PHILADELPHIA- Two members of the Ironworkers Local 401 pleaded guilty today to their roles in incidents that caused destruction to construction sites. Daniel Hennigar, 54, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to maliciously damaging property by means of fire. James Zinn, 28, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit extortion which interferes with interstate commerce. U.S. District Court Judge Michael Baylson scheduled a sentencing hearing for Hennigar for January 28, 2015 and January 21, 2015, for Zinn.
On December 20, 2012, Hennigar drove two other ironworkers, James Walsh and William Gillin, to the Quaker Meetinghouse under construction. Walsh and Gillin used an acetylene torch and gasoline to cause significant damage to the construction site in retaliation for the contractor’s failure to hire union ironworkers.
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