PHILADELPHIA - The corruption trial of union boss John Dougherty and City Councilman Bobby Henon has ended its second week with the playing of still more wiretaps for the jury.Friday morning jurors heard Dougherty, the powerful head of Local 98 of the Electrical Workers Union, boast that when Mayor Jim Kenney had first taken office Dougherty was getting "whatever we want."MORE DOUGHERTY COVERAGEDougherty and Henon are charged with multiple counts of corruption.
Federal prosecutors allege Dougherty bought himself a City Council member by bribing Henon with a $70,000 union salary.Prosecutors offered testimony Friday that Henon received benefits from Local 98 equal to that of 27 hours of work a week while only working 20 hours.