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From Marc Smerling, the creator of Crimetown and The Jinx, welcome to CROOKED CITY. \xa0The Saturday Evening Post dubbed Youngstown, Ohio \u201cCrimetown U.S.A.\u201d It was a mob town. Illegal gambling was so lucrative that a mob war raged for decades, and bodies piled \xa0up. Then, Jim Traficant ran for sheriff, riding into office as the city\u2019s steel industry fell on hard times. Traficant battles the local newspaper, then the FBI, the IRS and finally his own demons as an eight-term, twice-indicted congressman.\n\n\n\nSubscribe now to unlock all shows on The Binge - All Episodes. All at Once.\n\n\n\nA truth.media & Sony Music Entertainment production.\n\n\n\nFind out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices