PHILADELPHIA— A former traffic judge on Wednesday was sentenced to 20 months in prison for lying to a grand jury in connection with ticket fixing scheme at the former Philadelphia Traffic Court, officials said.
Michael Lowry, 59, of Philadelphia, PA, was a sitting traffic court judge at the time.
In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Stengel ordered one year of supervised release and ordered Lowry to perform 100 hours of community service.
Lowry and co-defendants Robert Mulgrew and Thomasine Tynes were convicted at trial, on July 23 of committing perjury before a federal grand jury.