CLEVELAND — Jurors failed to reach a verdict Wednesday after deliberating a third day in the corruption trial of U.S. Rep. James A. Traficant Jr.

        Deliberations were scheduled to resume at 9 a.m. today.

        Jurors considered the case for seven hours Wednesday after deliberating for 12 hours over the previous two days. Mr. Traficant did not make an appearance at the courthouse Wednesday.

        The 10 female and two male jurors are being sequestered in hotel rooms without television sets so they cannot see anything about Mr. Traficant's case on the news.

        Although he is not a lawyer, Mr. Traficant, 60, defended himself in the U.S. District Court trial that began 2 1/2 months ago.

        The Democrat, known for his arm-waving tirades on the House floor against the IRS and the FBI, is accused of taking kickbacks from staff members and accepting gifts and free labor from businessmen in exchange for his political help. He also is accused of filing false tax returns.

        The nine-term congressman faces up to 63 years in prison if convicted of all 10 counts. However, he probably would receive a much shorter sentence because of federal sentencing guidelines.

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