CLEVELAND — Government prosecutors are asking a federal judge to reject U.S. Rep. James A. Traficant Jr.'s request for a new corruption trail, saying he has not proven his rights were violated in the trial that ended with his April conviction.

        A jury found the nine-term congressman from Youngstown guilty of 10 counts of bribery, tax evasion and racketeering.

        The maximum penalty for the charges is 63 years in prison, but under federal sentencing guidelines he is likely to get less than 20 years.

        His sentencing hearing is scheduled for June 27.

        Mr. Traficant filed a motion April 22 asking for a new trial, saying the judge violated his rights.

        Though he defended himself in court, Mr. Traficant hired two lawyers to draft the motion.

        The motion argues that because the jury was drawn from the Cleveland area, citizens of Youngstown were improperly excluded from the case.

        In a reply filed Wednesday, the government counters that Mr. Traficant is entitled to a jury drawn from “the state and district” in which the crime was committed.

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