Convicted felon and Democratic ex-congressman from Ohio James Traficant died in a tractor accident on his farm, evidently following a heart attack that left the tractor pinned on top of him.
In 2002, Traficant was convicted of 10 felony counts of racketeering, bribery and fraud, and then was expelled from the House, only the second member expelled since the Civil War.
He was also famous for his generosity in letting an elderly weasel take up permanent residence at the top of his head:
He was a scoundrel and a crook, but at least he was a colorful one…