Prosecutors say Chris Woods, ex-head of District 1199C of the National Union of Hospital and Healthcare Employees, illegally supported candidates in the May 2019 Democratic primary with union funds.
Ousted head of Philly health care workers’ union charged with stealing to illegally support Democratic campaigns
Reached via text message, Woods declined to comment and referred all questions to his attorney, Keir Bradford-Grey. She was not immediately available Tuesday afternoon. Hardy did not respond to requests for comment and it was unclear from court records whether he had retained an attorney. The case filed against Woods last week appears to be unrelated to those events. And the grand jury presentment makes no mention of which May 2019 primary candidates benefited from what prosecutors now describe as his illegal assistance paid for with union funds., who went on to win a general election race securing his seat on the board.
Yet, in the two months before the May 2019 primary, District 1199C’s PAC never had more than $3,500 in the bank, according to campaign finance records. One witness who testified before the grand jury described it as a “nothing” PAC, according to the presentment. The union paid Hardy’s construction firm more than $180,000 over the next two months ostensibly to complete electrical, plumbing, and other repairs to the District 1199C’s bar.
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