Jim Traficant, Papaherakles at Bilderberg 2013

AMERICAN FREE PRESS reporter Pete Papherakles and former 17-year United States Congressman from Ohio James A. "Jim" Traficant, Jr. provide an update on the secretive gathering of the Bilderberg group on Day 2, in this informative interviewB i o

James Anthony Traficant, Jr., was a prominent and controversial Ohio politician in the late Twentieth Century.




Traficant was born on May 8, 1941, in Youngstown, Ohio. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1963, and he also earned Master's degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and Youngstown State University.


In 1984, Traficant won a seat in the United States House of Representatives, representing the 17th Ohio District. He won reelection in eight subsequent elections, serving in the House of Representatives from 1985 to 2002. As a representative, Traficant became known for his support of working-class issues. Traficant routinely crossed party lines, voting with the Republican Party to the dismay of the Democratic Party, always voting for what he deemed best for the country.


In 2002 a court convicted Trafficant of a number of charges and sentenced him to 8 years in prison. He was released on Sep 2, 2009. Traficant maintains that he was framed and persecuted by the federal government for telling the truth. Millions of dollars and over 250 federal agents were used in the investigation and prosecution of Traficant.


The federal United States is bankrupt. Our children will inherit this unpayable debt, and the tyranny to enforce paying it. America has become completely bankrupt in world leadership, financial credit and its reputation for courage, vision and human rights. This is an undeclared economic war, bankruptcy, and economic slavery of the most corrupt order! Wake up America! Take back your Country."