While in prison , Traficant received support from David Duke , who urged visitors to his personal website to donate to his personal fund . Duke posted a letter written by Traficant stating that he was targeted by the United States Department of Justice for , among other things , defending John Demjanjuk . Traficant also claimed , in the letter , that he knew facts about " Waco , Ruby Ridge , Pan Am Flight 103 , Jimmy Hoffa and the John F. Kennedy assassination " , which he may divulge in the future . Author Michael Collins Piper , an AFP writer who authored '' Target : Traficant , The Untold Story '' initially helped circulate Traficant 's letter , said that " There 's stuff I 've written about Traficant that 's showing up in places I do n't even know . It 's like ( six ) degrees of separation with the Internet now , " and denied that Traficant had any direct connections to Duke
Pan Am Flight 103
Pan Am Flight 103
James Traficant