On April 12, 2002, after a two-month federal trial, a jury found Traficant guilty of bribery and other charges. He was sentenced to a federal prison, where he is currently serving eight years. He was expelled from the U.S. Congress on July 24, 2002.
[Appears release pending 2010]
In March 2004, the Federal Bureau of Prisons moved Traficant to the Federal Correctional Institution, Ray Brook. As of July 2007, the Federal Bureau of Prisons listed Traficant as a resident of the Federal Medical Center, Rochester, an 'administrative facility providing specialized medical and mental health services.' Traficant has taken up artwork while in prison.
When I get out I will grab a sword like Maximus Meridius Demidius and as a Gladiator I will stab people in the crotch.
