In his first in-court attack on his federal indictment, labor leader John J. “Johnny Doc” Dougherty has urged a judge to dismiss charges that he bought Philadelphia City Councilman Bobby Henon’s vote on key issues with a union salary, calling the allegations a “feeble attempt at criminalizing the legislative process.” Prosecutors may claim to have […]
David Thornburgh, Executive Director of the government watchdog group, Committee of Seventy, spoke to Solomon Jones about the Mayor deleting text messages after Philly.com reported that the mayor deleted years worth of text messages that could be considered public records. Philly.com reported that Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, who has long eschewed a city-issued cell phone in […]
The federal indictment of union boss John Dougherty and City Councilman Bobby Henon shows more than just corruption. It shows that there are those in positions of power who don’t respect the citizens of Philadelphia. And they’re willing to hurt any of us to show it—even our kids. That’s what allegedly happened when Philadelphia Parking […]
A week after pleading not guilty to federal corruption charges, City Councilman Bobby Henon returned to Council chambers Thursday, saying he won’t surrender his post as majority leader and plans to run for reelection this year as he defends himself in court. “I have done nothing wrong and I continue to serve this caucus as […]
Calling his client’s indictment a “travesty of justice,” the lawyer for Philadelphia City Councilman Bobby Henon denied on Thursday that there was anything criminal about his client’s relationship with powerful labor leader John J. Dougherty and vowed to give prosecutors a bruising fight at trial. Attorney Brian J. McMonagle scoffed at the government’s depiction of […]
