Why Is Former Prosecutor Lamb So Friendly With Felons?
Washington, D.C. – Senate hopeful and former prosecutor, Conor Lamb, has attended two events this month with convicts: Bobby Henon, Billy Miller and Marita Crawford.
Henon, still a ward leader, was convicted on federal corruption charges in November with John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty, leader of Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Miller, who has worked for Local 98 and served time in federal prison after pleading guilty in 2018 to evading taxes, now works for Lamb’s campaign.
Crawford, Local 98 political director, is now under federal indictment with Dougherty in a related case set for trial in September.
According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, many Lamb supporters are confused by the company that Lamb is keeping:
“This is the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen in my life,” a Democratic source who was at the Northeast Philly event said. “This guy’s nuts. He comes to the city of Philadelphia, they’re bringing him around convicted felons. It’s hurting this guy who we’re trying to help.”
A Democratic insider who attended the South Philly event called it “strange that a candidate for U.S. Senate would have the same players from Local 98 … tagging along with him.”
Statement from NRSC Spokeswoman Lizzie Litzow: “Why, as a former federal prosecutor, would you want to surround yourself with convicted felons? But it will help us in the long run, so we – unlike Pennsylvanians – support the company Conor Lamb keeps.”
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