Congressman alleges FBI-mob connections Agents 'on the payroll of organized crime,' insists Traficant http://www.worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_fosterj_news/20000727_xnfoj_congressma.shtml By Julie Foster � 2000 WorldNetDaily.com In a stunning interview on Fox News Channel's "Hannity and Colmes," Rep. James Traficant, D-Ohio, accused former Federal Bureau of Investigation division chief Stanley Peterson of being on the payroll of the mafia -- a charge he previously made only while protected from defamation in the House chamber. "I have irrefutable evidence that the FBI was on the payroll of organized crime in my valley," he announced on national television Tuesday night. "And the FBI and the Justice Department never investigated Stanley Peterson. Now I could be sued -- I'm on Hannity and Colmes. He (Peterson) was the chief of the division of the FBI in Youngstown, on the payroll of the mob, was appointed chief of police at the direction of the mob. They never had an investigation, and there are agents there right now who are on the payroll of the mob, and the Justice Department did nothing about it." As reported previously in WorldNetDaily, Traficant, who was arrested in 1982 for allegedly accepting $163,000 from both sides of rival gangsters, is now facing an expected indictment for allegedly having accepted other illegal contributions over the last seven years. The eight-term veteran congressman denies the allegations and says he will defend himself in court. During his 1982 trial, Traficant also defended himself -- and won. Then Youngstown, Ohio's sheriff, the brash politician said he was actually working independently in his own sting operation to break up mob power in a notoriously corrupt community. His legal victory was won despite audiotapes obtained by the FBI in which Traficant talks explicitly with mob bosses about allowing illegal activities in exchange for their financial contribution. The sheriff's defense strategy was based on pointing the finger, literally, at other area politicians, accusing them of corruption -- most notably former FBI agent and Youngstown Police Chief Stanley Peterson. Now, Traficant is resurrecting those allegations as he awaits an expected indictment. The congressman's fear of indictment may be warranted, since his former aide, disbarred attorney Charles O'Nesti, was convicted in 1998 for his connections to the mob, and a former sheriff's deputy was also rooted out by the FBI. But Traficant is now publicly, and without immunity, challenging the Department of Justice, calling the agency an instrument of fear. "They (DOJ officials) want reams of documents I didn't have the time to review," he explained on Fox. "And I started looking at the separation of powers. Who do they think they are? In America the people govern, and I told them to go to hell -- go get a judge to compel me, and let's get our fight on in court right now." Hosts Sean Hannity and Alan Colmes asked Traficant during the interview to discuss details of the case, prompting an outburst by their guest. "What sense does it make for me to talk about the case?" asked Traficant. "The Justice Department owns the spin, they own the newspapers, they own all of the mechanics, they're so powerful the American people are afraid of them. I think it's time we stop that. And maybe I'm just a regular jackass that's going to stop them, but I'm going to try." "I'm going to try them," he continued. "I'm a son of a truck driver, and I'm going to try them. They knew what happened in Youngstown -- the FBI has been on the payroll, the Justice Department has ripped people off for years, they've scared the hell out of people, and they've got to answer for it." After repeated calls to FBI officials in Youngstown and Cleveland, spokesman Robert Hawk told WorldNetDaily the FBI has "no comment" on Traficant. The boisterous politician, with characteristic long sideburns, believes he is a political target and has threatened to leave the Democrat Party if "attacks" against him do not cease. Asked on "Hannity & Colmes" whether he believes the attacks originated from national or local Democrats, Traficant said he didn't know. "I hear they (Democrat Party leaders) had a meeting, a high-level meeting discussing whether or not they were going to expel me from the party," he said. "I want to say right here on 'Hannity & Colmes,' I'm going to have a high-level meeting in a phone booth and decide whether I'm going to vacate that party and take it over myself. I think the Democrat Party has vacated the democrat principles, and I don't think Jim Traficant needs to leave." "There's a major problem in America today and no one's listening. Americans fear their government. From Ruby Ridge to Waco ... they've (the Justice Department) got an American that's not afraid to tell them to go to hell. ... I'm not afraid. ... I don't know if it's coming from the White House. I think it's coming from the U.S. Attorney's office in Cleveland." The explosive interview concluded with an agitated, red-faced Traficant exclaiming, "There's going to be a hell of a fight in Youngstown, Ohio. Are you ready for this? You're looking at a junkyard dog in the face of a hurricane." Related stories: Trafficant, Riady, Starr aide probed http://www.worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_dougherty/20000707_xnjdo_traficant_.shtml Proposed agency to investigate Justice http://www.worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_dougherty/20000406_xnjdo_proposed_a.shtml Julie Foster is a staff reporter for WorldNetDaily. ================================================================================== Congressman Traficant -- One Minute Speeches CALLING FOR A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF CARL GHIGLIOTTI http://www.house.gov/traficant/2000speecharchive/0509.htm Who Waco! Probe Clinton's Ties To Riady to Rapoport to Why Waco! http://www.apfn.org/apfn/ties.htm THE ILLUMINATI AND THE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS (By Myron Fagan) http://www.apfn.org/apfn/illuminati.htm Take a close look at all the symbols. Notice the connection. One of my more recent pictures shows the members of G-8 having a meeting http://www.conspiracywatch.com/Illuminatisym.html 666 - NEW AGE & THE ILLUMINATI - 666 http://www.famcon.com/abc/jeffnoor/new_world_religion.htm The 13 Illuminati Bloodlines http://www.apfn.org/apfn/whywaco.htm What is the Illuminati? http://www.apfn.org/apfn/whywaco.htm ILLUMINATI LINKED TO WHY WACO, LINKED TO CLINTON! Bernard Rapoport of Waco, Texas. The reported illuminati controller http://www.apfn.org/apfn/whywaco.htm You guys are only just scratching the surface with Rapoport. Get to his buddy Doc Peelwani, the guy who did the Autopsies at Waco, as is the same guy who certified Jim McDougal's death in a Texas prison. Posted on 09/01/1999 05:52:34 PDT by Gypsy II http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a37cd145368df.htm Could they really have done it on purpose? http://www.InsideTheWeb.com/mbs.cgi/mb1075995 BILL CLINTON'S CRIMINAL BACKGROUND http://www.InsideTheWeb.com/mbs.cgi/mb1075995 ELITE PLOT FOR ECONOMIC COLLAPSE & DEATH OF MILLIONS http://www.InsideTheWeb.com/mbs.cgi/mb1075995 *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ]
