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Crooked City: Youngstown, OH

truth.media / Sony Music Entertainment 4 Episodes Mar 26, 2026

From Marc Smerling, creator of Crimetown and The Jinx, this true crime podcast explores the mob history of Youngstown, Ohio, dubbed 'Crimetown U.S.A.' It covers illegal gambling, a decades-long mob war, and the rise of Sheriff Jim Traficant, who battled the FBI and IRS before becoming a twice-indicted congressman. The podcast is part of The Binge, a subscription service for ad-free true crime stories.

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1. Welcome to Youngstown Nov 1, 2022 2225 In 2014, congressman Jim Traficant dies, and the city that loved him mourns. Why so much love for such a flawed man? Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of Crooked City: Youngstown, OH ad-free right now. Click ‘try free’ at the top of the Crooked City: Youngstown, OH show page on Apple Podcasts to start your free trial or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you get your podcasts

Introducing... Crooked City: Youngstown, OH Nov 1, 2022 171 From Marc Smerling, the creator of Crimetown and The Jinx, welcome to CROOKED CITY. The Saturday Evening Post dubbed Youngstown, Ohio “Crimetown U.S.A.” It was a mob town. Illegal gambling was so lucrative that a mob war raged for decades, and bodies piled up. Then, Jim Traficant ran for sheriff, riding into office as the city’s steel industry fell on hard times. Traficant battles the local news

Crooked City: Youngstown, OH

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