Numerous FBI agents searched the house of Philadelphia's
most powerful union leader, electricians' chief John Dougherty, on Friday
morning, as part of "an ongoing investigation."
The FBI also said agents searched Philadelphia Councilman
Bobby Henon's offices at City Hall and in Northeast Philadelphia in connection
with the same investigation. Henon is a former IBEW Local 98 electrician before
being elected to Council in 2011 with the support of Dougherty. This year, he
took over as Council majority leader.
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The FBI said federal agents also are searching the Spring
Garden Street union hall of the International Brotherhood of Electricians local
and Dougherty's pub in the 1800 block of South Second Street called Doc's Union
Pub.
In all, seven properties were being searched in
connection with the investigation Friday morning.
Dougherty, 56, paced outside his house in the 1800 block
of East Moyamensing Avenue shortly after 9 a.m. and declined to discuss what
the agents were doing inside.
His attorney, Hank Hockeimer of Ballard Spahr, has been
with Dougherty outside his house all morning. He would not comment.
He did say "nothing has changed inside the house
since the last time 10 years ago."
Source: Philadelphia
Business Journal
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