A recently unsealed federal indictment charges a Philadelphia councilman and others associated with an IBEW local with stealing from the local, including using union funds to buy everything from dog treats to baby wipes.
U. S. prosecutors charged John J. Dougherty, a leader of Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and Philadelphia City Councilman Bobby Henon with theft, bribery and embezzlement. Prosecutors also charged six other people associated with Local 98.