A former traffic court judge charged for lying about corruption at the court has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports 57-year-old Robert Mulgrew was the first of four judges to be sentenced for perjury.
A federal judge Wednesday characterized Mulgrew's conviction as a "capstone" on a judicial career "marked by regular and willing participation in a pervasive system of corruption."
The four judges were convicted of perjury, but acquitted of conspiracy and fraud charges related to a ticket-fixing scheme.
Mulgrew's attorney says her client did not destroy the court and was merely inducted into a system created by past judges.
Her sentence is tacked on to a 30-month sentence he received for skimming money in grants to improve a neighborhood park.