December 17, 2015
Federal prosecutors told a Pennsylvania federal judge Thursday that a former Philadelphia Traffic Court judge had no grounds to argue that he was ill-served by his attorney when he negotiated a plea bargain over allegations that he stole public money earmarked for community organizations.
August 20, 2015
A former Philadelphia Traffic Court judge, who pled guilty to stealing public money earmarked for community organizations prior to receiving a perjury conviction in a ticket-fixing scandal at the court, asked a federal judge Thursday to vacate his first sentence, blaming his representation during plea bargaining.
August 06, 2014
A former judge in Philadelphia's troubled traffic court who pled guilty to fraud charges in connection with a scheme to funnel tens of thousands of dollars in state funds earmarked for two community organizations to friends and associates was sentenced to 30 months in prison Wednesday.
November 25, 2013
The administrative aide to a Pennsylvania state representative was sentenced to 18 months in prison Monday for her role in a scheme with an elected Traffic Court judge to funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars in state grants earmarked for charity to their friends and associates.
September 19, 2013
A day after testimony began in Pennsylvania federal court, a former judge in Philadelphia's scandal-plagued traffic court judge agreed to plead guilty on fraud charges in connection with a scheme to funnel tens of thousands of dollars in state funds earmarked for two community organizations to friends and associates.
April 24, 2013
The administrative aide to a Pennsylvania state representative Wednesday pled guilty to funneling tens of thousands of state funds earmarked for community organizations to friends and associates, in a scheme that also prompted the indictment of a Traffic Court judge.