Wiretap Recordings Surrounding Philadelphia's Soda Tax Headline Testimony In John Dougherty, Bobby Henon Bribery Trial

Philadelphia PA

19 October, 2021

2:29 PM

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By Joe Holden, CBS Philadelphia October 19, 2021 An FBI special agent outlined wiretap recordings that captured Philadelphia labor leader John Dougherty and city Councilmember Bobby Henon as their federal bribery and corruption trial continued Monday. It is about the content about these wiretapped calls intercepted by the FBI between Dougherty, Henon and even the Philadelphia mayor all surrounding the politicking of the 2016 soda tax. Testimony Monday showed a labor boss leveraging his relationship with a city councilmember to bring pressure and exert influence, an alleged "with us or against us" mentality in the ongoing alleged bribery and corruption trial of Dougherty and Henon. The jury heard wiretapped phone calls from 2016 between Dougherty, Henon and the mayor mapping out how to implement a sugary beverage tax — something strongly opposed by the Teamsters. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.