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US. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
GPO
107TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 107-594
IN THE MATTER OF
REPRESENTATIVE JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR.
JULY 19, 2002.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
Mr. HEFLEY and Mr. BERMAN, from the Committee on Standards
of Official Conduct, submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H. Res. 495]
The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (Committee)
submits this privileged report pursuant to House Rule XI, Clause
3(a)(2) and House Rule XIII, Clause 5(a)(5), which authorize the
Committee to investigate any alleged violation by a Member, offi-
cer, or employee of the House of Representatives of the Code of Of-
ficial Conduct or of any law, rule, regulation, or other standard of
conduct applicable to the conduct of such Member, officer, or em-
ployee and to submit to the House a privileged report recom-
mending action by the House as a result of such an investigation.
This report summarizes the Committee's investigation of Rep-
resentative James A. Traficant, Jr. relating to Representative
Traficant's conviction in federal district court on 10 felony charges
primarily related to Representative Traficant's official actions as a
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, gives the evidence
supporting the Committee's findings, and explains the Committee's
reasons for recommending to the House of Representatives that,
pursuant to Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 of the United States Con-
stitution and Committee Rule 25(e), that Representative Traficant
be expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives.
A. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On July 17, 2002, the Adjudicatory Subcommittee found that the
evidence presented by the Investigative Subcommittee was suffi-
cient to prove Counts I-IX of the SAV by clear and convincing evi-
dence. On July 18, 2002, the Adjudicatory Subcommittee reported
its findings to the Committee pursuant to Committee Rule 24(p).
That same day, the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct
held a Sanctions Hearing at which counsel for the Committee and
Representative Traficant, pro se, made oral submissions regarding](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.usccsset/usconset49063&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)