Crooked City: Youngstown, OH

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🗓️ 29 August 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

For years, the mafia ran Youngstown, OH, providing the drugs, gambling, and prostitution the blue collar town was known for. As crime got worse, Jim Traficant ran for sheriff on a platform to kick out the mob…at the same time he was taking money from them. Even after the FBI arrested him, Traficant was a beloved figure in Youngstown. He was elected to Congress as a populist candidate who fought for his district - all while taking bribes and evading taxes. “Crimetown” creator Marc Smirling is back with “Crooked City: Youngstown, OH.” This 15-part podcast brings the tales of the city’s mobsters as they maneuver for money and power, and how the colorful Traficant worked both sides of the law.

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0:00.0	To get the Crime Riders on Aftershow right now, go to patreon.com slash partners in crime
0:05.6	media.
0:06.6	I'm Rebecca LaVoy and this is Crime Riders on.
0:13.9	Crime Riders on is the original True Crime Review podcast that digs in a true crime, pop
0:27.4	culture, other podcasts.
0:29.2	And on this episode, it was the home of steel workers, mobsters, and the nation's most
0:33.6	colorful congressman and was called Crime Town USA.
0:38.1	Mark Smirling brings us to Crooked City, Youngstown, Ohio.
0:42.6	Joining me to get that done and more is True Crime author, TV journalist and host of these
0:47.5	are their stories podcast.
0:48.8	My husband, a love of my life, Kevin Flynn.
0:51.0	Hello Kevin.
0:52.0	Oh, that's me.
0:53.0	Yes, hello.
0:54.0	This is Private Investigator, Certified Pet Detective, Resident Cat Lady, and author
0:58.8	of Dead on Deadline, Lara Bricker.
1:01.2	Hello Lara.
1:02.2	Hello, Rebecca.
1:03.5	And the final curtain launch date, the second book is on the calendar.
1:08.5	So get ready October 1st.
1:10.1	Very exciting.
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