James Joseph ("Jimmy") Tayoun (March 27, 1930 – November 1, 2017) was a Democratic member of

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and of the

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. He served non-consecutive terms representing District 1 on Philadelphia City Council. He resigned from his first term in 1984 to run for a seat in the First Congressional District of Pennsylvania, challenging incumbent Thomas Foglietta. He resigned from his second term after pleading guilty to racketeering, mail fraud, tax evasion and obstruction of justice charges. He spent 40 months in prison. He is the 7th council member to be indicted since 1972. He was also editor, publisher, and photographer for the ''

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'', a weekly newspaper.

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Philadelphia Public Record website
1930 births 2017 deaths Philadelphia City Council members Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives American people convicted of tax crimes People convicted of obstruction of justice Politicians convicted of mail and wire fraud Politicians convicted of racketeering Pennsylvania politicians convicted of crimes Temple University alumni Editors of Pennsylvania newspapers {{Pennsylvania-PARepresentative-stub