James Anthony Traficant, Jr. (born May 8, 1941) is a former Democratic politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. He represented the 17th Congressional District, which centered on his hometown of Youngstown and included parts of three counties in northeast Ohio's Mahoning Valley. He was expelled after being convicted of taking bribes, filing false tax returns, racketeering, and forcing his aides to perform chores at his farm in Ohio and houseboat in Washington, D.C.. He was sentenced to prison and released on September 2, 2009, after serving a seven-year sentence.

EARLY LIFE, EDUCATION, AND CAREER
Born into a working-class, Catholic family in Youngstown, Ohio, Traficant is the son of Agnes (née Farkas) and James Anthony Traficant Sr,. He is of mostly Italian and Slovak ancestry.  Traficant graduated from Cardinal Mooney High School in 1959 and the University of Pittsburgh in 1963; he was drafted into the NFL in the twentieth round (276th overall) by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1963, and obtained a master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh and another from Youngstown State University.

He was the executive director of the Mahoning County Drug Program from 1971 to 1981, and Sheriff of Mahoning County from 1981 to 1985. While serving as Sheriff, Traficant made national headlines by refusing to execute foreclosure orders on several unemployed homeowners, many of whom had been left unemployed by the recent closures of steel mills. He openly defied a court order and spent three days in jail to protest the proceedings and draw attention to the plight of unemployed homeowners.  This endeared him to the local population, which had long derived its wealth from steel and steel-associated businesses.  In 1983, he was charged with racketeering for accepting bribes.

Traficant, who represented himself in the criminal trial, argued that he accepted the bribes only as part of an undercover investigation into corruption. Traficant was acquitted of the charges, becoming the only person ever to win a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) case while
representing himself.

He was elected as a Democrat to Congress from Ohio's 17th District, defeating Lyle Williams, a three-term Republican incumbent. Despite being outspent seven to one by an incumbent Republican, Mr. Traficant won handily by 18,000 votes. He has been re-elected seven times, in each instance garnering at least 68 percent of the vote. In 1992 he received more than 216,000 votes – the third highest total of any House member.  He was reelected eight times without serious opposition.


U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
In the House, Traficant was known for his flamboyant and eccentric style. He often dressed poorly, with narrow neckties (then out of style), wide-lapelled sportcoats, and an occasional denim suit. He also sported an unkempt pompadour, which he jokingly claimed he cut with a weed whacker (it was revealed, after his conviction, that he wore a toupée). His trademark closing lines while addressing the House were "Beam me up... I yield back the fact..."

His website featured a picture of him swinging a two-by-four with the words "Bangin' away in D.C."  After the Republicans took control of the House in 1995, Traficant tended to vote more often with the Republicans than with his own party. On the issue of abortion, Traficant voted in the position of the National Right to Life Committee 95% of the time in the 105th Congress, and 100% of the time in the 106th and 107th Congresses. However, he voted against all four articles of impeachment against Bill Clinton. After he voted for Republican Dennis Hastert for Speaker of the House in 2001, the Democrats stripped him of his seniority and refused to give him any committee assignments.

Because the Republicans did not assign him to any committees either, Traficant became the first member of the House of Representatives in over a century—outside the top leadership—without any committee assignment.


DEFENDING JOHN DEMJANJUK
Traficant championed the unpopular cause of John Demjanjuk, a Ukrainian-born autoworker from Seven Hills, who had been convicted in Israel and sentenced to hang for having been the brutal concentration camp guard Ivan the Terrible For almost a  decade, Traficant (along with Pat Buchanan) insisted that Demjanjuk had been denied a fair trial, and been the victim of mistaken identity; in 1993 the Supreme Court of Israel overturned the conviction, on the basis of doubt. Demjanjuk was later deported to Germany on May 11, 2009, after the United States Supreme Court refused to overturn his deportation order.

Demjanjuk was tried and convicted by a German criminal court of being an accessory to murder, but died before the German Appellate Court could hear his case, thereby voiding the conviction.

While in Congress, Traficant was a supporter of immigration reduction, and a strong opponent of illegal immigration. In the controversy surrounding the defeat of Congressman Bob Dornan (R-CA) by Democrat Loretta Sanchez, Traficant was the only Democratic member of Congress who advocated a new election, due to possible voting in that race by illegal immigrants. Sanchez would later introduce a resolution expelling Traficant from the House.

Traficant's major legislative accomplishment in the House was the adoption of some of his proposals to constrain enforcement activities by the Internal Revenue Service against delinquent taxpayers.


TRIAL AND EXPULSTION
In 2002, Traficant was indicted on federal corruption charges for taking campaign funds for personal use. Again, he opted to represent himself, insisting that the trial was part of a vendetta against him dating to his 1983 trial. After a two-month federal trial, on April 15, 2002, he was convicted of 10 felony counts including bribery, racketeering, and tax evasion. He was sentenced to a federal prison, where he served seven years. Per House rules, he lost his right to vote on legislation pending an investigation by the House Ethics Committee. a jury found Traficant guilty of bribery and other charges.

Eventually, the House Ethics Committee recommended that Traficant be expelled from Congress. On July 24 the House voted to expel him by a 420-1 vote. The sole vote against expulsion was Rep. Gary Condit, who at the time was in the midst of a scandal of his own and had been defeated in his reelection primary. Traficant was the first representative to be expelled since Michael Myers's expulsion in 1980 as a result of the Abscam scandal.

After his expulsion, Traficant ran as an independent candidate for another term in the House while incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institute, Allenwood. He received 28,045 votes, or 15 percent, and became one of only a handful of individuals in the history of the United States to run for a federal office from prison. The election was won by one of his former aides, Tim Ryan.  

Traficant was released from prison on September 2, 2009. On September 6, 2009, 1200 supporters welcomed him home at a banquet with an Elvis Presley impersonator, and a Traficant lookalike contest. "Welcome home Jimbo" was printed on T-shirts.  "I think it's time to tell the FBI and the IRS that this is our country and we're tired -- tired of the pressure, tired of the political targeting, tired of a powerful central government that is crippling America," he said. Traficant signed a limited,  three-month contract to work as a part-time weekend talk radio host for Cleveland news/talk station WTAM in January 2010. His contract permitted him to quit if he chose to run for office.

In November 2, 2009, a column by Traficant was published by American Free Press. He endorsed the views of paper and continued to defend the accused concentration camp guard John Demjanjuk. Michael Collins Piper an AFP writer— who authored Target: Traficant, The Untold Story — previously defended Traficant against his accusers.

2010 RUN FOR CONGRESS
In September 2010, Traficant was certified to run for the same seat he held before his expulsion, and said that his platform would be to repeal the 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Traficant lost the election to his former aide Tim Ryan, to whom he lost an earlier race in 2002, in which Traficant ran as an independent from his prison cell. Traficant received 30,556 votes, or 16%.

In past years, Mr. Traficant has been profiled by the Washington Post, 60 Minutes, Fox Network Television and CNN in his years of serving his government.  He has appeared on a number of national talk and news shows, including The Donahue Show, NBC’s Meet the Press, CNN’s Crossfire, CNBC’s Equal Time and Pozner/Donahue, Cop Talk, Good Morning America, The Today Show, CBS Morning News, the Jack Anderson Show, NETV’s Paul Weyrich Show, America’s Most Wanted, Unsolved Mysteries and Japanese television.

Annabella Wood has sung at hundreds of New Thought churches and meetings throughout the country from 1985-present. She has sung at Mile High in Denver, Agape Center in Los Angeles as well as St. Louis, Minneapolis/St.Paul and Dallas among others. She is currently music director at Circle of Miracles in New Britain, PA.

She writes music straight from her own Spiritual-But Not Religious heart strings. Her New Thought CD "Always With You" presents ideas in fun and fascinating ways while her sublime vocal work will leave you wanting more, even after 16 songs. Her "Always With You" CD has taken her straight to the top of the Reverb Nation charts for the Philadelphia area.

Her country CD, "Truck Driving Mama" got her:
Chosen for We R Indie Int'l Conference Battle of the Bands - 2010
Chosen for We R Indie Int'l Conference main stage featured artist - 2010
Consistent Reverb Nation chart top 5 rated Philadelphia area country artist for over 8 months.

Was National Champion Women's Motocross champion 1974.

She served in the Air Force 1979-1980 at which time she was honorably discharged for her sexual orientation. Annabella received her Commercial Truck Driver's License in 1977 and drove semi's until 2004. During this time she studied "A Course in Miracles" and ""The Work"of Byron Katie.

In 2004 she enrolled in college at Bryn Mawr, in PA. She graduated from Union Institute & University in 2010 with a Bachelor's of Arts in Holistics, Spirituality and Metaphysics. in 2011 she became an ordained interfaith minister from Circle of Miracles where she is now the Director of Music.

Currently she owns her own handywoman company in Blue Bell, PA.

~ Mark Francis Dodich

Mark Dodich has provided Astrology and Intuitive Consultations since 1980. Mark holds a C.A.P. (Certified Astrological Professional) from ISAR (International Society of Astrological Research). He is past president of the Oregon Astrological Association, publishes his own newsletter, and is regularly featured in the media.

Mark is a regular speaker on astrological topics at conferences, fairs, and metaphysical venues. He provides his work internationally from his base in Portland, Oregon. Mark has had a monthly column in New Connexions Journal since the mind-1990's. He is also seen in print regularly, having published hundreds of articles. Mark is heard on on radio programs numerous times each year, and is on "Let's Find Out" every quarter at the Equinox or Solstice.

Metaphysical subjects and techniques that empower spiritual growth are a continual source of interest for Mark. His interest in esoteric subjects started while attending Kent State University, near his birthplace in Canton, Ohio. Mark was fascinated with the study of so-called primitive African tribes that could do telepathy, healing, and even had specific knowledge of stars that were not visible to the naked eye before the telescope was invented. He also studied a local spiritualist church camp to understand intuitive abilities, which he later learned were active in the elders of his own family (Catholics, in those days, did not speak of such things!).

Further studies included a healer/counselor certificate, and then a ministry certificate from the Arizona Metaphysical Society, Frank Alper, and the Church of Tzaddi (I am no longer affiliated with the church, and Frank has since made transition). Mark was a board member of the Church of Alice, a spiritualist church, for over 8 years. Mark also took numerous Native America-style medicine wheel training's from Sun Bear and other shamanistic teachings He is a past president of the Oregon Astrological Assn. (two terms) and past treasurer.

G. EDWARD GRIFFIN is a writer and documentary film producer with many successful titles to his credit. Listed in Who’s Who in America, he is well known because of his talent for researching difficult topics and presenting them in clear terms that all can understand. He has dealt with such diverse subjects as archaeology and ancient Earth history, the Federal Reserve System, terrorism, internal subversion, the history of taxation, U.S. foreign policy, the science and politics of cancer therapy, the Supreme Court, and the United Nations. His better-known works include The Creature from Jekyll Island,  World without Cancer,  and The Fearful Master. Mr. Griffin is Founder and President of American Media,  The Cancer Cure Foundation,  and Freedom Force International. 

James Evans Bomar III, best known as "Sevan", is one of the most diverse and enigmatic speakers of our time. He raises the bar for what is generally discussed by mental, spiritual, and physical advisers. Hosting the popular internet television program known as Astral Quest, Bomar is rapidly gaining explosive recognition with his unique style.

Bomar has developed a unique style of dealing with issues and solving problems over a broad range. He has coined the title of this method as "Realm Dynamics", a study he claims involves a "Micro Macro" approach to total realization.

Bomar lives in Costa Rica and is currently working on a documentary titled "Secret Energy" while developing a human activation institute.
 
Motto "All is Self, This is the highest Maxim"

Dieter Braun (Indian in the machine) is a 43 years young “free spirit”, and is a mixed blood of Cree (Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation), and German ancestry.  Dieter has two degrees from the University of Saskatchewan (Food Chemistry and Masters in Business Administration), and has taught at Business Administration at Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies, Saskatchewan Indian Federated College, and Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation.  About 8 years ago, Dieter cashed in his RRSP’s from his cushy teaching gigs, and was spiritually guided to become a spiritual messenger and healer, and in the process became one of Canada’s top “infamous” internet bloggers.  Dieter’s one blog,  ”Listen To the Red Shaman 2012″ (indianinthemachine.wordpress.com) has higher internet ranking (https://www.alexa.com/) than both the canadian Assembly of First Nations, and Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations… not too shabby for one “crazy indian”  with no government funding or support.

Dieter has recorded numerous CDs, played his spirit music at numerous concerts, festivals and gatherings, self-produced over 145 youtube videos.  Dieter’s ten “Indian in the machine” websites reach 150000-250000 page views a month touching upon a wide range of subjects that many people, organizations, and media, are afraid to go public, including: chemtrails, modern day genocide strategies, mainstream conspiracies and coverups, Sananda (“Jesus” from the bible), messages from the Heavenly Hosts, Haarp weather modification, Sky elementals, UFO cloudships, Galactic Federation of Light, illuminati, ufos, extraterrestrial visitations, Archangels,  Ascended Masters, and so on.

Dieter manufactures ionic foot bath plates in Saskatoon Saskatchewan for international delivery, and has assisted thousands of people all over the world to “detox from the modern world”, to remove radiation and heavy metals from the body which contribute to cancer, and to prepare ourselves spiritually, physically, mentally and emotionally for the end of 2012 and the Golden Age of Aquarius.

Dieter currently lives in Mexico, and will be returning to Canada in the spring 2012, for healing work, recording music, drum-making, ceremonies, and drum circles in Red Deer, Banff and other western Canadian and international locales.

Dieter is living proof that living with passion, will and spirit, and sticking with what his heart tells him is the truth,  a person can accomplish the ‘impossible’ and make much of  it, possible.  Dieter’s message to the world with a special nod to his indigenous worldwide family is to “keep shining your light, and go where the truth and your joy are, no matter what others around you are willing to believe… after all is said and done, the truth and love will remain”.
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Indian in the machine bio: Dieter’s one blog, “Listen To the Red Shaman 2012″ (indianinthemachine.wordpress.com) has higher internet ranking (https://www.alexa.com/) than both the canadian Assembly of First Nations, and Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations… not too shabby for one “crazy indian” with no government funding or support.

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