Traficant The Congressman of Crimetown (2015)

Jim Traficant was a legendary quarterback turned mob busting Walking Tall Sheriff who rose to power on a platform of honesty in politics He quickly ascended to the hallowed halls of Congress becoming its most outspoken member Jimbo as his diehard supporters called him was known for his polyester thrift store suits shock top wigs vulgar humor and profanity laced rhetoric against the FBI IRS and every president since Reagan His one minute speeches made CSPAN must see programming as he signed off with his patented Beam Me Up In his postindustrial hometown of Youngstown Ohio dubbed Crimetown USA for being the most mobbed up city in America Jimbo was a living legend once garnering more than 90 of the vote However the eccentric maverick also had a dark side becoming only the second Member of Congress expelled since the Civil War eventually spending over seven years in federal prison on bribery and tax evasion charges