savings 
and Loan Company. Once he left my employ, there were no $2500 deposits 
made for twenty-two consecutive months.
  Naturally, as a part of the FBI's investigation of me, agents 
interviewed Attorney Sinclair. His FBI 302 states in pertinent part:

       SINCLAIR had been previously interviewed and stated he had 
     been making rent payments to HENRY DIBLASIO for offices at 11 
     Overhill, Youngstown, Ohio. He stated he had documentation he 
     could provide. SINCLAIR now voluntarily appeared at the FBU, 
     Youngstown Resident Agency. SINCLAIR provided one envelope, 
     which was found to contain a letter from SINCLAIR to 
     interviewing agent, a ``cognovit note'' from November 19, 
     1998 showing a $20,000 debt from SINCLAIR to DIBLASIO, one 

     check, dated February 5, 1992 from SINCLAIR to DIBLASIO for 
     $361 for ``rent and long Dist Phone Calls.'' Also included 
     was a document titled: ``Statement from R. ALLEN SINCLAIR, 
     DIBLASIO, FLASK, & ASSOCIATES, 11 Overhill Road, Youngstown, 
     Ohio 44512, Law Offices.'' SINCLAIR had previously advised he 
     paid rent to DIBLASIO for office space at 11 Overhill for the 
     first few years he worked with DIBLASIO, and after that they 
     used simply recorded rent on the books of the firm. The 
     documents SINCLAIR provided showed notations regarding rent 
     payments to DIBLASIO for 1994. SINCLAIR did not provide 
     documentation for the later years. A copy of this 
     documentation is attached to this report. Note, the documents 
     provided by SINCLAIR listed hours he worked for clients, and 
     it was noted that he had done work for ``BUCHEIT.'' SINCLAIR 
     advised he had represented BUCHEIT in a dispute BUCHEIT had 
     with a Saudi Arabian prince regarding a letter of credit. 
     SINCLAIR was not aware of Congressman JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR. 
     assisting BUCHEIT.
       SINCLAIR was asked why DIBLASIO did not have the building 
     at 11 Overhill Road in his own name, and why SINCLAIR, as the 
     current owner of that building, (and staff member of 
     Congressman JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR.) also did not have this 
     building in his own name. SINCLAIR advised it would have been 
     a ``conflict'' for DIBLASIO to have the building in his name 
     when he worked for TRAFICANT. This same issue came up when 
     SINCLAIR was going to buy the building from DIBLASIO and he 
     (SINCLAIR) was also working as a Congressional staff member. 
     SINCLAIR advised this was cleared through the United States 
     House of Representatives Ethics Committee, and it was 
     acceptable for DIBLASIO and SINCLAIR to own the building as 
     long as they charged the government a reasonable rent. 
     SINCLAIR was asked why, then, the building had to be in the 
     name of other people. SINCLAIR did not answer this question.
       SINCLAIR advised he made between $50,000 and $60,000 per 
     year as a private attorney in 1999, and at the same time made 
     about $60,000 as ``Administrative Counsel'' to TRAFICANT. 

     SINCLAIR's job for TRAFICANT was to research legislation. He 
     was not TRAFICANT's private attorney. SINCLAIR advised he had 
     researched the rules and it was legal for him to receive 
     outside income while working for Congress because he was not 
     ``senior staff.'' SINCLAIR advised he did not kickback any 
     part of his salary to TRAFICANT. SINCLAIR stated he did not 
     want to be part of ``getting TRAFICANT'' and ended the 
     interview. SINCLAIR was advised that he may have to testify 
     before the Federal Grand Jury in Cleveland.
       My office space was rented from KAS Enterprises, which I 
     came to find out was established in October 1999 as Raymond 
     Allen Sinclair, president. Then in November 1999, wife, 
     Kimberly Sinclair was named secretary, although the filing 
     with the Secretary of the State of Ohio named Kimberly 
     Sinclair as the owner of the company. At the time of signing 
     the rental agreement, I was not aware of how the KAS 
     Enterprise Corporation was organized or its officers, but 
     learned after the trial that either Attorney Sinclair or his 
     wife could withdraw funds from the account without the 
     knowledge or consent of the other.
       Attorney Sinclair was involved in more questionable 
     activities than his participation in KAS. He owed his partner 
     $473,000. And, in an unrelated event, on December 2, 1999, 
     the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline of 
     The Supreme Court of Ohio filed a recommendation that 
     ``Attorney R. Allen Sinclair be suspended from the practice 
     of law for a period of six months with the suspension stayed 
     for a period of a one year probation including conditions 
     recommended by the panel.''
       During my trial, Attorney Sinclair testified that he never 
     lied to the FBI--that he always told the truth. It wasn't 
     until he was pressured with the thought of losing his license 
     and possibly facing jail that he created this testimony of 
     supposed kickbacks.
       He also stated that he never wore a wire or taped any of 
     our conversations because he feared me; when all of the staff 

     testified that there was no fear. And, he had previously 
     taped Attorney Matavich to get information about me. Be 
     advised, the government would use any ploy to gain admissions 
     regarding one of its targets and without a doubt they did so 
     in my case. But, obviously the information the FBI gathered 
     in the Sinclair matter was exculpatory and all they could 
     attempt was to present a circumstantial paper trail.
       Having already suffered a license suspension and a fraud 
     scheme hanging over his head and the government allowed 
     Attorney Sinclair to escape any punishment for his 
     participation in any wrongdoing and provided a shield from a 
     civil suit involving the money he owed to his partner in 
     order to suborn his perjured testimony against me. Not 
     surprising, Attorney Sinclair continues to practice law.
       Again, the government provided no physical evidence, no 
     wiretaps, no tapes, no hidden microphones and no fingerprints 
     on more than 1,000 documents. How is it possible to reach a 
     conclusion beyond a reasonable doubt with only circumstantial 
     evidence and the testimony of felons and other dubious 
     witnesses? In a RICO case, no less.
       BEAM ME UP!!      

Notes:

1) Blogger's postscript: A Cleveland Federal Criminal Court jury quickly and unanimously acquitted Detore of the charges brought by Morford.

At trial, the Cafaros testified that Detore, their employee, had masterminded a scheme for J. J. Cafaro to bribe Congressman Traficant. The jury did not believe the Cafaros.

2) Experienced trial lawyers remarked that the highly-technical Detore was the best witness they had ever seen in all their years of practice - as will be evident when we Internet-stream his Congressional testimony before the House ethics committee.

See:

Traficant Update

Jim Traficant's Art Work from Prison Gives Him a New Voice

November 01, 2006    Madonna and Child by James Traficant   Courtesy of beammeupart.com

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Most of Traficant's paintings are done in watercolor or acrylic, as those are the only mediums that inmates have widely available to them. He has painted still life works, cartoon-like depictions of himself, animals, and even things that have an art deco feel. Most of his painting fetch $100 or more on the website and are sold to the first person that inquires about them. For those that are on a budget, coffee mugs are also available via www.beammeupart.com for a mere $15 plus shipping. The mugs feature two works of Jim's art: a Picasso reproduction and barn scene.

While I personally believe that Mr. Traficant's talent for politics and getting things done in Washington is being wasted behind bars, I am 100% positive that the world has not seen (or especially not heard) the last of him. Until then, I hope that he continues his love of art from his temporary home of the Federal Medical Center Prison in Rochester, Minnesota.

By now James A. Traficant, Jr., the former United States Representative of the Seventeenth Congressional District of the State of Ohio, has settled into his new home at the Allenwood minimum security federal prison in White Deer, Pennsylvania, just south of Williamsport, as Inmate No. 31213-060*. Traficant is expected to serve just under seven years, having been the first member expelled from Congress since 1980.

Traficant was certainly a unique character. I first started following Traficant in 1996. Every few months I would check out the archive contained on his Congressional web site of all of his one-minute speeches, and those would always give me a good laugh.

But while he was brash, combative, and earthy, Traficant deep down was also principled and steadfast. Often crossing party lines, he was ostracized by the Democratic party. The party all but disowned him in 2001: After he voted for Illinois Republican Dennis Hastert for the House Speakership, calling Hastert the man best suited for the job over Democrat candidate Richard Gephardt of Missouri, Traficant was punished by the Democratic leadership, which refused to give Traficant a committee assignment. Defending himself against this affront, he protested that he did not leave the Democratic party, but that the Democratic party left him. Sure enough, when Traficant was expelled, all nine Representatives that voted present were Republicans, and every Democrat not named Gary Condit voted in favor of expulsion.

Traficant's career took off when as a sheriff he refused to foreclose on family homes during the 1980 recession. In 1983, he became the only defendant to ever successfully defend himself against charges brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, arguing that he was himself conducting a sting operation against the FBI. The acquittal carried him into the House of Representatives in 1984.

Once all of the "Beam me up" rubric is stripped away (and it was never "Beam me up Scotty"), a man who sees himself fighting for Joe and Jane Average emerges. Ask pretty much any American his or her opinion about the federal government and it's bound to be unfavorable. Traficant seemed to be the only member of Congress to express that. As he put it during his expulsion debate, "I love my country and I hate the government." He was actually the archetype of the politician that many Americans say they want: Traficant told it like it was, spoke his mind bluntly, wasn't afraid of the truth, and didn't care if others were. Many Americans fear or despise the IRS, and politicians from time immemorial have pledged to simplify the tax code, but which among them besides Traficant has ever blasted the IRS as the tyrannical and un-American institution that it is? Traficant sponsored legislation that shifted the burden of proof from the taxpayer to the IRS and also prevented the IRS from seizing a home without a court order. The number of homes seized by the IRS per year dropped from over 10,000 to 121.   Read rest of the article here.

*See former Congressman James Traficant's present address on the sidebar to the left.

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Auction passes up Traficant's art

Washington -- A kitschy pair of acrylic paintings by prison Picasso Jim Traficant got the brushoff at a public television charity auction when their donor, a juror in Traficant's case who now regrets the guilty verdict, asked auctioneers to broadcast a statement that called the former congressman a "political prisoner."

The former juror, Leo Glaser of Independence, said he was "disappointed" that WVIZ Channel 25 withheld the paintings and said they would have attracted enthusiastic bidding.

"PBS is getting taxpayer money, so I understand their reasoning for not wanting to say what I wanted them to say," said Glaser, who called WVIZ for weeks after the April 26-29 auction to learn the disposition of the paintings titled "Winter's Night Barn Scene" and "Impressionist." When the station didn't answer his questions, he feared they were lost or stolen.

WVIZ spokeswoman Peg Neeson said the station got more donations than it needed for the auction, so not everything was sold. Glaser's inquiries arrived when workers were "swamped" processing auction transactions, so they could not respond immediately. She said the station will return the paintings to Glaser. She said the donor's views on Traficant wouldn't have been aired, anyway.

"When we show work on the air, we only describe the artwork, the techniques, and history of the artist," said Neeson. "It isn't designed to read political statements."

Glaser became convinced of Traficant's innocence after watching testimony before Congress by witnesses who didn't testify at the Youngstown Democrat's criminal trial. He said jurors in the case were "bamboozled the way that President Bush bamboozled Congress by saying there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq," and that prosecutors manufactured evidence in the case.

Prosecutors deny Glaser's charges of improprieties.

"He is not a political prisoner and he was convicted by a jury of his peers," said First Assistant U.S. Attorney William Edwards.

Glaser obtained the paintings from Dan Fritz of Akron, who regularly corresponds with Traficant at a Minnesota medical prison facility. Fritz said Traficant, 66, has not disclosed why he was hospitalized, but describes it as age-related and says he has recovered.

Traficant is scheduled for a September 2009 release from prison. Fritz said that 23 days were added to Traficant's sentence when he was elected inmate representative at a prison in upstate New York and he became outspoken in criticizing inmates' treatment. The Bureau of Prisons won't discuss Traficant's prison service for privacy reasons.

Fritz has been electronically archiving the images Traficant creates in prison so Traficant can make greeting cards, posters and coffee mugs out of them when he gets out.

Some of Traficant's art is being sold on the www.beammeupart.com Web site. Last year, prosecutors tried to garnish the proceeds from those sales to pay a $150,000 judgment against Traficant, but they dropped the action after Traficant wrote a letter that said his paintings were gifts to the woman who operates the Web site, Sybille Oelschlager.

"I have received no funds -- not one penny of remuneration, and I am still being pursued for moneys I have never seen," Traficant wrote in a letter to Oelschlager.

To reach this Plain Dealer reporter:

seaton@plaind.com, 216-999-4212

[Traficant Update: Supporters of maverick James Traficant - currently held as a political prisoner - have filed with the Federal Elections Commission in hopes of campaigning for Traficant to run for president in 2004. Democratic Nationalists, are urging Congressman Traficant to formally declare his candidacy in the upcoming primaries. Campaign manager Marcus Belk stated, "Jim Traficant best represents what the average Democrat believes - putting 'America first.' In a time when almost every American believes that no politician will remain true to his beliefs when he comes under political pressure, Jim has never wavered. Jim says what he means and means what he says."]

The synopsis of James Traficant's imprisonment goes like this… when a senator, congressman or government employee, starts spouting the truth, you can bet it will only be a matter of time before he/she will be discredited or defamed. If you're anti-American you will be praised and promoted! If you're a God fearing patriot you will be slandered and silenced! Instead of the slogan, United We Stand - how about - Let's Railroad All Flag Wavin' Truth Seekin' Zealots. Representative James A. Traficant, Jr., who served the Youngstown, Ohio 17th Congressional District, since 1984, can attest to what I speak. He now occupies a cubicle containing a bunk-bed, desk and a locker, in the Allenwood Federal Prison in White Deer, PA.

Traficant alienated his fellow Democrats by backing Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert. He lost his committee assignments because of it. Clinton set the ball in motion to nail him but it was King George's administration who did the crucifying. He was railroaded on charges of bribery and racketeering and accused of accepting cash and other things of value from businessman whom he helped, and having staffers work on his farm and boat. He was voted out of Congress by so-called friends - who should now be labeled "gutless backstabbers." Ironically, Gary Condit was the single vote for him.

After reading Traficant's speech, "The Bankruptcy of the United States" delivered on the floor of Congress in 1993, it was evident why THEY wanted to shut him up. He proclaimed, "The United States Federal government has been dissolved by the Emergency Banking Act, March 9, 1933, declared by President Roosevelt. The receivers of the United States bankruptcy are the International bankers, via the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. All United States offices, officials and departments are now operating within a de facto status in name only under Emergency War powers. This new form of government is known as a Democracy (instead of a Republic), being an established Socialist/Communist order under a new governor for America."

Before you dismiss Traficant as a wild and crazy "conspiracy kind of guy", check out his track record and speeches (Google.com). In the August 14, 2001 issue of the Washington Weekly, it was reported that Traficant requested FBI files on Janet Reno. He alleged Corruption and Treason within the Justice Department. Research also shows that he has NEVER voted with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Is it any wonder he's toast!

He vowed that he would run his re-election campaign from prison, running as an Independent. However, the Justice Department's Bureau of Prison's made it all but impossible by removing him from his home state of Ohio. The Constitution requires three qualifications for elected Representatives: age, citizenship and residency in the state. When I talked with his Youngstown office, they informed me that the House has restricted their actions and any contact with their former boss is off-limits.

As his trial drew to a close, Traficant accused U.S. District Judge Lesley Wells of tainting the jury and turning the Constitution in to "toilet paper." Tact is not his strong suite. His colorful outbursts certainly did not make points with the Judge - she sentenced him to eight years instead of the seven that were asked for. He said, "I will die in jail before I admit to something I didn't do. I had no intent to break any laws. There's one big word in this legal dictionary and it's called 'intent.'" I'm surprised I haven't seen this Traficant quote on a bumper sticker - "I love America, but I hate the government."

Traficant, 61, is healthy and fit so he may be required to either work as a furniture maker in the prison factory, or he could end up as a groundskeeper or plumber. What a wasteful shame for a man that has served his country well to be wearing black steel-toe shoes everyday. Many believe that he should have been stripped of his Congressional pension. Happy day, his pension will remain intact, and that he will keep the $38,000 for this year and a possible $1.8 million  for the remainder of his life.

He could have gone-along-to-get-along, but he chose to reveal "truth" and stand firm for his beliefs and convictions. May God shine down and reward him. We who are in agreement with his "patriotic" views will do well not turn our backs on him - anyone of us could be next!

To offer your support, write: 

[Truthilizer has updated Jim Traficant's mailing address given by Ms. Shenandoah in her August 14, 2002 article that appeared in The American Partisan.]

James A. Traficant, Jr.
Registrar Number  31213-060
FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER
P.M.B.  4000
Rochester, MN  55903-4000 

© 2002 April Shenandoah 
Posted with the author's permission.