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Erik Lowe

Crooked Paterson Utilities Commissioner Sentenced To 35 Months In Fed Pen Crooked Paterson Utilities Commissioner Sentenced To 35 Months In Fed Pen
Crooked Paterson Utilities Commissioner Sentenced To 35 Months In Fed Pen A former commissioner with the now-defunct Paterson Municipal Utilities Authority is headed to federal prison for nearly three years for a pair of kickback schemes. Erik Lowe, 51, of Paterson, previously pleaded guilty in exchange for leniency at Monday’s sentencing in U.S. District Court in Newark. He must serve just about all of the term because they’re no parole in the federal prison system. Lowe admitted conspiring with contractor Carnell Baskerville, who was sentenced two years ago to a plea-bargained 21 months in federal prison for his role in the scheme, U.S. Attorney Craig Carp…