7. America First

Crooked City: Dixon, IL

Sony Music

Society & Culture, Documentary, History, True Crime

4.5 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Sheriff Jim Traficant is a local hero after he defeats the federal government in court. Now he plans to take the fight to Washington...as a U.S. Congressman. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of Crooked City: Youngstown, OH ad-free right now. Click ‘try free’ at the top of the Crooked City: Youngstown, OH show page on Apple Podcasts to start your free trial or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you get your podcasts. A truth.media & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:28.4	Rated Peggy Free.
0:31.0	I know you're going to have a lot of questions for me and I'm going to preface it with this.
0:35.0	I'm going to answer your questions.
0:37.0	But if you get me bent out of joint, remember, I didn't sleep good yet.
0:44.0	It's June 17, 1983.
0:47.0	Mohoney County Sheriff Jim Traffkin is seated at a folding table surrounded by reporters.
0:52.0	It's the day after Traffkin was acquitted on charges of bribery and racketeering.
0:57.0	Behind him, a large banner reads Welcome Home Sheriff.
1:01.0	Congratulations.
1:02.0	I think what has happened now yesterday is just going to reaffirm one thing.
1:07.0	This was not a hung jury.
1:09.0	This wasn't innocent verdict.
1:12.0	My first thought was he's yours all nuts.
1:14.0	Bertram D'Souza was covering the press conference for the Youngstown Vindicator,
1:18.0	the area's longtime paper of record.
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