IBEW Local 98 fined $25,000 for Dougherty lobbying

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IBEW Local 98 fined $25,000 for Dougherty lobbying

More than three years after a federal jury found former union leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty and former City Council member Bobby Henon guilty of corruption, the legal repercussions of their illegal activities from nearly a decade ago are still playing out. The union that Dougherty led and Henon worked for, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98, has settled charges that the acts that led to their convictions also viola…