They threw the book at James Traficant Jr. on Tuesday, giving the former representative a whopping 8 years in prison, even longer than prosecutors had asked for. U.S. District Judge Lesley Wells told Traficant, 61, he had no respect for the government and that he used lies to distract attention from the charges against him. She also said he believes he is above the law. "You've done a lot of good in your years in Congress," said Wells. "The good you have done does not excuse you of the crime you were convicted of."
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They threw the book at James Traficant Jr. on Tuesday, giving the former representative a whopping 8 years in prison, even longer than prosecutors had asked for. U.S. District Judge Lesley Wells told Traficant, 61, he had no respect for the government and that he used lies to distract attention from the charges against him. She also said he believes he is above the law. "You've done a lot of good in your years in Congress," said Wells. "The good you have done does not excuse you of the crime you were convicted of."
