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 […]
Labor leader and political kingmaker John J. Dougherty and Philadelphia City Councilman Bobby Henon were charged Wednesday with embezzlement, bribery, and theft, along with six other people affiliated with Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. The sprawling 116-count federal indictment alleges that Dougherty, 58, and his associates stole more than $600,000 in […]
Federal authorities will announce criminal charges Wednesday against powerful labor leader John J. Dougherty, Philadelphia City Councilman Bobby Henon, and at least three other officers of their union, Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, according to two sources familiar with the investigation. The specific charges — and the total number of people […]
The first criminal charges in the long-running FBI investigation into the Philadelphia region’s largest Electricians union local were revealed Monday, as a New Jersey electrical contractor with extensive ties to labor leader John Dougherty admitted to unlawfully providing thousands of dollars in benefits to an unnamed union leader. George Peltz, owner of MJK Electrical, pleaded […]
