Prosecutors allege that "Johnny Doc," who leads the powerful Local 98 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Philadelphia Building & Construction Trades Council, bought Henon's loyalty.
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Dougherty has been at the helm of the century-old electricians union for more than 25 years.
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Councilman Henon, a former union official, got a $70,000 union salary to press Dougherty's interests at City Hall, officials said in the indictment unsealed in 2019.
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Henon allegedly used his office to pressure Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Comcast Corp. and others to use union labor.
Defense lawyers say both Henon and Dougherty are innocent.