In addition, Dougherty and Henon allegedly committed multiple public corruptions. The labor union leader bribed the city councilman to serve his interests.
Dougherty and his co-defendants are facing a total of 116 counts of federal crimes.
“Corruption must not go unchecked”
In a statement, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Williams, said, “Union leaders and public officials have similar duties in our society. Whether it is a fiduciary duty to the union’s membership to spend union funds on union business, or a public official’s duty to provide honest services to his constituents, leaders in these kinds of roles must act in the best interests of others. They cannot use their public positions and influence to enrich themselves. If they do, it is a violation of their duties and of federal law.”
On the other hand, Michael T. Harpster, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Philadelphia Division, commented that union leaders are violating their obligations to members when they misuse the organization’s money for personal gains. “Such corruption must not go unchecked,” he said.
