He also underwent hip surgery last year after experiencing a previous fall. Heenan is regarded as one of the greatest managers and all-around performers in wrestling history. The Chicago native remained with the company in multiple capacities before joining WCW as an announcer in Heenan was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in , taking his rightful place among professional wrestling's immortals.
The Brain was known for his quick wit and sharp tongue, and he excelled at playing the heel role. Unions are unusually influential in Philadelphia compared to other cities, and city officials wanted Dougherty on their side as they worked pass broadly beneficial legislation like the soda tax, which funds park and library renovations, pre-K programs, and community schools, Hockeimer argued. Prosecutors allege the gifted tickets were bribes.
Councilmember Helen Gym asked Henon whether she needed to note on a financial disclosure form that Local 98 had given her a ticket to an Eagles game. He erroneously told her she did not. The evidence presented by Assistant U. Attorneys Richard Barrett, Frank Costello, and Bea Witzleben also included text messages, emails, fundraising letters, financial records, photographs, and videos of City Council hearings.
Voss described how Henon helped her during her financially calamitous attempt to renovate a historic home in and That effort that led him to solicit a bribe of window glass for the home from Ashdale, who heads a glaziers window installers union in addition to formerly chairing the PPA board. The corrupt acts the council member undertook ranged from the almost trivial — agreeing to call a hearing on towing companies after Dougherty angrily complained about his car being towed, but then never following through — to weighty actions like holding up the renewal of the Comcast franchise, a deal worth tens of millions of dollars in city tax revenue.
The Teamsters had tangled with Dougherty over a union picket of the Pennsylvania Convention Center, declined to endorse Kevin Dougherty in his primary run for Supreme Court, and ran a television commercial that criticized the Local 98 leader. Henon also was offered or took bribes from two other sources.
After the FBI raids revealed Henon was under federal investigation, Ashdale ended up refusing to pay for the windows.
CWA was on strike against the company at the time. Neither Ashdale nor Gardler were charged. The U. Justice Department has been targeting Dougherty for at least 15 years. An investigation in ended without him being charged but resulted in the indictment of a friend with the same last name, Donald Dougherty, who pleaded guilty to theft, tax evasion, and making false statements.
Dougherty pressured Comcast to steer work to MJK, according to testimony during the current trial. The case decided Monday is the first of three simultaneous criminal prosecutions involving Dougherty.
It was originally part of a count grand jury indictment brought in against him, Henon, and six others affiliated with Local 98, which Schmehl later split into two trials. Marshals Service. Jurors are free to comment on the work they did that led to the guilty verdict. At this time, Eyewitness News has not spoken to any jurors about the case.
Dougherty told cameras he was heading home to tend to personal matters, Henon declined to comment. Attorney, said. A spokesperson for Mayor Jim Kenney said that he appreciates the jurors who evaluated the case and made the final verdict. He added that Kenney remains focused on addressing the challenges facing the city and that he expects Henon to do what he feels is right for the city and his constituents.
The jury on Friday had a number of questions for the judge, including the definition of honest services fraud. They deliberated for three days last week and returned to court on Monday. Over the past week, Eyewitness News followed Dougherty and Henon in-and-out of court as they await their fate in a federal bribery trial.
In exchange, Henon allowed Dougherty to control his vote on City Council. The allegations spanned deals with mega-corporations, local authorities, and a hospital, and it followed a lengthy FBI investigation.
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