Labour Leader, Council Member Convicted In Corruption Trial

Philadelphia, Nov 15 (AP) A powerful Philadelphia labor leader and a city council member were found guilty of conspiracy charges Monday in a corruption trial. Prosecutors said Johnny Doc Dougherty kept Bobby Henon, a union electrician-turned-Philadelphia City Council member on the payroll to help his union keep a tight grip on construction jobs. Their convictions follow a lengthy FBI investigation of activities within the chapter of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers that Dougherty leads, but will not mark the end of Dougherty's legal woes..

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