Dougherty and others are accused of having embezzled more than $650,000 from Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) between 2010 and 2016. Federal prosecutors allege ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Powerful Philadelphia labor leader John Dougherty has resigned from his position as business manager of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98. Dougherty ...

Former Philadelphia labor leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty and a codefendant were convicted Thursday of using more than $650,000 in union funds for personal use, marking the second conviction ...

The case against former labor leader John Dougherty — aka “Johnny Doc” — is heating up in front of a federal jury this week, who will decide if he’s guilty of embezzling over $600,000 from the IBEW ...

John Dougherty, the longtime electricians union leader, was found guilty Thursday on federal embezzlement charges, multiple outlets are reporting. Dougherty and others were accused of stealing more ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The jury will continue its deliberations on Wednesday in the trial of former labor leader John "Johnny Doc" Dougherty. Dougherty and others are accused of having embezzled more ...

Four former employees of Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) have pleaded guilty in federal court to multiple charges, including stealing from a union employee ...

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PHILADELPHIA — A powerful Philadelphia labor leader and a city council member were found guilty of conspiracy charges Monday in a corruption trial. Prosecutors said John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty kept ...

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PHILADELPHIA – A once powerful union boss here has received a prison term for his role in an embezzlement scheme. John Dougherty, 64, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to six years' imprisonment on ...