Third judge admits role in ticket-fixing case

Nine jurists, 3 others accused of subverting justice at Phila. Traffic Court By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times A third defendant pleaded guilty Wednesday in an alleged, Philadelphia ticket-fixing scheme that federal officials say ensnared nine jurists, including a West Chester magisterial district judge. Fortunato N. Perri Sr., 76, of Philadelphia, a former senior Traffic Court judge,...

Two suburban judges admit traffic ticket-fixing

Under plea deals, they will receive consideration for cooperation By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Less than two weeks after a sweeping federal indictment of alleged ticket-fixing in Philadelphia’s Traffic Court, two of the nine judges accused in the case pleaded guilty. H. Warren Hogeland, 75, of Richboro, a Bucks County senior magisterial district judge, and Kenneth Miller,...